PackageReferenceCleaner 1.1.0

dotnet add package PackageReferenceCleaner --version 1.1.0

NuGet\Install-Package PackageReferenceCleaner -Version 1.1.0

This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.

<PackageReference Include="PackageReferenceCleaner" Version="1.1.0">
  <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
  <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
</PackageReference>

For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.

paket add PackageReferenceCleaner --version 1.1.0

The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.

#r "nuget: PackageReferenceCleaner, 1.1.0"

#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.

// Install PackageReferenceCleaner as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=PackageReferenceCleaner&version=1.1.0

// Install PackageReferenceCleaner as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=PackageReferenceCleaner&version=1.1.0

The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.

PackageReference Cleaner

Cleans the following crazy NuGet package reference mess:

<ItemGroup>
  <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" Version="4.3.1" Pack="false" />
  <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1">
    <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
    <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
  </PackageReference>
  <PackageReference Include="NuGetizer" Version="1.0.1">
    <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
    <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
  </PackageReference>
  <PackageReference Include="PolySharp" Version="1.12.1">
    <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
    <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
  </PackageReference>
  <PackageReference Include="ThisAssembly.AssemblyInfo" Version="1.2.12">
    <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
    <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
  </PackageReference>
  <PackageReference Include="ThisAssembly.Git" Version="1.2.12">
    <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
    <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
  </PackageReference>
  <PackageReference Include="GitInfo" Version="3.0.5">
    <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
    <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
  </PackageReference>
</ItemGroup>

Into this perfectly clean and 100% equivalent beauty:

<ItemGroup>
  <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" Version="4.3.1" Pack="false" />
  <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" PrivateAssets="all" />
  <PackageReference Include="NuGetizer" Version="1.0.1" PrivateAssets="all" />
  <PackageReference Include="PackageReferenceCleaner" Version="1.0.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
  <PackageReference Include="PolySharp" Version="1.12.1" PrivateAssets="all" />
  <PackageReference Include="ThisAssembly.AssemblyInfo" Version="1.2.12" PrivateAssets="all" />
  <PackageReference Include="ThisAssembly.Git" Version="1.2.12" PrivateAssets="all" />
  <PackageReference Include="GitInfo" Version="3.0.5" PrivateAssets="all" />
</ItemGroup>

How it works

A diagnostic analyzer inspects the MSBuild project file looking for <PackageReference> with PrivateAssets=all (via inner element or attribute), removes all its child nodes and moves (if necessary) the PrivateAssets child element to an attribute.

This is done automatically whenever the analyzer runs, and nothing is saved unless a node was cleaned.