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An example of an application manifest is as follows. This application manifest has two core parts: Security and dependency. The security part says that the application requires "asInvoker" security level; that is, it can be operated at whatever security level it is executed. The dependency part says
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of each file. By creating a cryptographic signature for such a manifest file, the entire contents of the distribution package can be validated for authenticity and integrity, as altering any of the files will invalidate the checksums in the manifest file.
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containing a manifest file. The primary purpose is to enumerate the files which are included in the distribution, either for processing by various packaging tools or for human consumption. Manifests may contain additional information; for example, in
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that helps it run when there is no network connectivity. The caching mechanism reads this file and ensures that its contents are available locally. An HTML5 cache manifest is served with its content type set to "text/cache-manifest".
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This Directory class contains special metadata in a manifest file. This data can be recognized by the Contact Provider, which developers can use to create a custom directory, and to transfer data between the device and online
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to make them easily shareable via a URL, discoverable by a search engines, and alleviates complex installation procedures. Furthermore, PWAs support native app-style interactions and navigation, including being added to
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file that accompanies it. It bears name, version, trust information, privileges required for execution and dependencies on other components.
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An assembly manifest is very similar to an application manifest but describes the identity of components known as "
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for a group of accompanying files that are part of a set or coherent unit. For example, the files of a
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the application needs a component called "Microsoft.VC90.CRT" with version number "9.0.21022.8".
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The term is borrowed from a cargo shipping procedure, where a
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for distributing software. In this scheme, a package is an
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for execution. The manifest may optionally contain a
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File containing metadata for other files in a group
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Index

computing
file
metadata
computer program
version number
license
ship manifest
Linux distributions
package management systems
archive file
JAR
Java programming language
entry point
cryptographic hash
checksum
Side-by-side assembly
Manifest (CLI)
Microsoft Windows
WinSxS
XML
executable file
XML
assemblies
Cache manifest in HTML5
plain text
web app
Progressive_web_app § Manifest
JSON
progressive web apps
home screen

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