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Test schema for NuGet's packages.config file
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nuget-nuspec.xsd
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xs:schema id="nuspec"
elementFormDefault="unqualified"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
version="3.3"
>
<xs:element name="package">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation source="http://docs.nuget.org/Create/Nuspec-Reference" xml:lang="en">The root element of a package definition</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="metadata"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Information about how the package should behave when installed</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:complexType>
<xs:all>
<xs:element name="id"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="1"
type="requiredString_type">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">REQUIRED - Unique identifier for the package</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="version"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="1"
type="version_type">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">REQUIRED - Version number of the package</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="title"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0"
type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Human-friendly name of the package displayed in NuGet clients</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="authors"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="1"
type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">REQUIRED - Comma-separated list of authors of the package code</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="owners"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0"
type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Comma-separated list of the owners of the package - ignored by NuGet.org</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="description"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="1"
type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">A long description of the package to show in NuGet clients</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="releaseNotes"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0"
type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">A description of the changes made in each release of the package</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="summary"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0"
type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">A short description of the package to show in NuGet clients</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="language"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0"
type="xs:string"
default="en-US">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">The locale ID for the package, such as en-US</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="projectUrl"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0"
type="xs:anyURI">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">A URL to learn more about the package - the package project's home page</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="iconUrl"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0"
type="xs:anyURI">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">A URL for an image to use in NuGet clients. Should be a 64x64 PNG with a transparent background</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="licenseUrl"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0"
type="xs:anyURI">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">A URL for a license to the package</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="copyright"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0"
type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Copyright details for the package</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="requireLicenseAcceptance"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0"
type="xs:boolean"
default="false">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Boolean - does the client need to ensure the package license is accepted before it is installed? Default: false</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="dependencies"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Packages that this package depends upon</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:complexType>
<xs:choice minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:element name="group"
minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">A collection of packages to be installed as a group</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="dependency"
type="dependency_type"
minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="unbounded" />
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="targetFramework"
use="optional"
type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>If the project target framework matches this value, then this group of packages will be installed. An empty value serves as a fall-back</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="dependency"
type="dependency_type"
minOccurs="1"
maxOccurs="unbounded" />
</xs:choice>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="references"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Names of assemblies (not the path) under the lib folder that are added as project references. Default: all assemblies are added</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="reference"
minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="file"
type="xs:string"
use="required">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Name of the file to include</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="tags"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0"
type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">A space delimited list of tags and keywords that describe the package for use by NuGet repositories providing search capabilties</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="frameworkAssemblies"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="frameworkAssembly"
minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">.NET framework assemblies that this package requires</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="assemblyName"
type="xs:string"
use="required">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">REQUIRED - A fully qualified assembly name</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="targetFramework"
type="xs:string"
use="optional">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Specific target framework this reference applies to. Default: all frameworks</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="contentFiles"
minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Directions for how to include files as content in the package</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="files"
minOccurs="1"
maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Defines a collection of files to be acted on by NuGet</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="include"
use="required"
type="folder_type">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Location of the files under /contentFiles to act on</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="exclude"
use="optional"
type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">A path, optionally with wild cards, to exclude matching files from</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="buildAction"
use="optional"
default="Compile"
type="buildAction_type">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">The action MSBuild should take on the files</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="copyToOutput"
use="optional"
default="false"
type="xs:boolean">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">If true, then copy these files to the output folder</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="flatten"
use="optional"
default="false"
type="xs:boolean">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">If files are copied to the output folder, when true the full folder structure is reproduced in output</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:all>
<xs:attribute name="minClientVersion" type="xs:decimal" use="optional">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">The minimum NuGet client version needed to install this package.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="files"
minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="1"
nillable="true">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">If declared, these are the only files to include in the package</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="file"
minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="src"
use="required"
type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>REQUIRED - The location of the file or files to include relative to the NuSpec file</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="target"
use="optional"
type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Relative path to the directory within the package where the files will be placed</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="exclude"
use="optional"
type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">The file or files to exclude within the src location</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:simpleType name="requiredString_type">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:minLength value="1" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:simpleType name="version_type">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:pattern value="\d+\.\d+\.\d+(.\d+)?-?[a-zA-Z0-9]*" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:complexType name="dependency_type">
<xs:attribute name="id"
type="xs:string"
use="required">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">The unique identifier of the package to reference</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="version"
type="version_type"
use="optional">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">The version numbers of the package to reference - a range can be specified</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:simpleType name="folder_type">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:pattern value="^vb|fs|cs\/[^/]+\/.+"></xs:pattern>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:simpleType name="buildAction_type">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="None">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">No action should be taken by MSBuild</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:enumeration>
<xs:enumeration value="Compile">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">These files should be compiled</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:enumeration>
<xs:enumeration value="Content">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">These files should be treated as content</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:enumeration>
<xs:enumeration value="EmbeddedResource">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Treat these files an embedded resource</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:enumeration>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:schema>
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nuget-packages.xsd
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="3.3"
elementFormDefault="unqualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified">
<xs:element name="packages">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="package" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="id" type="xs:ID" use="required">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">REQUIRED - The id of the package: 'Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc'</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="version" type="version_type" use="required">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">REQUIRED - The version of the package to install: 1.0.0</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="targetFramework" type="xs:string" use="optional">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">The target framework moniker to install this package with</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="allowedVersions" type="xs:string" use="optional">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">An optional range of versions to allow to be installed</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="developmentDependency" type="xs:boolean" use="optional">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation xml:lang="en">Boolean - prevent this package from being referenced when this project is packaged. Default: false</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:simpleType name="version_type">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:pattern value="\d+\.\d+\.\d+(.\d+)?-?[a-zA-Z0-9]*" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:schema>
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I just added an XSD for NuSpec as well for you to try

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@pascalberger - Those two attributes are marked as optional already.

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Updated version attribute in nuget-packages.xsd to pattern match on valid version numbers

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@csharpfritz I meant in the documentation

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