What is it

GoodGet lets you specify a set of NuGet packages and bring the latest version of them down to a predictable location on your computer. You can then tell it to check if there is a newer version of any of those packages, and it will update your outdated packages to their latest version.

And it's fast.

Compared to NuGet.exe

• NuGet is about bringing down dependent bits to your computer.
  • GoodGet is too.
• NuGet brings down bits as "packages" from sources called "nuget feeds".
  • GoodGet does too.
• NuGet keeps track of what version of a package you've got installed.
  • GoodGet does too.
• NuGet make sure that package is installed.
  • GoodGet does too.
• NuGet allows you to update the version to bring down a newer version of that package.
  • GoodGet does not.

Instead,

• GoodGet always bring down the very latest package version.
  • NuGet does not.
• GoodGet figure out whether to install or update your package.
  • NuGet does not.
• GoodGet installs the latest version of a package to a predictable location.
  • NuGet, by default, does not.

API

GoodGet is exposed both as a .NET library

PackagesFolder.Install("c:\packages", "NUnit");

and as a command-line tool.

C:\Packages>goodget . NUnit

Example command-line usage

Begin fresh:

C:\Users\Per\Temp>dir /b
GoodGet.exe

Check usage:

C:\Users\Per\Temp>goodget
Usage:
  goodget [options] folder <<package1>, [<package2>, <...>]

Options:
  -verbose  Write verbose output
  -quiet    Write no output
  -time     Prefix all output with time elapsed since starting
  -got      Just show what packages we got

Examples:
  goodget . NUnit
  goodget C:\packages NUnit xUnit jQuery

Grab a couple of packages. Use -time to see the time it takes:

C:\Users\Per\Temp>goodget -time packs nunit powerargs
00.0090: Installing nunit from "Official NuGet feed" into packs...
00.0110: NuGet.exe not found. Downloading it...
02.9022: Done (2.6.3 installed)
02.9022: Installing powerargs from "Official NuGet feed" into packs...
05.1650: Done (2.0.4.0-preview installed)

Lets see what our folder is now at:

C:\Users\Per\Temp>dir /b
GoodGet.exe
nuget.exe
packs

C:\Users\Per\Temp>dir packs /b
nunit
powerargs

C:\Users\Per\Temp>dir packs\nunit /b
lib
license.txt
NUnit.2.6.3.nupkg

Now tell GoodGet to check we actually got the latest versions. This is the real value of what GoodGet are about. Therefore, do it a few times:

C:\Users\Per\Temp>goodget -time packs nunit powerargs
00.8568: All packages up-to-date.

C:\Users\Per\Temp>goodget -time packs nunit powerargs
00.8498: All packages up-to-date.

C:\Users\Per\Temp>goodget -time packs nunit powerargs
00.8436: All packages up-to-date.

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