`Get-WinGetConfiguration` default `-Path` to what `winget config` points to

[o-l-a-v]

Description of the new feature / enhancement

Microsoft.WinGet.Configuration v1.8.1911-alpha: https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/Microsoft.WinGet.Configuration/1.8.1911-alpha

Instead of requiring input for -Path on Get-WinGetConfiguration, default to the WinGet config default path, also opened by winget config?

• %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json

If you accept this change this should also be applied to other cmdlets getting or setting WinGet config.

Proposed technical implementation details

No response

[mdanish-kh]

As mentioned in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/4636#issuecomment-2227427928, the WinGet user settings JSON file is not a valid WinGet configuration file. I'm assuming from the issues you've opened that you're looking for a way to fetch / set WinGet user settings through PowerShell. For that, I would recommand the Microsoft.WinGet.Client PowerShell module that contains cmdlets Get-WinGetUserSettings and Set-WinGetUserSettings

 ~ Get-WinGetUserSettings

Name                           Value
----                           -----
experimentalFeatures           {[sideBySide, True], [configureExport, True]}
network                        {[downloader, wininet]}
visual                         {[progressBar, retro]}
$schema                        https://aka.ms/winget-settings.schema.json

 ~ Set-WinGetUserSettings -UserSettings @{ "network" = @{ "downloader" = "do" } }

Name                           Value
----                           -----
$schema                        https://aka.ms/winget-settings.schema.json
network                        {[downloader, do]}

Keep in mind Set-WinGetUserSettings would erase all other settings if they're not specified.

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[stephengillie]

In some ways, this is more of "Make the package manager application and the package manager cmdlets operate in the same way."