Install unlisted Nuget packages

[RThomasHyde]

I work with vendors who sometimes supply hotfix Nuget packages for testing. These packages are hidden from the Nuget feed (they don't even show up in the prerelease channel), I have to install them with the -v flag for the specific hotfix version. If there was a way that I could install a specific (unlisted) nuget package version in Netpad it would make testing these hotfixes a little bit easier.

[tareqimbasher]

You can add custom nuget feeds, whether they are remote feeds or a folder on disk, by just adding it to your Nuget.config file, NetPad will recognize it and show results from those feeds.

See this for more info.

[RThomasHyde]

I am aware I can add custom feeds, but that doesn't address the problem of hidden/unlisted packages that don't show up in any feed, but can still be installed by specifying the version on the command line.

[tareqimbasher]

Oh I misunderstood. Hmm never encountered that before so I'll have to see if the nuget api provides a way to make those entries show in listings. I'll get back to you on that.

[tareqimbasher]

Ok so it doesn't look possible to have them show up in search listings which i know isn't what you're asking for, but that's the only way you can install a package in NetPad currently; to search for it and click Add. So what I'll do is ill add a way to manually add a package id and version which is like installing using the -v option. That should at least give you the ability to add and use an unlisted package if you know its id and version.

[RThomasHyde]

I guess that's basically what I'm asking for. I appreciate you looking into it!