Dependencies.md

Dependencies

Dependencies are described in build.json files anywhere in the repository:

{
  "resources": [{
    "url": "required",
    "destination": ""
  }],
  "common": [{
    "name": "required",
    "destination": ""
  }],
  "nuget": [{
    "name": "required",
    "version": "",
    "source": "required",
    "destination": ""
  }]
}

Resources

resources are basic resources that just need to be downloaded:

• url: url of the resource,

Common

common are references to Powershell modules held in the Common directory:

• name: name of the module.

NuGet

nuget are references to NuGet packages:

• name: name of the package,
• version: optional version (the latest available by default) of the package,
• source: url of the package's source.

For instance, VstsTaskSdk is a convenient module that must be used for any Powershell based task. See its online documentation.

Destination

destination properties are optional paths (relative to the current directory) where to install dependencies. They can be specified on any dependency.

Example

{
  "common": [{
    "name": "SomeHelper",
    "destination": "ps_modules"
  }],
  "nuget": [{
    "name": "SomePackage",
    "destination": "packages"
  }, {
    "name": "VstsTaskSdk",
    "version": "0.11.0",
    "source": "https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2/",
    "destination": "ps_modules"
  }]
}