microsoft / microsoft/winget-pkgs

[New Feature]: Possible Duplicate Detection

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Description

### Description of the new feature/enhancement

When a new package is submitted and it has the same name as another "known" package, the PR should be flagged for review to make sure the submission is appropriate.

We check for SHA256 duplicates.
We should consider adding "name", productCode, and upgradeCode

Reference:
* https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/pull/345805

### Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the referenced pull request 345805 and the existing SHA256 duplicate checks. Determine where package submissions are flagged for review, then define completion as detecting matching name, productCode, and upgradeCode values for new packages.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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