Using CodeCatalyst with Visual Studio - Amazon CodeCatalyst
Configuring Visual Studio with CodeCatalyst

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Using CodeCatalyst with Visual Studio

You can consume packages from CodeCatalyst directly in Visual Studio.

To configure and use NuGet with CLI tools such as dotnet or nuget, see Configuring and using the nuget or dotnet CLI.

Configuring Visual Studio with CodeCatalyst

Windows

To configure Visual Studio with CodeCatalyst

  1. A personal access token (PAT) is required to authenticate with CodeCatalyst. If you already have one, you can use that. If not, follow the instructions in Grant users repository access with personal access tokens to create one.

  2. Use nuget or dotnet to configure your package repository and credentials.

    dotnet

    Linux and macOS users: Because encryption is not supported on non-Windows platforms, you must add the --store-password-in-clear-text flag to the following command. Note that this will store your password as plaintext in your configuration file.

    dotnet nuget add source https://packages.region.codecatalyst.aws/nuget/space-name/proj-name/repo-name/v3/index.json --name repo_name --password PAT --username user_name
    nuget
    nuget sources add -name repo_name -Source https://packages.region.codecatalyst.aws/nuget/space-name/proj-name/repo-name/v3/index.json -password PAT --username user_name

    Example output:

    Package source with Name: repo_name added successfully.

  3. Configure Visual Studio to use your new package source. In Visual Studio, choose Tools, and then choose Options.

  4. In the Options menu, expand the NuGet Package Manager section and choose Package Sources.

  5. In the Available package sources list, make sure that your repo_name source is enabled. If you have configured your package repository with an upstream connection to the NuGet Gallery, disable the nuget.org source .

macOS

To configure Visual Studio with CodeCatalyst

  1. A personal access token (PAT) is required to authenticate with CodeCatalyst. If you already have one, you can use that. If not, follow the instructions in Grant users repository access with personal access tokens to create one.

  2. Choose Preferences from the menu bar.

  3. In the NuGet section, choose Sources.

  4. Choose Add and add your repository information.

    1. For Name, enter your CodeCatalyst package repository name.

    2. For Location, enter your CodeCatalyst package repository endpoint. The following snippet shows an example endpoint. Replace space-name, proj-name, and repo-name with your CodeCatalyst space name, project name, and repository name.

      https://packages.region.codecatalyst.aws/nuget/space-name/proj-name/repo-name/

    3. For Username, enter any valid value.

    4. For Password, enter your PAT.

  5. Choose Add source.

  6. If you have configured your package repository with an upstream connection to the NuGet Gallery, disable the nuget.org source.

After configuration, Visual Studio can consume packages from your CodeCatalyst repository, any of its upstream repositories, or from NuGet.org if you have it configured as an upstream source. For more information about browsing and installing NuGet packages in Visual Studio, see Install and manage packages in Visual Studio using the NuGet Package Manager in the NuGet documentation.