Knapcode.PackageLifeCycle (nuget-plc)

A CLI tool to help you manage the lifecycle of published NuGet packages.

Right now, all it does is deprecates packages using a preview "deprecate" API on NuGet.org.

Install

dotnet tool install Knapcode.PackageLifeCycle --prerelease --global

This will install the nuget-plc command into your PATH.

Help text

Description:
  A CLI tool to help you manage the lifecycle of published NuGet packages.

Usage:
  nuget-plc [command] [options]

Options:
  --log-level <level>  The minimum log level to display. Possible values: Verbose, Debug, Information, Warning, Error, Fatal [default: Information]
  -?, -h, --help       Show help and usage information
  --version            Show version information

Commands:
  deprecate <PACKAGE_ID>  Mark existing packages as deprecated.

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Deprecate

This command is used to mark packages as deprecated.

Example

Note: The --api-key option is required when deprecating packages on NuGet.org.

Mark a specific version as having critical bugs with a message.

nuget-plc deprecate jQuery --version 3.5.0 --critical-bugs --message "Bad, bad bugs!"

Mark a specific range of versions as deprecated with an alternate.

nuget-plc deprecate NuGet.Core --range "[, 3.0.0)" --alternate-id NuGet.Protocol --message "Use this other thing."

Mark all versions as legacy.

nuget-plc deprecate jQuery --all --legacy

Mark all versions as legacy and unlist them at the same time.

nuget-plc deprecate jQuery --all --legacy --listed-verb Unlist

Help text

Description:
  Mark existing packages as deprecated.

Usage:
  nuget-plc deprecate <PACKAGE_ID> [options]

Arguments:
  <PACKAGE_ID>  The ID of the package that should be deprecated.

Options:
  --version <version>          A specific version to mark as deprecated (multiple allowed).
  --range <range>              A range of versions to mark as deprecated (multiple allowed).
  --all                        Deprecate all versions.
  --api-key <api-key>          The API key to use when deprecating the package.
  --legacy                     Mark the deprecated versions as legacy.
  --critical-bugs              Mark the deprecated versions as having critical bugs.
  --other-reason               Mark the deprecated versions as having some other deprecation reason. Enabled by default if no other deprecation reason is selected.
  --message <message>          A deprecation message to display. Required if --other-reason is specified or no other deprecation reason is selected.
  --alternate-id <id>          An alternate package ID to recommend instead of this package.
  --alternate-version <ver>    A specific alternate package version to recommend. Only usable with --alternate-id.
  --dry-run                    Runs the entire operation without actually submitting the deprecation request.
  --overwrite                  Replace existing deprecation metadata on a package version.
  --allow-missing-versions     Allow deprecating versions that are not yet available on the source.
  --skip-validation            Skip as much validation as possible before submitting the request. Automatically enables the --allow-missing-versions and --overwrite options.
  --source <source>            The package source to use. [default: https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json]
  --package-publish-url <url>  The URL to use for the PackagePublish resource. For V2 package sources, you may need to provide --package-publish-url as well. [default: discovered via --source option for a V3 feed and uses a '/package' convention on a V2 feed]
  --listed-verb                Set the listed status of the versions while deprecating. Use Unlist to unlist the versions, Relist to relist them, or Unchanged to leave the current listed status. [default: Unchanged]
  --confirm                    Interactively confirm the contents of the deprecation API request before proceeding.
  --log-level <level>          The minimum log level to display. Possible values: Verbose, Debug, Information, Warning, Error, Fatal [default: Information]
  -?, -h, --help               Show help and usage information

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