Automatically Evaluating Manifest Files for Applications

A computing system for evaluating applications automatically, the system comprising:

• one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable memories;
• wherein the one or more non-transitory computer-readable memories store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• accessing metadata for a respective application;
• wherein the respective application is associated with an operating system;
• accessing data describing requirements for the operating system;
• automatically generating one or more configuration rules for the metadata based on the documentation for the operating system;
• determining that the metadata violates one or more configuration rules based on the one or more configuration rules;
• and
• transmitting data describing one or more violations of the configuration rules for display.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instruction that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• accessing metadata for a respective application;
• wherein the respective application is associated with an operating system;
• accessing data describing requirements for the operating system;
• automatically generating one or more configuration rules for the metadata based on the documentation for the operating system;
• determining that the metadata violates one or more configuration rules based on the one or more configuration rules;
• and
• transmitting data describing one or more violations of the configuration rules for display.