Prototype creating a WinGet Configuration DSC file in PowerShell

src/prototype/WingetCreateMakeDSC.ps1

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+# This script is a prototype for quickly creating DSC files.
+
+#Powershell 7 Required
+$hostdata=host
+if ($hostdata.version.major -lt 7) {
+  Write-host "This script requires powershell 7. You can update powershell by typing winget install Microsoft.Powershell." -ForegroundColor red
+  [Environment]::Exit(1) 
+}
+
+#Set output encoding to UTF-8
+$OutputEncoding = [ System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8   
+
+if ($null -eq (Get-InstalledModule -Name Microsoft.Winget.Client))
+{
+  try {  Install-Module Microsoft.Winget.Client
+  } catch {
+  #Pass the exception 
+  throw [System.Net.WebException]::new("Error retrieving powershell module: Microsoft.Winget.Client. Check that you have installed the Windows Package Manager modules correctly.", $_.Exception)
+  #bugbug is this good enough?
+  }
+}
+
+if ($null -eq (Get-InstalledModule -Name powershell-yaml))
+{
+  try {
+    Install-Module powershell-yaml
+  } catch {
+  #Pass the exception 
+  throw [System.Net.WebException]::new("Error retrieving powershell module: powershell-yaml. Check that you have installed the Windows Package Manager modules correctly.", $_.Exception)
+  #bugbug is this good enough?
+  }
+}
+
+[System.Collections.ArrayList]$finalPackages = @()
+$configurationVersion = "0.2.0" 
+
+$continue = $true
+do
+{
+  $appId = Read-Host "What is the Winget ID, or name of the package you want to add to the configuration file?"
+  $findResult = Find-WinGetPackage $appId
+
+  if ($findResult.count -ne 0)
+  {
+    $Index=1
+    foreach ($package in $findResult)
+    {
+        $packageDetails = "[$($Index)] $($package.Name) | $($package.Id) | $($package.Version)"
+        Write-Host $packageDetails
+        $index++
+    }
+
+    $selection = -1
+    $packageSelected = $false
+    while (-not($packageSelected))
+    {
+      write-host
+      # TODO: We should capture against bad value. "string"
+      # TODO: We should allow user to skip.  Maybe hit S or X.
+      $selection = [int](Read-Host "Input the number of the package you want to select")
+      if (($selection -gt $findResult.count) -or ($selection -lt 1))
+      {
+        Write-Host "Selection is out of range, try again."
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        $packageSelected = $true 
+      }
+    }
+
+    $selectedPackage = $findResult[$selection - 1] 
+
+    #Specify Source 
+    #Winget currently has 2 sources. If the ID contains a period, we will assume winget.
+    #otherwise it is the MSSTORE.  We are not accounting for private REPOs at this time.
+    If ($selectedPackage.Id -like "*.*") {
+      $source="winget"
+    } else {
+      $source="msstore"
+    }
+
+    $unit = @{"resource" = "Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage"; "directives" = @{"description" = $selectedPackage.Name; "allowPrerelease" = $true; }; "settings" = @{"id" = $selectedPackage.Id; "source"=$source }}
+    $tempvar = $finalPackages.Add($unit)
+    write-host Added  $selectedPackage.Name -ForegroundColor blue
+
+
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    Write-Host "No package found matching input criteria." -ForegroundColor DarkYellow
+  }
+}  while ($(Read-Host "Would you like to add another package? [y/n]") -eq 'y')
+
+Write-host
+$fileName = Read-Host "Name of the configuration file (without extension)"
+$filePath = Join-Path -Path (Get-Location) -ChildPath "$($fileName).winget"
+
+ConvertTo-Yaml @{"properties"= @{"resources"=$finalPackages; "configurationVersion"= $configurationVersion}} -OutFile $filePath -Force
+
+Write-Host
+Write-Host Testing resulting file.  -ForegroundColor yellow
+(&winget configure --help) > $null
+
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
+  winget configure validate --file $filePath
+}
+else {
+  Write-Host "'winget configure' is not available, skipping validation." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+}
+
+Write-Host "Configuration file created at: $($filePath)" -ForegroundColor Green