This content is part of a third party extension that is not supported by the Cake project.
Summary
Installs the tool described by a complete download: directive (the text #tool takes), unless an
identical install is already there, and registers its files with context.Tools.
Syntax
public static IReadOnlyCollection<FilePath> DownloadTool(this ICakeContext context, string directive)
Examples
Task("Report").Does(() =>
{
DownloadTool("download:https://github.com/jqlang/jq/releases/download/jq-{version}/jq-{os}-{arch}{exe}?package=jq&version=1.8.2&os.darwin=macos&checksums=sha256sum.txt&checksums_sha256=dc86824a41c165ece971ff691aff6e08bbfe6e1d1f531688b47ee78c283a85cd");
});
Attributes
| Type |
Description |
| CakeMethodAliasAttribute |
|
Parameters
| Name |
Type |
Description |
| context |
ICakeContext |
The Cake context. |
| directive |
string |
The directive, starting with download:. |
Return Value
| Type |
Description |
| IReadOnlyCollection<FilePath> |
The registered files. |
