A test session of Maid

maid-test-win64.txt

$ maid --help
You're having Maid version 1.2.3. Run with --check-update or --update to see if a new version of Maid is available.
You're running a beta release. Run with --check-update=stable to see current stable channel's version.
Possible arguments : 
  install - install a package
  search - search a package using regex
  show - show package details
  purge - remove a package along with its data (only available for some packages)
  update - update list of packages available
  upgrade - upgrade all possible packages that is upgradable
  config - runs configurations for Maid
Run maid <command> --help to see help for that specific command.
Run maid <command> --example to see examples for that Maid command (can be combined with --help).

$ maid install --help --example
Maid help : install a package 
Syntax : maid install (<package>[=<version>]).* [arguments]
<package> and <version> can be regular expressions.
In case an update to the package is available, the latest version will be installed.
In case the desired version of the package is lower than currently installed's version (i.e. downgrade),
  "maid purge <package>" will be invoked first. You'll be asked if any arguments should be passed to it.
  
Example : 
  $ maid install sublime-text=3143 code=1.27.1 --assume-yes
    # install sublime-text (version 3143) and code (version 1.27.1), answer yes to all questions
  $ maid install nodejs
    # install latest available version of nodejs

$ maid upgrade --help
Maid help : upgrade all packages
Syntax : maid upgrade

$ maid install code=1.27.1 nodejs
Maid : installing the following package : 
  code (version explicitly specified : 1.27.1)
  nodejs (latest version)

Searching sources (this may takes a while...)
Sources for packages : 
  code : https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=850641 (maybe we need redirection) (detected source : official source)
  nodejs : https://nodejs.org/dist/v8.12.0/node-v8.12.0-win-x64.zip (detected source : official source)
  
Confirm installation (Y/N/?) ? : Y
  
Getting packages :
  code : 100%
  aimp : 100%

Installing...
  code :: extracting zip file...
          putting stuffs to directories...
          setting PATH...
          == Done ==
  aimp :: extracting zip file...
          putting stuffs to directories...
          setting PATH...
          == Done ==

Done installing 2 packages in 10.50 seconds

$ maid upgrade
Maid : upgrading all upgradable packages
Searching for installed packages...
Filtering for upgradables...
The following packages can be upgraded: 
  wfind (upgradable from 1.0 to 1.1)

Searching sources (this may takes a while...)
Sources for package :
  wfind : https://github.com/42tm/wfind/releases/download/v1.1/wfind_64.exe (detected source : GitHub Releases)

Confirm upgrading (Y/N/?) : ?
  enter y/ye/yes to confirm
  enter n/no to abort
Confirm upgrading (Y/N/?) : Y  

Getting packages :
  wfind : 100%

Installing...
  wfind : putting stuffs to directories...
          setting PATH...
          == Done ==

Done upgrading 1 packages in 2.78 seconds

$ maid install sublime-text=3176 --emulate
== THIS IS AN EMULATED SESSION ==
Maid : installing the following package : 
  sublime-text (version explicitly specified : 3176)
  
Searching for source...
Source for package : 
  sublime-text : https://download.sublimetext.com/Sublime%20Text%20Build%203176%20x64.zip (detected source : official source)

Confirm installation (Y/N/?) : Y

Getting packages : 
  sublime-text : 100%

Installing...
  sublime-text  : putting stuffs to directories...
                  setting PATH...
                  == Done ==

Done installing 1 package in 13.40 seconds