en-US/about_Evergreen.help.txt

TOPIC
    about_evergreen
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION
    Return the latest version and download URLs for a set of common Windows
    applications.
 
LONG DESCRIPTION
    Evergreen is a PowerShell module that returns the latest version and
    download URLs for a set of common Windows applications. The module consists
    of simple functions to use in scripts when performing several tasks including:
    - Retrieve the latest version of a particular application to comparing
    against a version already installed or downloaded
    - Return the URL for the latest version of the application to download it
    for local installation or deployment to target machines
    Evergreen is intended for use in solutions used to automate software
    deployments. These solutions could be:
    - Image creation with Hashicorp Packer - images can be created with the
    latest version of a set of applications
    - Import applications into Microsoft Endpoint Manager - keep Configuration
    Manager or Microsoft Intune up to date with the latest versions of applications
    - Create a library of application installers - by regularly running
    Evergreen functions, you can retrieve and download the current version of an
    application and store it in an application directory structure for later use
    - Submitting manifests to `Winget` or `Chocolatey` or similar - Evergreen
    can return an object with a version number and download URL that can be used
    to construct manifests for the most recent versions
    Primary functions in Evergreen are:
    - `Get-EvergreenApp` - returns details of the latest release of an
    application including the version number and download URL
    - `Save-EvergreenApp` - simplifies downloading application URLs returned
    from `Get-EvergreenApp`
    - `Find-EvergreenApp` - lists applications supported by the module