WinGetManifestFetcher

Author(s)

• WinGet Manifest Fetcher Contributors

Tags

WinGet PackageManager Manifest GitHub Repository Installer Windows PackageManagement

Functions

Get-LatestWingetVersion Get-WingetPackagesByPublisher Save-WingetInstaller Clear-WingetManifestCache Get-WingetManifestCacheInfo Set-WingetManifestCacheEnabled

PSEditions

Desktop Core

Dependencies

• • PowerShellForGitHub (>= 0.16.0)
  • powershell-yaml (>= 0.4.0)

Release Notes

## Version 1.5.0
- Replaced all Write-Error with structured ErrorRecord objects ($PSCmdlet.WriteError) for enterprise pipeline compatibility
- Replaced all Write-Host in library functions with Write-Verbose for proper stream discipline
- Replaced += array growth with System.Collections.Generic.List[T] for O(n) performance in hot paths
- Fixed $ManifestPath scope references to use $script: prefix consistently
- Removed dead variable guard code in module loader
- Extracted 16x locale/default manifest fallback into metadata field loop (DRY)
- Replaced deprecated System.Net.WebClient with Invoke-WebRequest in Save-WingetInstaller
- Consolidated duplicate zero-state cache info blocks in Get-WingetManifestCacheInfo
- Added [OutputType()] attributes to all public functions
- Fixed VS Code tasks.json (broken CI task, wrong module name reference)

## Version 1.4.0
- Enhanced version sorting to handle complex formats (e.g., Spotify's git hash suffixes)
- Added comprehensive test suite for popular applications
- Improved error handling for 404 errors and missing packages
- Fixed module function loading when running from source
- Enhanced AllLatestVersionsReport.ps1 with better error handling and filtering
- Added automated test runners with code coverage support
- All tests now run without user prompts

## Version 1.3.3
- Fixed PowerShell 5.1 compatibility issues
- Disabled telemetry by default
- Documented ARM64 Windows known issue with powershell-yaml

## Version 1.3.0
- Added Save-WingetInstaller function for downloading installers with SHA256 hash verification
- Support for filtering downloads by architecture and installer type
- WhatIf support for previewing downloads
- PassThru parameter to return downloaded file information
- Cross-platform download support using WebClient

## Version 1.2.0
- Added local caching mechanism to improve performance and reduce API calls
- New cache management cmdlets: Clear-WingetManifestCache, Get-WingetManifestCacheInfo, Set-WingetManifestCacheEnabled
- Cache stored in user's local application data with 60-minute default expiration
- Automatic cleanup of expired cache entries

## Version 1.1.0
- Added Get-WingetPackagesByPublisher function for publisher-based searches
- Support for VersionSource parameter for direct package path queries
- Improved error handling and verbose output

## Version 1.0.0
- Initial release
- Get-LatestWingetVersion function for retrieving package information
- Support for multiple search formats (package ID, name, publisher/package)
- Comprehensive manifest data retrieval