Is it possible to run Ionad on-demand?

[Lindsey]

I'm evaluating if Fody + Ionad is an option for a project I'm building, and that would require me to write a small console app that I can pass some assembly file paths and then run Fody + Ionad to perform some replacements of static function calls on these assemblies.

Is this a supported scenario for Fody & Ionad? Any pointers on how to go about it?

[Simon Cropp]

currently no it is not possible. fody can only be run the the context of MSBuild.

havnt looked into how to go about it

[Lindsey]

Thank you @SimonCropp! Is there an alternative way of doing what I need using MSBuild?

I'm able to run Ionad replacements on my own code, but I don't know how I can run it on other assemblies - even the ones that I reference directly.

Is there a way to give Fody/Ionad additional assemblies other than the ones that are generated from my project during build?

[Simon Cropp]

I'm able to run Ionad replacements on my own code, but I don't know how I can run it on other assemblies - even the ones that I reference directly.

Why would you want to do that?

Is there a way to give Fody/Ionad additional assemblies other than the ones that are generated from my project during build?

no

[Lindsey]

I'd like to replace static calls across my entire application, which is never just my code. i.e. If I replace calls to DateTime.Now in my code, I also want to replace calls made in other libraries that I depend on.

[tom-englert]

You could just write a simple app that uses https://github.com/Fody/Fody/blob/master/FodyIsolated and feeds it with everything you need.

[Lindsey]

Thank you @tom-englert I'll give that a shot!