Run Package Manager commands in TeamCity build step

Question

Description

I need to sign the nuget packages (MathNet.Numerics) before I build my project, to do this, I'm using Nivot.StrongNaming package, and I run the commands below in the Package Manager Console:

Install-Package Nivot.StrongNaming
$root = join-path (split-path $dte.solution.filename) packages
$solution = (split-path $dte.solution.filename)
$key = Import-StrongNameKeyPair -KeyFile $solution\MuProjectFolder\Key.snk
dir -rec  $root\MathNet.Numerics.3.11.0\*.dll | where { -not (Test-StrongName $_) } | Set-StrongName -KeyPair $key -Verbose

(NOTE I cannot use the signed version of the packages, since this is a shared project, it will break other projects...)

Question

Is there a way I can add these steps to TeamCity before it attempts to build the solution? That would ensure that we have it signed.

How can I run some Package Manager Console commands (Visual Studio) in a build step in the Team City project?

Can I run it as a Command Line?

Are you trying to restore NuGet packages, or something more complicated? — Matt, May 19 '16 at 12:08

Matt · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-11T18:49:49.343

I've done this assuming that Nivot.StrongNaming isn't a referenced package in packages.config - if it is then just ignore the relevant step to install the package.

I've also pinned the version number, so it's easier to import the powershell module file - Ultimately you might need to tinker with the paths to get it working in your environment, but conceptually it's fine.

Save the following script to a .ps1 and add it to your version control - this way you know it'll be on the build agent when you need it. sign-assembly-using-nivot.ps1
Create a build configuration with a command line step to install Nivot.StrongNaming (optional depending on my assumption) and a PowerShell step to run the script. I'm installing MathNet.Numerics only because I don't have a solution.