{"id":1727,"date":"2020-08-20T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/?p=1727"},"modified":"2020-08-20T11:00:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T18:00:08","slug":"view-dependent-packages-on-nuget-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/view-dependent-packages-on-nuget-org\/","title":{"rendered":"View dependent packages on NuGet.org"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are several ways to evaluate packages<\/a> on NuGet.org, such as download statistics, update frequency, owner reputation, GitHub Usage, and more.<\/p>\n

Today, we’re excited to announce that you can now view dependent packages in the Used By<\/strong> section, yet another major improvement to the package evaluation experience!<\/p>\n

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What’s new in Used By?<\/h2>\n

The Used By<\/strong> section is an evolution of the GitHub Usage section<\/a> that surfaces the top dependent NuGet.org packages in addition to the top dependent GitHub repos. It provides a fuller, richer picture of who is using a given package and how they’re using it.<\/p>\n

What counts as a “dependent package?”<\/h2>\n

The Used By<\/strong> tab will show the top 5 packages that depend on any version<\/em> of the package of interest in their latest stable version.<\/em><\/p>\n

This ensures that Used By<\/strong> always shows an up-to-date list of packages that currently<\/em> trust and endorse the package of interest. If a dependent package decides to stop using on the package of interest in their latest stable release, then they will be removed from that package’s Used By<\/strong> list.<\/p>\n

To get a better idea of how this works, check out the following example from the Evaluating packages docs<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Package A versions<\/th>\nPackage A is listed as a dependent of Package B?<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
v1.0.0
v1.1.0 (latest stable) –> Package B
v1.2.0-preview<\/td>\n		TRUE, latest stable version depends on Package B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
v1.0.0 –> Package B
v1.1.0 (latest stable)
v1.2.0-preview<\/td>\n		FALSE, latest stable version does not depend on Package B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
v1.0.0 –> Package B
v1.1.0 (latest stable)
v1.2.0-preview –> Package B<\/td>\n		FALSE, latest stable version does not depend on Package B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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What’s next?<\/h2>\n

The next iteration of the Used By<\/strong> section will include access to a full list of all dependent packages and GitHub repos. A full list of dependents will futher help package consumers evaluate packages as well as provide a wider range of usage examples to learn from. It may even help you find a usage example in a project that’s a lot like yours! Not to mention, package authors will be able to better inform product decisions by tracking who uses their package and how the package is being used.<\/p>\n

We want to hear your feedback!<\/h2>\n

We want NuGet to meet the evolving needs of our community. Post a comment or use the GitHub issue tracking this experience<\/a> to provide feedback, or ask questions about this feature.<\/p>\n

For more general NuGet feedback and suggestions:<\/p>\n