Organize your chickens: NuGet for the enterprise

Organize your chickens,[object Object],NuGet for the Enterprise,[object Object]

Who are we?,[object Object],Maarten Balliauw,[object Object],Antwerp, Belgium,[object Object],www.realdolmen.com,[object Object],Focus on web,[object Object],ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, PHP, Azure, …,[object Object],MVP Windows Azure (formerly ASP.NET),[object Object],http://blog.maartenballiauw.be,[object Object],@maartenballiauw,[object Object]

Who are we?,[object Object],Xavier Decoster,[object Object],Antwerp, Belgium,[object Object],www.realdolmen.com,[object Object],Focus on web/ALM,[object Object],Visual Studio, TFS, Scrum, ...,[object Object],Silverlight, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, …,[object Object],http://www.xavierdecoster.com,[object Object],@xavierdecoster,[object Object]

Agenda,[object Object],Chickens?,[object Object],NuGet,[object Object],Scenarios,[object Object],Host your own NuGet repository,[object Object],Continuous (Package) Integration,[object Object],(Ab)usingNuGet,[object Object],Conclusion,[object Object]

Welcome to Dll Hell,[object Object],Dependency Hell,[object Object]

WelcometoDependency Hell,[object Object],“A term for the frustrationof software users who have installedsoftware packageswhich have dependencieson specificversionsof other software packages.”,[object Object],Source: Wikipedia,[object Object]

Causeand Effect,[object Object],Reinventing the wheel,[object Object],We don’tneedthatdependency,[object Object],“If they can do it, we can do it, but better”,[object Object],Marketing does the versioning,[object Object],People are waitingfor v2 tobuy,[object Object],Let’s call it v4 Platform Update SP3 November Edition KB2348063 RTW Refresh,[object Object], Whathappenedtoreuse of components?,[object Object], We lost ownership of AssemblyVersion ?,[object Object]

Package Management,[object Object],Using NuGet,[object Object]

Package Management,[object Object],NuGet to the Rescue!,[object Object],“NuGet is a Visual Studio extension that makes it easy to install and update open source libraries and tools in Visual Studio.”,[object Object]

Package What?,[object Object],Package Management,[object Object],Simple concept,[object Object],Find Packages,[object Object],(Re)Use Packages,[object Object],Produce Packages,[object Object],“…a collection of software tools to automate the process of installing, upgrading, configuring, and removingsoftware packages…”,[object Object],Wikipedia,[object Object]

GettingStarted,[object Object],Tooling:,[object Object],NuGet Package Manager (http://nuget.org),[object Object],NuGet Package Explorer (http://npe.codeplex.com),[object Object],Install-Package NuGetPowerTools,[object Object],Install-Package NuGet.CommandLine,[object Object],Guidanceanddocumentation,[object Object],http://docs.nuget.org,[object Object]

Consuming Packages,[object Object],Simple as adding a reference,[object Object]

Onedialogtorulethemall…,[object Object],Install-Package,[object Object],Update-Package,[object Object],Uninstall-Package,[object Object],Settings,[object Object],Package Sources,[object Object],Local (offline) Cache location,[object Object],Also: Manage packages on solution level!,[object Object],Right-click solution > Manage NuGet Packages…,[object Object]

NuGet Package Manager Console,[object Object],PowerShellenabled!,[object Object],Extensible!,[object Object],Scaffolding, NuGetPowerTools, …,[object Object],%UserProfile%ocumentsindowsPowerShelluGet_profile.ps1,[object Object]

Configurable Package Sources,[object Object],Configurablethrough…,[object Object],NuGet Library Package Manager (VS add-in),[object Object],NuGet.config (in %APPDATA%oaminguGetuGet.config),[object Object],NuGet.settings.targets (MSBUILD file part of NuGetPowerTools),[object Object]

Creating Packages,[object Object],What’s a package?,[object Object],Just a zip-filecontaining:,[object Object],… content and source code (tobeinjectedinto target project),[object Object],… PowerShell scripts andexecutables,[object Object],… configuration file and source code transformations,[object Object],http://docs.nuget.org/docs/creating-packages/Configuration-File-and-Source-Code-Transformations,[object Object]

Package Conventions,[object Object],Conventions,[object Object],http://docs.nuget.org/docs/creating-packages/Package-Conventions,[object Object],Folder structure,[object Object],Tools (init.ps1, install.ps1, uninstall.ps1),[object Object],Content,[object Object],Manifest (.nuspec file),[object Object],Lib,[object Object]

NuGet Manifest Specification,[object Object],NuSpec manifest,[object Object],XML file (with XSD available),[object Object],Package metadata,[object Object]

Semantic Versioning,[object Object],Think about your versioning! (semver.org),[object Object],Always specifylowerbound,[object Object],Use a version range (lowerbound + upperbound) whenversioning of package youdepend on is messed up,[object Object]

Advanced usage scenarios,[object Object],Host your own NuGet repository,[object Object],Continuous (Package) Integration,[object Object],(Ab)using NuGet,[object Object]

Hosting your own repository,[object Object],Those chickens are mine!,[object Object]

Hosting your own repository,[object Object],NuGet = public feed,[object Object],Privacy,[object Object],Intellectual property,[object Object],NuGet maintained by package authors,[object Object],Author removes v1.0.45 and you depend on it,[object Object]

Solutions,[object Object],Folder / File share,[object Object],Orchard Gallery (or NuGet Gallery),[object Object],NuGet.Server package,[object Object],MyGet,[object Object]

NuGet.Server Demo,[object Object],Install-Package NuGet.Server,[object Object]

NuGet.Serverlimitations,[object Object],Only 1 feed per installation,[object Object],No UI: up toyoutobuildit,[object Object],No granular security: only 1 API-keyforentire feed,[object Object],Conclusion: requiresyoutodevelopifyou want something more useful,[object Object]

Meet MyGet,[object Object],www.myget.org,[object Object],NaaS,[object Object],Register and off you go! (no dev),[object Object],Supports Enterprise scenarios,[object Object],Granular security,[object Object],Package mirroring,[object Object]

MyGet Demo,[object Object],Log in to www.myget.org and get started,[object Object]

Continuous (Package) Integration,[object Object],Fetch the chickens when you need them,[object Object]

Typical source control...,[object Object],Contains /References (if you are lucky),[object Object],...and also Project/_bin_deployable_assemblies,[object Object],...and also /References/old,[object Object],...and also /..././../.././References,[object Object],Usually references GAC-ed assemblies,[object Object]

Dependencies,[object Object],Software has dependencies. Deal with it.,[object Object],But are those YOUR intellectual property?,[object Object],YOUR reason to build software?,[object Object],YOUR product?,[object Object],No. They are dependencies. And they don’t belong in source control.,[object Object]

Continuous (Package) Integration,[object Object],Can I get rid of all these referencedassembliesduplicatedall-over my source control system?,[object Object],[object Object],Do I needtoinstallandmaintainNuGet on allmybuildagents?,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

3rd partiesdon’tbelong in your SCM,[object Object],Source control bloatedwiththird-party binaries?,[object Object],Replacethem with NuGet packages,[object Object],Commitpackages.config/repositories.config files,[object Object],Preferablynot the packages,[object Object],Use NuGetPowerTools,[object Object],Enable-PackageRestore,[object Object]

Problem!,[object Object],NuGet feed is subject to change...,[object Object],PackageSourceMSBuild property to the rescue,[object Object],NuGet.settings.targets in $(SolutionDir)nuget folder,[object Object],Nowwhat...,[object Object],Host yourown feed andmirrorthird-party packages,[object Object],InternalNuGet.Server,[object Object],Network Share,[object Object],Or useMyGetforthat,[object Object]

Organizeyourchickens,[object Object],Feed structuring,[object Object],Scopedbyquality: Build, QA, Production, …,[object Object],Scopedbyaudience: public, restricted access,[object Object],Other: ,[object Object],Scopedby product version, milestone…,[object Object],Scopedby target platform,[object Object]

(Ab)using NuGet,[object Object]

Guidance,[object Object],Publishing a package bringsgreatresponsibility,[object Object],Breakingchanges in your packages shouldbeversionedaccordingly!,[object Object],Consumersmightchooseto no longerconsumeany packages youpublished,[object Object]

Guidance,[object Object],Package Integration ≠ Integration Testing,[object Object],CI buildsreflect output of source control input,[object Object],Same input alwaysproducessame output,[object Object],Do not auto-update packages duringautomatedbuilds!,[object Object]

Organize your chickens: NuGet for the enterprise

(Ab)using NuGet?,[object Object],Change of perspective,[object Object],NuGet as a package manager,[object Object],NuGet as a protocol for distributing packages,[object Object]

ExtendingNuGet,[object Object],Scaffolding, CmdLets, Plug-ins, …,[object Object]

Scaffolding,[object Object],T4, Mvc, …,[object Object],CreateyourownPowerShellcmdlets,[object Object],Automate Visual Studio (access to DTE),[object Object]

Automate deployments,[object Object],Build results in .nupkg,[object Object],Octopus deploys to its tentacles,[object Object],Test tentacles,[object Object],Staging tentacles,[object Object],Production tentacles,[object Object],www.octopusdeploy.com,[object Object]

NuGet command line plug-ins,[object Object],Extend NuGet.exe,[object Object],Custom Commands,[object Object],How?,[object Object],Build class library,[object Object],Reference NuGet.exe,[object Object],Inherit Command,[object Object],Deploy your dll to %LocalAppData%uGetommands,[object Object]

Chocolatey,[object Object],NuGet,[object Object],developer library packages,[object Object],Chocolatey,[object Object],applications and tools packager,[object Object],“yum” or “apt-get” for Windows,[object Object],www.chocolatey.org,[object Object]

Chocolatey Demo,[object Object],NuGet desert,[object Object]

Orchard / WebMatrix / …,[object Object],NuGetnotboundto VS,[object Object],Orchard CMS: modules & themes,[object Object],WebMatrix: install page helpers on the fly,[object Object],Yourapp: offer pluginsthrough a repo,[object Object]

Dependencies & people are chickens,[object Object],[object Object],Set up your own NuGet repository for various reasons,[object Object],Continuous package integration,[object Object],NuGet is a package manager,[object Object],[object Object],Conclusion,[object Object]

Thank you!,[object Object],Any questions?,[object Object],http://blog.maartenballiauw.be ,[object Object],@maartenballiauw ,[object Object],http://www.xavierdecoster.com,[object Object],@xavierdecoster,[object Object]

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