NuGet Cache Tool

DEMA Consulting NuGet cache management tool for .NET developers.

Features

This tool provides:

• NuGet Package Caching: Cache NuGet packages to the global packages folder
• Multiple Packages: Specify multiple packages in a single command
• Package Path Output: Output the path to each cached package
• Self-Validation: Built-in validation tests with TRX/JUnit output
• Multi-Platform Support: Builds and runs on Windows and Linux
• Multi-Runtime Support: Targets .NET 8, 9, and 10

Installation

Install the tool globally using the .NET CLI:

dotnet tool install -g DemaConsulting.NuGet.CacheTool

Usage

# Cache a specific NuGet package
nuget-cache DemaConsulting.NuGet.Caching:0.1.0

# Cache multiple packages
nuget-cache Newtonsoft.Json:13.0.3 NuGet.Common:6.12.1

# Display version
nuget-cache --version

# Display help
nuget-cache --help

# Run self-validation
nuget-cache --validate

# Save validation results
nuget-cache --validate --results results.trx

# Silent mode with logging
nuget-cache --silent --log output.log

Command-Line Options

Option	Description
-v, --version	Display version information
-?, -h, --help	Display help message
--silent	Suppress console output
--validate	Run self-validation
--results <file>	Write validation results to file (TRX or JUnit format)
--log <file>	Write output to log file
[package]:[version]	Cache the specified NuGet package

Documentation

Generated documentation includes:

• Build Notes: Release information and changes
• User Guide: Comprehensive usage documentation
• Code Quality Report: CodeQL and SonarCloud analysis results
• Requirements: Functional and non-functional requirements
• Requirements Justifications: Detailed requirement rationale
• Trace Matrix: Requirements to test traceability

License

Copyright (c) DEMA Consulting. Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

By contributing to this project, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the MIT License.