ChocolateyAliases.

ChocolateyDownload(ICakeContext, string, ChocolateyDownloadSettings) Method

Summary

Downloads a Chocolatey package using the specified settings. Requires Chocolatey licensed edition. Features requiring Chocolatey for Business or a minimum version are documented in ChocolateyDownloadSettings.

Syntax

[CakeMethodAlias]
[CakeAliasCategory("Download")]
[CakeNamespaceImport("Cake.Common.Tools.Chocolatey.Download")]
public static void ChocolateyDownload(this ICakeContext context, string packageId, ChocolateyDownloadSettings settings)

Examples

Download a package to a specific folder:

ChocolateyDownload(
    "MyChocolateyPackage",
    new ChocolateyDownloadSettings {
        OutputDirectory = @"C:\download\"
    });

Download and internalize a package:

ChocolateyDownload(
    "MyChocolateyPackage",
    new ChocolateyDownloadSettings {
        Internalize = true
    });

Attributes

Type Description
CakeMethodAliasAttribute An attribute used to mark script method aliases.
CakeAliasCategoryAttribute An attribute used for documentation of alias methods/properties.
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.
packageId string The id of the package to install.
settings ChocolateyDownloadSettings The settings.

Return Value

Type Description
void