NuGet Package: Escendit.Tools.Branding

A development-only NuGet package that automatically applies standard MSBuild branding properties (Authors, PackageIcon, PackageLicenseFile, PackageReadmeFile, Copyright) and injects the shared LICENSE and packageIcon.png assets into every consuming project at build time.

Installation

PM> Install-Package Escendit.Tools.Branding

Or search for Escendit.Tools.Branding in the NuGet Package Manager UI.

What It Does

Once installed, the package:

1. Sets default MSBuild properties (via .props) on all consuming projects:

   Property	Default value
   Authors	Escendit
   Copyright	Copyright © Escendit GmbH
   PackageIcon	packageIcon.png
   PackageLicenseFile	LICENSE
   PackageReadmeFile	README.md

2. Injects shared assets (via .targets) into every consuming project's package:

   • LICENSE — Apache 2.0 license file
   • packageIcon.png — organization package icon

Both files are linked invisibly (not shown in Solution Explorer) and packed automatically — no manual <ItemGroup> entries needed.

Overriding Defaults

All properties can be overridden in the consuming project's .csproj or .vbproj:

<PropertyGroup>
    <Authors>John Doe;Jane Smith</Authors>
    <Copyright>Copyright © My Company</Copyright>
</PropertyGroup>

Properties set before this package's .props is imported take lower precedence; properties set after will override it. Standard MSBuild property precedence applies.

Scope

This package has DevelopmentDependency set to true. It produces no runtime output — it is a build-time-only tool and will not appear as a dependency in the published package.

It supports single-targeting (build/), multi-targeting (buildMultiTargeting/), and transitive propagation (buildTransitive/), so projects that depend on a project using this package also receive the branding properties.

Requirements

• .NET SDK 10.0.x (global.json pins 10.0.102, rolling forward to the latest patch)
• Targets netstandard2.0 and netstandard2.1

Contributing

If you find a bug or have a feature request, please open an issue in the GitHub repository.

To contribute code, fork the repository and submit a pull request. Ensure your changes follow the project's coding standards.

License

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See the LICENSE file for the full text.