How To Publish and Install DotNet SDK With NuGet

A package manager is a tool that automatically installs, updates, and uninstalls distributions of software based on a central installation large database. With a package manager, users do not have to download an application installer manually. There are numerous package managers for various programming languages and platforms like Maven, npm, pip, apt-get Yum, and many more. In this post, we shall look at how to publish and install packages with NuGet. 

What Is NuGet?

NuGet is a package manager for the Microsoft development platform. Users can access NuGet through the command line tool, Visual Studio, or Package Explorer. 

• Download 
• Windows x86 Commandline 
• Visual Studio 2012 
• NuGet Package Explorer 

It is also possible to install NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio. Select the Tools > Extensions and Updates menu option, and then search for NuGet: 

Once the extension is installed, you can find it from the Tools > NuGet Package Manager menu option: 

Publishing a Package

 We must first understand how to set up the directory structure before generating a package: 

• Tools: It is a folder containing PowerShell apps and scripts that may be accessed through the Package Manager Console. 
• Lib: lib is the folder containing.dll files, which are inserted after package installation as assembly references. 
• Content: When the package is installed, the files within the folder are copied to the application's root. 
• Build: build is the folder containing MSBuild targets files that are automatically added to the application's .csproj file. 

Let's use NuGet Package Explorer to develop a package for Dynamic.NET TWAIN. Depending on your desire, you can use a GUI tool or a command line tool. 

To create a new package, choose File > New from the menu. To edit the package data, follow: 

To create the lib folder, choose Content > Add > Lib Folder from the menu. To add a .NET folder, right-click on the lib folder and choose Add.  

Place already-existing.dll files in the appropriate folders: 

Choose File > Save As to create Dynamsoft.DotNet.TWAIN.6.1.1.nupkg package. Use a file archiver to view the structure of the.nupkg file:  

You must create an account to publish the package. 

Locate Your API Key

 Now, you may submit your package online and publish it:   

Or with the NuGet Package Explorer: 

 Please read the article Managing Packages Using the Package Manager Console if you would rather update and delete packages using the command line. 

Steps To Install a Package

Make a fresh WinForm or WPF project. To access the Package Manager Console or Manage NuGet Packages for Solution, select Tools > NuGet Package Manager. 

Using a GUI, install a package: 

Apply a package using the command line: 

Upon installation of the package, Dynamic.NET TWAIN references were automatically added: 

The Testing Code Snippet

using Dynamsoft.DotNet.TWAIN; 
 namespace WpfApplication1 
{ 
    /// <summary> 
    /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml 
    /// </summary> 
    public partial class MainWindow : Window 
    { 
        public MainWindow() 
        { 
            InitializeComponent(); 
            DynamicDotNetTwain t = new DynamicDotNetTwain(); 

        } 
    } 
}