WinGetLookup

Author(s)

• Ringo

Tags

WinGet WindowsPackageManager PackageManager PackageLookup Windows Automation DevOps

Functions

Test-WinGetPackage Get-WinGetPackageInfo Clear-WinGetCache Get-WinGetCacheStatistics Test-WinGet64BitAvailable Get-WinGet64BitPackageId Initialize-WinGetPackageCache

PSEditions

Desktop Core

Dependencies

This module has no dependencies.

Release Notes

## Version 1.7.1 (December 28, 2025)
### Updates
- Added MIT License file to module package
- Added module icon for PSGallery display
- Added comprehensive README documentation
- Published to GitHub: https://github.com/Ringosystems/WinGetLookup
- Updated ProjectUri and IconUri for PSGallery

## Version 1.7.0 (December 27, 2025)
### New Features
- Added Initialize-WinGetPackageCache function for cache pre-warming
- Performance improvements for batch operations

## Version 1.6.0 (December 26, 2025)
### New Features
- Added Get-WinGet64BitPackageId function to handle separate 64-bit packages
- Automatically detects when 32-bit and 64-bit versions are separate packages
- Converts package IDs like Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.32-bit to .64-bit variants
- Handles multiple naming patterns: .32-bit/.64-bit, -32-bit/-64-bit, .x86/.x64
- Returns correct package ID for installation (same package or 64-bit variant)

## Version 1.5.0 (December 26, 2025)
### New Features
- Added Test-WinGet64BitAvailable function for CLI-based 64-bit verification
- Uses local WinGet CLI (winget show --architecture x64) for definitive results
- More accurate than heuristic detection for packages without 64-bit metadata
- Supports packages like WinRAR that have x64 installers but no 64-bit indicators
- Includes timeout handling and proper process management

## Version 1.4.0 (December 26, 2025)
### New Features
- Get-WinGetPackageInfo now includes Has64BitIndicator property in output
- Has64BitIndicator indicates if the package appears to have a 64-bit version
- Based on package ID, name, and tags analysis (no additional API calls)
- Useful for determining if an upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit is available

## Version 1.3.0 (December 26, 2025)
### New Features
- Added session-level caching to minimize redundant API calls
- New Clear-WinGetCache function to reset the cache
- New Get-WinGetCacheStatistics function to view cache performance
- Cache tracks hits, misses, and efficiency percentage
- Significantly improves performance when querying multiple similar applications

## Version 1.2.0 (December 26, 2025)
### New Features
- Added smart matching algorithm for better package selection from API results
- Added -Publisher parameter to filter results by publisher name
- Added -PackageId parameter for exact package ID matching
- Now fetches multiple results (10) from API and scores them to find best match
- Scoring considers: exact ID match, publisher match, name similarity, and ID patterns
- This resolves edge cases like "PuTTY" incorrectly returning "MTPuTTY"

## Version 1.1.0 (December 26, 2025)
### New Features
- Added -Require64Bit switch parameter to Test-WinGetPackage
- When specified, returns 1 only if a 64-bit version of the package is available
- Added helper functions for 64-bit detection based on package ID, name, and tags

## Version 1.0.0 (December 26, 2025)
### Initial Release
- Added Test-WinGetPackage function to check if a package exists in WinGet
- Added Get-WinGetPackageInfo function to retrieve detailed package information
- Uses winget.run API for package lookups (no local WinGet installation required)
- Full pipeline support for batch operations
- Comprehensive comment-based help documentation