public/Get-WinGetVersion.ps1
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function Get-WingetVersion { <# .SYNOPSIS Get's the version for the specified winget package. .DESCRIPTION Takes in a package ID for winget and returns the version for the latest version of the package. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Get-WinGetVersion -Id VideoLAN.VLC {version for the most recent version of the package} #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 0)] [string]$Id ) $WingetPackageInfo = winget show --Id=$Id foreach ($line in $WingetPackageInfo) { if ($line.TrimStart(" ").StartsWith('Version:')) { $winget_output = $line -split ":", 2 return $winget_output[1].TrimStart(' ') } } } |