Would it be possible to add Tags to feeds and/or packages inside a feed?

[daniel.pardo_5658]

Hello,

This is more like a suggestion.

I would find it really helpful if it was possible to add tags to packages and/or feeds. I looked around Proget for a feature like this but didn't find anything.

Feed Groups are great but it would be really convenient if it were possible to add personalized tags to specific packages and somehow filter through them. For example, I have my feeds grouped by project but It would be really helpful if I could tag different packages inside each feed with Tags that allow me to relate them. In case I wanted to locate all packages related to a specific theme for example, or with a Specific function.

I don't really know if the scope of what I am talking about is really big for what it can provide. It's just a suggestion of a feature I would find really useful.

Thank you for your time!

Kind regards.

[stevedennis]

Hi @daniel-pardo_5658 ,

Thanks for the suggestion; Universal Packages already support tags in the package manifest file: https://docs.inedo.com/docs/proget/feeds/universal/universal-packages#manifest

Otherwise, if you're referring to "tagging" a package already added to a feed - that's a hard pass :)

The reason is that a package is designed to be self-contained (i.e. all the metadata about the package is stored within the package) and cryptographically sealed (i.e. so you can't edit/mutate a package). Tags break these, as they apply semantic metadata outside of the package.

These have caused big issues in ecosystems that have tried them (like npm) - but long story short, there's a good reason they don't exist and there's most certainly a better way to accomplish what you're trying to :)

Cheers,
Steve

[daniel.pardo_5658]

@stevedennis I understand. Thank you for your fast Reply and explanation.

I see why it can be troublesome and actually go against Proget's core functionality to allow what I was talking about. Thanks!

Regards.