microsoft / microsoft/winget-create

Notify winget-pkgs in PR that PR was generated by wingetcreate

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Dominant language
C#
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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

In the description of the PR created by wingetcreate write somewhere that the PR was generated using wingetcreate.

Example, I just made this PR with wingetcreate:
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/pull/318759

But there is no way for the developers of winget-pkgs to know that I've made this PR with wingetcreate.

Proposed technical implementation details

Write at the top or bottom of the generated PR "Made with wingetcreate" or similar

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the code that assembles the pull request description generated by wingetcreate. Confirm where the existing description content is built, then verify that generated PRs include a short attribution such as “Made with wingetcreate.” Check the generated output or relevant tests, if present, to confirm the attribution appears in the intended position.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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