What are the parameters passed to the 'install.ps1' script of a NuGet package?

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I need to know what are those parameters: $installPath, $toolsPath, $package, $project

Example for EntityFramework NuGet package:

install.ps1

param($installPath, $toolsPath, $package, $project)

Initialize-EFConfiguration $project
Add-EFProvider $project 'System.Data.SqlClient' 'System.Data.Entity.SqlServer.SqlProviderServices, EntityFramework.SqlServer'

Write-Host
Write-Host "Type 'get-help EntityFramework' to see all available Entity Framework commands."

For what reason are they used for ?

Is there some way to debugging this script ?

If it's been documented correctly you should be able to use Get-Help EntityFramework -Full to show you everything you need to know. — henrycarteruk
– henrycarteruk, Commented Feb 2, 2017 at 10:24
Just add Write-Host "$installPath, $toolsPath, $package, $project" to the install.ps1 script, install it and check the output - then you see all the actual parameters... — Martin Brandl
– Martin Brandl, Commented Feb 2, 2017 at 10:28

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:29:30Z

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Your question is a little bit unclear. Are you asking about what the parameters are used for?

$installPath is the path to the folder where the package is installed. By default: $(solutionDir)\packages
$toolPath is the path to the \tools directory in the folder where the package is installed. By default: $(solutionDir)\packages\[packageId]-[version]\tools
$package is a reference to the package object
$project is a reference to the target EnvDTE project object. This object is defined here.

If your question is about debugging install.ps1 and get actual values for your parameters, see this answer.

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:29

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2 Comments

Thomas Over a year ago

I also found you can do: $project = 'Get-Project' and then print it by typing: '$project' in the NuGet package console in Visual Studio.

Scott Stafford Over a year ago

The answer here gives a lot more information about the $project and $packages arguments.

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