SonicGD / PackagesToProjectsTool

.NET tool to convert package references to local projects references

PackagesToProjectsTool

Tool to replace package references with projects references in .NET projects. Useful for developers to test changes in dependencies without publishing new packages.

Installation

dotnet tool install --global SonicGD.PackagesToProjectsTool

Upgrade

dotnet tool update --global SonicGD.PackagesToProjectsTool

Usage

Run in solution folder

dotnet packages-to-projects -f D:\Projects\my-projects -f D:\Projects\more-my-projects

Option -f

Use to pass on or more paths to local folders with projects

dotnet packages-to-projects -f D:\Projects\my-projects
dotnet packages-to-projects -f D:\Projects\my-projects -f D:\Projects\more-my-projects

Option -r

Recursive mode. For example, we have this projects structure:

- Solution Folder
-- ProjectA/ProjectA.csproj
- Other Projects Folder
-- ProjectB/ProjectB.csproj
- Some other projects Folder
-- ProjectC/ProjectC.csproj

with this dependencies:

ProjectA.csproj -> ProjectB.nupkg
ProjectB.csproj -> ProjectC.nupkg

In normal mode this tool will update only current solution projects, eg ProjectA. So command

dotnet packages-to-projects -f "Other Projects Folder" -f "Some other projects Folder"

will result in

ProjectA.csproj -> ProjectB.csproj -> ProjectC.nupkg

But in recursive mode tool will switch everything possible.

dotnet packages-to-projects -f "Other Projects Folder" -f "Some other projects Folder" -r

will result in

ProjectA.csproj -> ProjectB.csproj -> ProjectC.csproj

Option --dry-run

Use to simulate execution and analyze output. No actual files modifications.

dotnet packages-to-projects -f D:\Projects\my-projects -f D:\Projects\more-my-projects --dry-run

Option --no-cache

This tool caches projects metadata to speed up sequential runs. If you to ignore or regenerate this cache, use this option

dotnet packages-to-projects -f D:\Projects\my-projects -f D:\Projects\more-my-projects --no-cache