Dev Express cookbook

This cookbook can be configured to install DevExpress

it defines a custom resource called dev_express. As dev express cannot be downlaoded by a public repo, you need to provide a custom download URL (or file path). Also, you need to accept the EULA, or DevExpress will not install

dev_express "18.2.4" do
  acceptEULA true
  source "https://.../DevExpressComponentsBundle-18.2.4.exe"
end

This will download and install DevExpress as a trial version with all products installed.

A full example of all options:

dev_express "legacy" do
    version "15.1.8" # must be specified if the version differs from the resource name
    acceptEULA true # this must be passed in order to install
    products ['ASP.NET', 'Windows Forms'] # pass the products to be installed. See https://documentation.devexpress.com/GeneralInformation/15656/Installation/Install-DevExpress-NET-Products/Silent-Install-Mode
    email "[email protected]" # pass this together with password for a registered copy
    password "superSecret" # pass this together with email for a registered copy
    source "https://.../DevExpressComponents-15.1.8.exe" # pass this if you need to download from a different location than artifactory
    action :install # install is the default
end

An example to remove an existing DevExpress:

dev_express "15.1.8" do
   action :remove
end