Execute a NuGet command from c# code

Question

I'm trying to find a way to call an Install-Package myPackage right from C# code.

I've tried to do so using powershell in c# but I'm not very familiar with it.

Can anyone give me an example of how to do so?

Answer 1

You could try something like this to execute powershell command

Namespace : System.Management.Automation

Assembly : System.Management.Automation (in system.management.automation.dll)

    private static void RunPowershell(string command)
    {

        var powerShell = PowerShell.Create();
        powerShell.AddCommand(command);
        powerShell.Invoke();

    }

Answer 2

You need to add the NuGet Module in your PowerShell session. After installing NuGet, you can run Get-Module and see what is available

PM> get-module | fl *


ExportedCommands    : {Get-Package, Update-Package, Register-TabExpansion, Get-Project...}
Name                : NuGet
Path                : C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft Corporation\NuGet Package Manager\1.1.229.160\Scripts\nuget.psm1
Description         : NuGet PowerShell module used for the Package Manager Console
Guid                : 76e6f9c4-7045-44c0-a557-17fab0835c12
ModuleBase          : C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft Corporation\NuGet Package Manager\1.1.229.160
PrivateData         : 
Version             : 1.1.229.160
ModuleType          : Script
AccessMode          : ReadWrite
ExportedFunctions   : {[NugetTabExpansion, NugetTabExpansion], [Register-TabExpansion, Register-TabExpansion]}
ExportedCmdlets     : {[Add-BindingRedirect, Add-BindingRedirect], [Get-Package, Get-Package], [Get-Project, Get-Project], [Install-Package, Install-Package]...}
NestedModules       : {NuGet.Cmdlets}
RequiredModules     : {}
ExportedVariables   : {}
ExportedAliases     : {}
SessionState        : System.Management.Automation.SessionState
OnRemove            : 
ExportedFormatFiles : {C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft Corporation\NuGet Package Manager\1.1.229.160\Scripts\NuGet.Format.ps1xml}
ExportedTypeFiles   : {C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft Corporation\NuGet Package Manager\1.1.229.160\Scripts\NuGet.Types.ps1xml}

Notice the path to the PSM1 file is here

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft Corporation\NuGet Package Manager\1.1.229.160\Scripts\nuget.psm1

if you import this PSM1 file, you should be able to execute your NuGet commands.