Installing VS Package from code

Question

Is there an API that can be used from .NET code to install/uninstall a Visual Studio Package, for a specific VS version?

The API would take as inputs:

VSIX file path
VS version (we'd like to have support for VS2012, VS2013 and further versions)
a flag to indicate Install or Uninstall

Similarly I'd need also an API that tells me if a specific VS Package is installed or not. the The API would take as inputs:

VSIX file path
VS version

and would return a boolean: Installed or not

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 31 '14 at 12:51

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VSIXInstaller.exe can install or uninstall a vsix for for a specific VS version and edition. To check package installation you can use Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.IVsShell.IsPackageInstalled from VS automation engine.

answered May 31 '14 at 12:51

Sergey Vlasov

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Thanks! So starting VSIXInstaller.exe through Process.Start() with the right arguments is the way to go, there are no specific APIs for that? – Patrick from NDepend team May 31 '14 at 13:05
As far as I know, there are no specific APIs for that. – Sergey Vlasov May 31 '14 at 13:20

Installing VS Package from code

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