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Add framework reference

Recipe IDOpenRewrite.CSharp.Recipes.AddFrameworkReferenceArtifactOpenRewrite.Recipes.CSharp.Core

Adds a <FrameworkReference> to a .csproj if it isn't already present.

Single recipeProprietary

Usage

You’ll need the Moderne CLI configured before running the command below.

mod run . --recipe OpenRewrite.CSharp.Recipes.AddFrameworkReference --recipe-option "FrameworkName=Microsoft.AspNetCore.App"

If the recipe isn’t available locally, install it with:

mod config recipes nuget install OpenRewrite.Recipes.CSharp.Core

Options

NameTypeDescription
FrameworkNamerequiredStringThe shared framework name to reference.
e.g. Microsoft.AspNetCore.App
TriggerPackageGlobStringOptional glob: only add the framework reference when a <PackageReference> matching this glob is present in the project. Leave blank to always add.
e.g. Microsoft.AspNetCore.*
RegenerateMarkerBooleanWhether to re-run dotnet restore after the edit to refresh the project's MSBuildProject marker. Defaults to true. Composite recipes that chain multiple csproj-mutating steps may set this to false on intermediate steps and finalize once with EnsureCsprojAttestation.