RFP - newtral3-wireless-righthanded

[michaelmhoffman]

Checklist

• [x] The package I am requesting does not already exist on https://community.chocolatey.org/packages;
• [x] There is no open issue for this package;
• [x] The issue title starts with 'RFP - ';
• [x] The download URL is public and not locked behind a paywall / login;

Package Details

Software project URL : http://www.newtralmouse.com/download.html Direct download URL for the software / installer : http://www.newtralmouse.com/Images3/NEWTRAL%20R_Mouse%20Wireless%201.0.0.2%20Setup.zip Software summary / short description: Drivers for the Newtral 3 Wireless mouse, right-handed (N300BWM, N30BWL, N300BWL)

Comments

Zip file is password protected with password 1234. Default install seems to be directly in a subdirectory of C:\, which is annoying.

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• File Validation Output

TrID/32 - File Identifier v2.24 - (C) 2003-16 By M.Pontello
Definitions found:  15341
Analyzing...

Collecting data from file: C:\Users\RUNNER~1\AppData\Local\Temp/software.tmp
 80.0% (.ZIP) ZIP compressed archive (4000/1)
 20.0% (.PG/BIN) PrintFox/Pagefox bitmap (640x800) (1000/1)

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[pauby]

There is no password option for the Chocolatey PowerShell helpers so without some hoop jumping (which may not be allowed on the Community Repository), this will not be easy to package

[michaelmhoffman]

Thanks @pauby. I have contacted the upstream to ask them why they have this kind of password protection on to no avail. Is there a recommended place where I can add a feature request for the Chocolatey PowerShell helpers (knowing that this probably will not be a priority).

[pauby]

The choco repository would be the place to raise a discussion.

[TheCakeIsNaOH]

It should be possible to take a dependency on 7zip.portable, and use 7z.exe directly to extract the archive, since 7zip can extract password protected archives. The archive can be downloaded using Get-ChocolateyWebFile before being extracted. There are a number of packages on the Community Repository that use 7z directly to work arround limitations with Install-ChocolateyZipPackage/Get-ChocolateyUnzip.

[pauby]

We should be addressing the limitations to create a better experience and easier creation of packages for everybody. Working around that is fine, but it means nothing is ever addressed to fix it.

[TheCakeIsNaOH]

I've opened an issue here. https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3080

[pauby]

They don't have a 'Thank You' emoji so :thank you: 🥇