Dependencies

Dependencies

The PrtgAPI Build Environment requires a number of dependencies in order to perform its functions. When a PrtgAPI Build Environment command is invoked, any missing commands/utilities will automatically be installed as required. The following table outlines the dependencies required by the build environment. Each dependency can also be manually installed by running Install-PrtgDependency <name>

Name	Category	Description
Chocolatey	Build	Package manager used for installing other dependencies
dotnet	Build	.NET Core SDK. If dotnet is not available on the PATH, a copy will automatically be downloaded to packages/dotnet-sdk
codecov	CI	Used for uploading coverage reports to codecov
opencover	CI	Used for calculating code coverage
reportgenerator	CI	Used for generating coverage reports from opencover output files
vswhere	Build	Locates Visual Studio tools such as MSBuild and vstest.console
NuGet	Build	Used for restoring and generating legacy project packages
NuGetProvider	CI	Used for generating PowerShell packages
PowerShellGet	CI	Used for generating PowerShell packages
Pester	Test	Used for executing unit tests
PSScriptAnalyzer	Utility	Used for identifying PowerShell code defects
net452	Build	.NET Framework 4.5.2 reference assemblies required for compiling anything that targets .NET Framework 4.5.2
net461	Build	.NET Framework 4.6.1 reference assemblies required for compiling anything that targets .NET Framework 4.6.1 / .NET Standard 2.0

See Also

• Build Environment
• Compilation
• Testing
• Version
• CI