ToolAliases.

InstallTools(ICakeContext, string[]) Method

Summary

Installs multiple tools using the specified tool strings.
Namespace
Cake.Common.Tools
Containing Type
ToolAliases

Syntax

[CakeMethodAlias]
[CakeNamespaceImport("Cake.Core.Packaging")]
public static (PackageReference Tool, FilePath[] Paths)[] InstallTools(this ICakeContext context, params string[] tools)

Examples

Task("Restore-Tools")
    .Does(() =>
{
    InstallTools(
        "nuget:?package=xunit.runner.console&version=2.9.3",
        "dotnet:?package=GitVersion.Tool&version=6.8.2");
});

Attributes

Type Description
CakeMethodAliasAttribute An attribute used to mark script method aliases.
CakeNamespaceImportAttribute An attribute used to hint Cake about additional namespaces that need to be imported for an alias to work. This attribute can mark an extension method, the extension method class, or the assembly to provide a global set of imports.

Parameters

Name Type Description
context ICakeContext The context.
tools string[] The tool strings to install.

Return Value

Type Description
(PackageReference Tool, FilePath[] Paths)[] An array of tuples containing the package reference and installed file paths for each tool.