NuGet Package Explorer Changelog

What's new in NuGet Package Explorer 6.0.64

Aug 22, 2022

Dependencies:
1526: chore(deps): Bump System.Memory from 4.5.4 to 4.5.5
1521: chore(deps): Bump System.Security.Cryptography.Xml from 6.0.0 to 6.0.1 in /Uno/NuGetPackageExplorer.Skia.Gtk
1519: chore(deps): Bump Nerdbank.GitVersioning from 3.4.255 to 3.5.109
1472: chore(deps): bump Uno.Wasm.Bootstrap.DevServer from 3.2.0 to 3.3.1
1445: chore(deps): bump Humanizer from 2.13.14 to 2.14.1
1435: chore(deps): bump AvalonEdit from 6.1.2.30 to 6.1.3.50
1434: chore(deps): bump Ookii.Dialogs.Wpf from 5.0.0 to 5.0.1
1438: chore(deps): bump Nerdbank.GitVersioning from 3.4.244 to 3.4.255
1452: chore(deps): bump PeNet from 2.9.2 to 2.9.7
1464: chore(deps): bump System.Reflection.Metadata from 6.0.0 to 6.0.1
1463: chore(deps): bump Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Functions from 4.0.1 to 4.1.0
1428: chore(deps): bump PeNet from 2.9.1 to 2.9.2
Others:
1527: fix: Adjust Uno source generation after 17.3 update
1523: Use long for DownloadCount
1489: chore: Update to Uno 4.2.6
1481: (#1480) Fix desktop shortcut in Chocolatey
1480: Chocolatey Package uses deprecated function for Desktop Link when Chocolatey Version >= 1.0.0
1469: feat(wasm): view metadata source
1451: Update README.md to add winget instructions
1461: chore: Update to Uno 4.1.8
1011: WinGet support
1433: fix: Ensure SWA configuration file is published

New in NuGet Package Explorer 6.0.27 (Dec 8, 2021)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 6.0.3.0 / 6.0.3.0 Store App (Oct 23, 2021)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.10.43 (Jun 15, 2021)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.10.25 (May 28, 2021)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.10.21 / 5.10.21.0 MS Store App (May 26, 2021)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.9.95 (Mar 6, 2021)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.9.90 (Feb 27, 2021)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.9.48 (Feb 8, 2021)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.8.84 MS Store App (Nov 11, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.8.56 (Oct 16, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.8.50 (Oct 14, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.8.17 (Sep 20, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.8.2 (Sep 5, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.7.145 (Aug 26, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.7.113 (Jul 12, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.7.103 (Jul 2, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.7.98 (Jun 26, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.7.93 (Jun 25, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.7.73 (Jun 14, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.7.70 (Jun 13, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.7.35 (May 29, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.7.27 (May 22, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.7.1 (May 11, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.6.40 (Mar 29, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.6.35 (Mar 28, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.6.23 (Mar 27, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.6.18 (Mar 27, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.6.3 (Mar 20, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.5.64 (Jan 15, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.5.61 (Jan 6, 2020)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.5.56 (Dec 30, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.5.28 (Nov 14, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.5.23 (Nov 12, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.5.22 (Nov 11, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.4.1 (Sep 28, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.3.36 (Aug 27, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.2.88 (Aug 4, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.2.70 (Jul 14, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.2.49 (Jun 11, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.2.47 (Jun 10, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.2.15 (May 2, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.0.229 (Apr 1, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.0.227 (Mar 29, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.0.224 (Mar 29, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.0.223 (Mar 29, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.0.210 (Mar 26, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.0.200 (Mar 1, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.0.198 (Feb 24, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.0.182 (Feb 16, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.0.163 (Feb 9, 2019)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 5.0.132 (Dec 21, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 4.6.26 (Nov 23, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 4.6.20 (Nov 21, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 4.6.19 (Nov 20, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 4.5.88 (Nov 14, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 4.5.55 (Nov 5, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 4.5.46 (Oct 27, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 4.5.9 (Oct 19, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 4.4.72 (Sep 4, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 4.4.59 (Aug 20, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 4.4.53 (Aug 12, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 4.4.7 (Jun 19, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 4.4.3 (Jun 8, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 4.2.13 (Mar 21, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 4.1.38 (Feb 26, 2018)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 2.7 (Jul 22, 2015)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 2.0 (Jul 22, 2015)

Compatible with NuGet 1.5
NuGet 1.5 adds a couple of new metadata to the .nuspec file format. These include the Copyright, Release Notes and References elements. NPE 2.0 adds support for these attributes in the metadata editor.
As an added bonus, NPE 2.0 also adds a convenient command to the file context menu to allow quickly adding an assembly to the References collection.
Added Package Analysis command
NPE 2.0 adds a new command called Package Analysis. Think of it as the equivalent of FxCop for NuGet package authoring. When you choose Tools – Analyze Package command, NPE will analyze the contents of the current package, including metadata, based on a set of default rules and reports all potential issues with it. These rules represent best practices for package authoring that are recommended by the NuGet team. The rules are extensible via plugins
Work with Basic Authentication feeds
NPE 2.0 now works with package feeds that require Basic Authentication. When requesting packages from these feeds, the familiar credential dialog will pop up asking for your username and password. This means you can use NPE to open your private MyGet feeds.
More extensibility points for plugins
NPE 1.5 introduced the concept of plugins. However, prior to 2.0, you can only write custom viewers for package file content. In 2.0, there are two new extensibility points:
Custom package command - You can write a custom package command which will be displayed as a menu item under Tools. The command has access to an IPackage instance, which represents the currently opened package.
Custom rule – You can write a custom rule which augments the set of default rules used by the Analyze Package command.
For more details on the API, refer to the plugin tutorial.
Package Dependencies show as hyperlinks
Now in the package metadata panel, if a package has a dependency on another package, the dependency will be displayed as a hyperlink. Clicking the hyperlink will open the Package Chooser dialog and automatically search for the dependency package’s ID.

New in NuGet Package Explorer 1.6 (Jul 22, 2015)

New in NuGet Package Explorer 1.5 (Jul 22, 2015)

In addition to many bug fixes and usability enhancements, this release introduces 4 new features.
Windows Vista/Windows 7-styled dialogs
In 1.5, you will notice that MessageBox dialogs have been replaced with Task Dialogs that were introduced in Windows Vista. On Windows XP machines, it will revert back to MessageBox.
Improved Select Package dialog
In 1.1 and earlier versions, the Select Package dialog shows all versions of the packages but do not group them by Id. This sometimes makes it difficult to get the latest version of a popular package because the latest version may not always have the most downloads.
Now in 1.5, by default, the dialog will show only the latest version of each package, but with a twist. The download count and rating for each package will be the aggregate values of all versions of that Id.
Notice the checkbox at the bottom. Unchecking that box will show all versions of the packages instead of just the latest versions. However, unlike in 1.1, the packages are now grouped by Id. Sorting by download count or rating are still based on the aggregate values.
Another improvement to this dialog is that when you close it, it will be hidden in the background instead of getting discarded. So the next time you open it, it is simply brought back to the front in the same state as when you closed it. This means you don’t lose your search query and page number.
Plugin mechanism for showing file contents
Before 1.5, Package Explorer can’t display content of binary files inside a package. In 1.5, an MEF-based plugin mechanism is added to remedy this. Plugins can register themselves to handle showing one or more file extensions. There are two built-in plugins that show the contents of .net assemblies and image files. You can also write new plugins to handle unsupported file extensions. For a tutorial of how to write plugins for Package Explorer, read here.
Resizable Package Metadata panel
If you find the default width of the Package Metadata panel too small, here’s a good news for you. You can now resize it by dragging the grip between the package metadata panel and the package content panel.

New in NuGet Package Explorer 1.1 (Jul 22, 2015)

Overall, this release focuses on improving performance and usability of the application, while still adding a number of small features that I’m sure you’ll like.
Save package metadata
Under File menu, you’ll find a new Save Metadata As… command, which allows you to save the current package’s metadata into a .nuspec file.
Easily add predefined framework folders under lib
Package Explorer 1.0 allows you to easily add special top-level folders (content, lib and tools) to your package. In 1.1, the experience is even better; you can now right click on the ‘lib’ folder and select common folders to add to it. So, no more remembering what the correct name of Windows Phone folder is.
Work with different network proxies.
Some users reported that Package Explorer 1.0 didn’t work well with some network proxies. We have fixed this issue (or so we hope ) in 1.1.
The Select Package dialog now shows Rating values
Of course, you can sort by Rating value too. And speaking of this dialog, it is now smart enough to do a Select query on the Odata feed so that it only queries the five displayed properties (Id, Version, Authors, Rating and Downloads), instead of querying for all package metadata as in 1.0. As a result, the total download size is cut in half for every page. Coupled with the fact that the nuget.org server has now enabled gzip compression feature, this dialog should load really fast.
Take advantage of NuGet local machine cache
NuGet 1.3 introduces a local machine cache where it stores the most recently downloaded packages. Package Explorer 1.1 will know to look into this cache before attempting to download packages.
Drag and drop files between folders
In 1.0, you can drag files from Windows Explorer into the Package contents panel to add files. Now in 1.1, you can also drag and drop files between different folders.
Save package directly from the Edit Package Metadata view
In 1.0, while you are editing package metadata, you have to click the OK button before you can save the current package. Package Explorer 1.1 eliminates that extra step. If you click Ctrl+S (or choose File – Save) while in edit view, it will automatically validate the inputs. If all inputs are valid, it will close the edit view and save package at the same time. Otherwise, if one of the inputs is invalid, the package is NOT saved and you remain in the edit view.
Show visual aid when the package is dirty
Package Explorer 1.1 will show a blue dot at the bottom right corner whenever your package becomes dirty, e.g. you have edited metadata or added/deleted a file.

New in NuGet Package Explorer 1.0 (Jul 22, 2015)