I'm trying to get my sql files from the nuget package to the bin folder of my Application. I was setting up the .nuspec file for it. I can see in the .nuget folder that the sql files are a part of the nuget package but they are not reflected in the bin/Debug folder.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<package >
<metadata>
<id>$id$</id>
<version>$version$</version>
<title>$title$</title>
<authors>Athi</authors>
<requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
<description>$description$</description>
<copyright>$copyright$</copyright>
<tags>Logger</tags>
<dependencies>
<dependency id="Dapper" version="2.0.123" />
<dependency id="System.Data.SqlClient" version="4.8.3" />
</dependencies>
<contentFiles>
<files include="bin\Release\net6.0\Scripts\*.sql" buildAction="Content" copyToOutput="true" />
</contentFiles>
</metadata>
<files>
<file src="bin\Release\net6.0\Scripts\*.*" target="lib\net6.0\Scripts" />
<file src="bin\Release\net6.0\Scripts\*.*" target="contentFiles\Scripts" />
</files>
</package>
Firstly, according to the docs:
The package project should structure content using the following pattern:
/contentFiles/{codeLanguage}/{TxM}/{any?}
For example:
Language- and framework-agnostic:
/contentFiles/any/any/config.xml
net45 content for all languages
/contentFiles/any/net45/config.xml
C#-specific content for net45 and up
/contentFiles/cs/net45/sample.cs
It doesn't look like you are putting them into the correct directory in your NuGet package.
Secondly, according to the docs, contentFiles is only supported on NuGet 4.0+ with PackageReference. Are you using a high enough version of NuGet? Are you using PackageReference in your project files instead of a packages.config file in your project?
TIP: If you find the documentation is lacking in examples of what you are attempting to do, download some (recently made) real packages from https://nuget.org to locate one that does something similar to what you want and use NuGet Package Explorer to see how the packages are arranged.
I'm trying to create a custom template in .NET Core 3.1 using Visual Studio 2019 by following the steps mentioned here. I have made the changes in the .csproj files as mentioned in the link. When I install the template by directly referencing the project folder, and create a project using that everything works fine and cshtml files are also created.
But when I try to install the template using nuget package .cshtml files are not included in project output. Can anyone tell me how to include .cshtml files in Nuget Package.
I'm using the below commands
To create nuget package --> dotnet pack --output nupkgs
To install custom template using nuget --> dotnet new -i <Path To Nuget Package>\testinmem.1.0.0.nupkg
To create project --> dotnet new testis4inmem -n qwerty --force
But when I try to install the template using nuget package .cshtml
files are not included in project output. Can anyone tell me how to
include .cshtml files in Nuget Package.
I think you can use nuget.exe cli with nuspec file.
1) first make sure that you have followed this guidance to config your environemnt and then you can call nuget.exe in CMD.
Use CMD to enter the project folder(which xxx.csproj file exists)
2) Type nuget spec to generate the xxx.nuspec file and modify like this:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<package >
<metadata>
<id>$id$</id>
<version>$version$</version>
<title>$title$</title>
<authors>$author$</authors>
<owners>$author$</owners>
<licenseUrl>http://LICENSE_URL_HERE_OR_DELETE_THIS_LINE</licenseUrl>
<projectUrl>http://PROJECT_URL_HERE_OR_DELETE_THIS_LINE</projectUrl>
<iconUrl>http://ICON_URL_HERE_OR_DELETE_THIS_LINE</iconUrl>
<requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
<description>1</description>
<releaseNotes>Summary of changes made in this release of the package.</releaseNotes>
<copyright>Copyright 2020</copyright>
<tags>Tag1 Tag2</tags>
<contentFiles>
<files include="xxxxx\xxx.cshtml" buildAction="Content" copyToOutput="true" flatten="true" />
</contentFiles>
</metadata>
<files>
<file src="xxxxx\xxx.cshtml" target="ContentFiles\any" />
<file src="xxxxx\xxx.cshtml" target="Content" />
</files>
</package>
3) Before typing nuget pack xxx.csproj to generate the nuget package, you should rebuild your project first.
Hope it could help you.
I'm attempting to create a Nuget package that will copy an executable file to the output directory of a .Net framework library.
Here is my nuspec file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd">
<metadata>
<id>CopyExeToOutputNugetPackage</id>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<authors>Some Dude</authors>
<owners>Some Owner</owners>
<requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
<description>A package to copy an exe to the output directory.</description>
<tags>CopyExeToOuput</tags>
<contentFiles>
<files include=".\content\test.exe" buildAction="None" copyToOutput="true" />
</contentFiles>
</metadata>
</package>
The "nuget pack" command works fine and builds my .nupkg file. I can then add the nuget project to my .Net Framework project and the test.exe file is added to my project:
<ItemGroup>
<Content Include="test.exe" />
</ItemGroup>
I can then use Visual Studio to edit the file properties to copy to the output directory and my project file is updated:
<ItemGroup>
<Content Include="test.exe">
<CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
</Content>
</ItemGroup>
I would prefer that this last manual step is no required.
I've attempted to use a .targets file but that's either the wrong path or I never got the configuration correct.
I've also tried using the nuspec files element (instead of ):
<files>
<file src="test.exe" target="lib\net462" />
</files>
With this last configuration, I get the following exception when attempting to add the nuget package to my .Net Framework v4.6.2 project:
Failed to add reference to 'test'. Please make sure that the file is accessible, and that it is a valid assembly or COM component.
I got a working answer that uses a PowerShell script and PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio on a Microsoft forum:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/cb6236e8-4705-485b-a47c-cc4dc933c92c/nuget-package-to-copy-exe-content-file-to-project-output-directory?forum=visualstudiogeneral
Desired output
We want to distribute a .dll (NetStandard project) and some files through the NuGet package installation. When installing it in a Xamarin.Android project:
A file (Directory.Buil.props) is copied to the solution folder
An executable (config.exe) is copied to the project folder
A directory (Files) and its contents are copied in the project folder
Problems
Projects using PackageReference will not get the files copied (content not supported)
For some reason, when using a .nuspec file; source files, obj, bin etc. are packed too
Solution
Ideally, we would like to:
only use a .csproj file (without .nuspec)
not have both content and contentFiles packed in the .nupkg
easily access the .dll from the .csproj
when installing a newer .nupkg version, old files will be overwritten
Questions
(1) Is this doable with PackageReference and contentFiles ?
(2) What's the best approach you can think of ?
Thanks.
Responses
Leo:
When installing the package in an Android project, the files don't appear in the project. Not to mention that the files are just referenced and not copied (even if I had copyToOutput="true"):
Leo (edit):
I cannot use the new SDK csproj format. Taken from your link:
Disclaimer: this only works for a small set of project types.
class library projects
console apps
ASP.NET Core web apps
.NET Core
If you are building ASP.NET 4 (i.e not ASP.NET Core), WPF, Universal Windows, or Xamarin projects, you’ll have to stick with the old format
(1) Is this doable with PackageReference and contentFiles ?
I am afraid you could not add those files to the Android project, but I would like provide an alternative solution here, add those files to the output folder.
You could use PackageReference and contentFiles directly for the latter two requirements, config.exe and Files. But for the first requirement Directory.Buil.props, we need do more things, since it is copied to the solution folder rather than project folder.
For the latter two requirements, config.exe and Files, we could use .nuspec file with contentFiles to including them, need set copyToOutput="true", like:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2011/08/nuspec.xsd">
<metadata>
<id>MyTestCore</id>
<version>4.0.0</version>
<authors>TestContentFile</authors>
<owners>TestContentFile</owners>
<requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
<description>Package Description</description>
<contentFiles>
<files include="any/any/config.exe" buildAction="content" flatten="true" copyToOutput="true"/>
<files include="any/any/Files/1.txt" buildAction="content" flatten="true" copyToOutput="true"/>
<files include="any/any/Files/2.txt" buildAction="content" flatten="true" copyToOutput="true"/>
</contentFiles>
</metadata>
<files>
<file src="contentFiles/any/any/config.exe" target="contentFiles/any/any/config.exe" />
<file src="contentFiles/any/any/Files/1.txt" target="contentFiles/any/any/Files" />
<file src="contentFiles/any/any/Files/2.txt" target="contentFiles/any/any/Files" />
</files>
</package>
After packing this .nuspec and install the generated package to the project.
However, we could not find those files under the References node. That because the project still use the old csproj with packagereference not using the new sdk csproj.
Old csproj to new csproj: Visual Studio 2017 upgrade guide
Besides, copying files into the project's source directory is not supported and has been a discouraged practice for classic projects. The contentFiles section controls the msbuild items that are generated for these files into the obj\projectname.csproj.nuget.g.props file. And check the project.assets.json file you can find:
"targets": {
"MonoAndroid,Version=v7.1": {
"MyTestCore/5.0.0": {
"type": "package",
"contentFiles": {
"contentFiles/any/any/Files/1.txt": {
"buildAction": "Content",
"codeLanguage": "any",
"copyToOutput": true,
"outputPath": "1.txt"
},
"contentFiles/any/any/Files/2.txt": {
"buildAction": "Content",
"codeLanguage": "any",
"copyToOutput": true,
"outputPath": "2.txt"
},
"contentFiles/any/any/config.exe": {
"buildAction": "Content",
"codeLanguage": "any",
"copyToOutput": true,
"outputPath": "config.exe"
}
}
See: nuspec contentFiles not added to a project
Then we need build this project, those files will copied to the output folder.
For the first requirement, in order to add the Directory.Buil.props to the solution folder, we need create a custom copy target in the YourPackageName.targets file, then add this .targets file into the \build folder, the .targets file looks like:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<ItemGroup>
<MySourceFiles Include="<FilePath>\Directory.Buil.props"/>
</ItemGroup>
<Target Name="CopyFiles" BeforeTargets="Build">
<Copy
SourceFiles="#(MySourceFiles)"
DestinationFolder="<SolutionFolder>"
/>
</Target>
</Project>
The .nuspec file like:
<files>
<file src="<>\xxx.targets" target="build" />
</files>
Hope this helps.
The structure of my folder & source codes.
Areas/**/*.cshtml
Views/**/*.cshtml
And those cshtml files were compiled into dlls by generators. So that it does not need to be included into nuget packages. (Only the dll is needed)
So the Nuspec file will be like this.
<files>
</files>
Now I want to include additional dlls into Nuget packages.
So i added the following the Nuspec file
<files>
<file src="bin\Release\**\xxxxx.dll" target="lib\net451" />
</files>
But this will bring the *.cshtml files into nuget packages.
Is there any way that i could exclude those files?
Thanx!
Thanx to #rohit21agrawal and #jainaashish.
I create an issue in github
https://github.com/NuGet/Home/issues/6265
If you are packing your csproj with a .nuspec next to it, then the content files from your project will be added if one of the condition is met:
There is no nuspec file
There is a nuspec file but no files node.
There is a nuspec file with non-empty files node.
The only way to prevent content files from your project to be added into the package is to specify an empty files node.