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[Package Request]: `PolicyPlus.Latest`

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Description

How can we help?

I would like someone else to build the manifest.

Please read and ensure the following
  • The installer meets the above requirements
Please provide the following information
  • Download Page URL

    github.com/Fleex255/PolicyPlus#download

  • Publisher

    github.com/Fleex255

  • Package Name

    PolicyPlus.Release

  • Description

    github.com/Fleex255/PolicyPlus#policy-plus states:

    Local Group Policy Editor plus more, for all Windows editions.

  • Package Version:

    1.0.0.0 ^1

    Set-Location "$HOME/Downloads"
    $URI = 'https://github.com/Fleex255/PolicyPlus/releases/download/June2021/PolicyPlus.exe'
    $OutFile = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName("$URI")
    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "$URI" -OutFile "$OutFile"
    [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo( (Get-ChildItem "$OutFile").FullName
    ).FileVersion
    ```

    [^2]
    
    [^2]: [`stackoverflow.com/a/30708/9731176`][2]
    
    [2]: https://stackoverflow.com/a/30708/9731176
    
    ...produces:
    
    <blockquote>
    
    ```MA
    PS /home/rokejulianlockhart> Set-Location "$HOME/Downloads"
    PS /home/rokejulianlockhart/Downloads> $URI = 'https://github.com/Fleex255/PolicyPlus/releases/download/June2021/PolicyPlus.exe'
    PS /home/rokejulianlockhart/Downloads> $OutFile = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName("$URI")
    PS /home/rokejulianlockhart/Downloads> Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "$URI" -OutFile "$OutFile"
    PS /home/rokejulianlockhart/Downloads>                                                                                  
    PS /home/rokejulianlockhart/Downloads> # https://stackoverflow.com/a/30708/9731176
    PS /home/rokejulianlockhart/Downloads> [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo(`
    >>     (Get-ChildItem "$OutFile").FullName`
    >>     ).FileVersion
    1.0.0.0
    PS /home/rokejulianlockhart/Downloads>
    ```
    
    </blockquote>
    
    ...so I'll have to guess that it's just `202107`?
    
  • Installer URL

    s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/policy-plus/PolicyPlusLatest.exe

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 verifying the linked download page and installer URL, then confirm the package name and version from the available release metadata. Done means adding a valid manifest for PolicyPlus.Release with verified source and version details; no source file or test is named in the issue.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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