Loads a NuGet package DLL, downloading as needed.

Add-NugetPackage [-PackageName] <String> [[-TypeName] <String>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

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Add-NugetPackage Serilog ; [Serilog.Core.Logger]::None -is [Serilog.ILogger]

True

The name of the NuGet package to load.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Use this type name to test whether the package was loaded.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

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Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Install-Package isn't working for arbitrary NuGet packages, so this allows us access the main DLL assembly and types within the package.

https://www.nuget.org/