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Auto add uninstaller
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Description
Description of the new feature/enhancement
Auto add uninstaller
Proposed technical implementation details (optional)
When a package has been submitted without an uninstall, automatically determine the uninstall, and provide it for the package manifest.
If the uninstall provided is invalid, the validation should fail and the user should be informed.
As this represents another example of an automated enhancement for a package manifest, there are several considerations. Users may not with to have this automatically added to their PR initially. Considerations include a key for autocorrect so the user can determine if the uninstall should be automatically added and merged, or comments to the PR should be added so the user can learn and manage the manifest.
In the event the value is to be automatically added and merged, the system may determine a preferred order for the keys in the manifest.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by mapping the package manifest validation and enhancement flow, then review how pull-request comments and user-controlled autocorrect settings are handled. Done means an agreed design for detecting, validating, and optionally adding uninstall values, including manifest key ordering.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100