ScriptCS Lightning Talk

ScriptCS project page ScriptCS on github

Installation

1. run powershell as admin
2. install chocolatey
3. install scriptcs chocolatey package

Getting help

1. run $ scriptcs -help

ScriptCS REPL

1. run $ scriptcs or $ scriptcs -repl

Scripts run in a "roslyn" scripting session.

Console.WriteLine(System.Reflection.MethodInfo.GetCurrentMethod());

Basic script

c.f. /basic/httpd.csx

Passing args to a script

Pass args to a script during invocation, in order, after a double-hyphen.

e.g.: foo.csx -- bar baz bin

c.f. /args/args.csx

Referencing other scripts

1. include #load directives at the top of your script

c.f. /ref-script/main.csx

Referencing assemblies

1. include #r directives at the top of your script

c.f. /ref-assembly/random.csx

Referencing nuget packages

1. install the package with scriptcs: $ scriptcs -install [package]
2. OR specify a particlar package version: $ scriptcs -install [package] -packageversion [version]
3. nuget packages are implicitly referenced (just add "using" statements)

c.f. /nuget/main.csx

Installing script packs

List of available script packs: https://github.com/scriptcs/scriptcs/wiki/Script-Packs-master-list

Script packs implement a standard interface that allows them to be imported with Require<>.

1. install the script pack: $ scriptcs -install [script-package]
2. import the script pack with Require<TScriptPack>()

c.f. /script-packs/zippo.csx