public/Get-WinGetReleaseDate.ps1
function Get-WinGetReleaseDate { <# .SYNOPSIS Get's the current release date for the specified winget package. .DESCRIPTION Takes in a package ID for winget and returns the release date for the latest version of the package. .EXAMPLE PS C:\> Get-WinGetReleaseDate -Id VideoLAN.VLC {DateTime object for the release date of most recent version of the package} #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 0)] [string]$Id ) $WingetPackageInfo = winget show --Id=$Id foreach ($line in $WingetPackageInfo) { if ($line.TrimStart(" ").StartsWith('Release Date:')) { $winget_output = $line -split ":", 2 return [datetime]$winget_output[1].TrimStart(' ') } } } |