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Support a collection of packages #156
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As a developer I want to be able to specify a set of packages for the Package Manager to install.
Ideally this would allow a single file to be able to drive a more complex scenario that supports installing multiple packages. The shapshot ask would likely output it's results in this form. The collection could reference multiple manifests in one or more repositories. Initially the scope might need to be reduced to a single repository. If that's the case, this Issue should be split.
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masx200 commentedon May 24, 2020
I support it!
denelon commentedon Aug 19, 2020
This is not the same thing as #219
mimi89999 commentedon Dec 7, 2020
Is this what other package managers call virtual packages? A package that does not have files or an installer in itself, but only has dependencies.
denelon commentedon Mar 4, 2021
Duplicate of #220
mimi89999 commentedon Mar 4, 2021
Unless I misunderstood what this issue is about, it's not a duplicate of the other issue.
denelon commentedon Mar 4, 2021
The import/export feature leverages a JSON file representing a set of packages. You can either perform an export to build the file, or craft the file by hand. Once you have this file, you can "import" the file and all of the valid packages will be installed.
denelon commentedon Mar 4, 2021
Here is an example of the file:
{ "$schema" : "https://aka.ms/winget-packages.schema.1.0.json", "CreationDate" : "2021- 3- 2 14:40:17.181", "Sources" : [ { "Packages" : [ { "Id" : "Microsoft.Whiteboard" }, { "Id" : "SixgillLLC.hyperlabel" } ], "SourceDetails" : { "Argument" : "https://winget.azureedge.net/msstore", "Identifier" : "Microsoft.Winget.MSStore.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe", "Name" : "msstore", "Type" : "Microsoft.PreIndexed.Package" } }, { "Packages" : [ { "Id" : "Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview" }, { "Id" : "Microsoft.WindowsTerminal" }, { "Id" : "Microsoft.dotnetRuntime" } ], "SourceDetails" : { "Argument" : "https://winget.azureedge.net/cache", "Identifier" : "Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe", "Name" : "winget", "Type" : "Microsoft.PreIndexed.Package" } } ], "WinGetVersion" : "0.2.10572" }