Cake scripts have support for pre-processor line directives, which run before the script is executed. These can be used to reference other scripts, assemblies, namespaces and more.
Preprocessor directives are not required or available when running with Cake Frosting.
| Addin directive | Directive to install and reference addins using NuGet |
| Load directive | Directive to reference external Cake scripts |
| Reference directive | Directive to reference external assemblies for use in your scripts |
| Tool directive | Directive to install external command-line tools |
| Shebang directive | Directive to define the interpreter |
| Break directive | Directive to stop while debugging |
| Module directive | Directive to add Cake modules |
| Define directive | Directive for conditional code execution |