dependabot / dependabot/dependabot-core
[.NET|NuGet] Add support for `PackageDownload`
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Description
Hi,
It seems that Dependabot currently ignores PackageDownload in csproj files. You can find a sample csproj here.
I'm still fairly new to Dependabot and was just quickly browsing this repository. Would it be sufficient to add PackageDownload in the same way as PackageReference to project_file_declaration_finder.rb?
Thanks.
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in nuget/lib/dependabot/nuget/file_updater/project_file_declaration_finder.rb and compare how PackageReference declarations are handled. Check the linked sample _build.csproj to understand PackageDownload syntax; done means Dependabot discovers and updates those declarations while existing NuGet checks continue to pass.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Active
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
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