Feature Request: Function to identify RuntimePackages

[joandrsn]

Would it be possible to add a function to identify which packagetype an AppFile is?

Example:
I have a file MyApp.app, but I dont know if it can be submitted to AppSource. AppSource packages cannot be RuntimePackages.

I propose a function to identify what type of apppackage it is.

I believe this can be done via reading the first 50 bytes of any given app file and identifying patterns in the file.

The usage for this function is for New-AppSourceSubmission, which requires a regular AL-package.

Another solution to the problem would be to add the functionality to altool.exe, such that the information would be present when calling Get-AppJsonFromAppFile.

If this is accepted, I will provide a pull-request with the functionality.

[rdebath]

Just to be pedantic an appsource submission file also contains source code and must be digitally signed.

eg: The first four bytes of this sort of file say NAVX, it must be a valid ZIP file (the PK\3\4 at offset 40), the zip file must contain source (At least six files in the zip?) and there must be a digital signature (Hmm, NXSB at end ?).

000000 4e 41 56 58 28 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 0b 58 e0 35  >NAVX(........X.5<
000010 60 a2 a9 4d 82 27 06 f7 36 ee b9 f0 ce 0a 00 00  >`..M.'..6.......<
000020 00 00 00 00 4e 41 56 58 50 4b 03 04 14 00 00 00  >....NAVXPK......<
000030

Why digitally signed? I'd make bet Microsoft don't check it, and they're the only ones who can.