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Cake.Common

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Provides aliases (extension methods on Cake context) that support CI, build, unit tests, zip, signing, etc. for Cake.

Last release 3 months ago
22 May 2026
Release timing varies
gaps range from 8 days to 11 months
Nearly every release is documented
notes for 60 of the last 60 stable releases
Nothing withdrawn
no release was ever pulled
11 years old
88 releases · first in 2015

Release timeline

88 releases since 2015

2015201720192021

Releases

0.19.21 Apr 2017
1546 MSBuild Logger Path are not correctly quoted
1546 MSBuild Logger Path are not correctly quoted
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0.19.124 Mar 2017
1543 VSWhere aliases should return Directory Paths and not File Paths
1543 VSWhere aliases should return Directory Paths and not File Paths
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0.19.023 Mar 2017
Error: SignTool SIGN: Password is required with Certificate path but not specified.

0.18.07 Mar 2017

WiXHeat misleading signature- no mode operates on file list

Remove obsoleted DNU aliases
WiXHeat misleading signature- no mode operates on file list
Add "build tools" path for MSBuild 2017 to MSBuildResolver
Add ChocolateyNew Alias
Add support for NuGet Init and Add commands
NUnitSettings does not have X86 property
Enhance TeamCity provider
Support for TF Build Commands
Provide ability to add Custom attributes when creating AssemblyInfo
Support for uninstall packages using Chocolatey
Provide ability to specify name for xunit report
MSBuild support for Visual Studio 2017 (aka "15")
Add support for importing namespaces at the assembly level
Add DotCover Merge
Proposal: Allow modules to listen for script lifecycle events
Support optional parameters on alias methods
Support downloadable .cake script directive
Extending the Sign command
Fix ParseAssemblyInfo does not work .vb
Duplicate depedencies references in project.json for Cake.Testing.XUnit
Cake.Testing package depends on xunit.core package
Optional parameter codegen not invariant
XBuildRunner#GetToolExecutableNames returning wrong executables
Space in Reference Preprocessor Directive Throws Illegal characters in path
Spaces in #load path will cause an Illegal characters in path error.
Add CakeNamespaceImport for BuildSystem Aliases
HeatSettings.OutputGroup is unusable
OctoPack not passing --format to octo.exe
Error: Unknown Token when directory contains @ character.
Using reserved name for parameter name causes a parser failure
signtool.exe should be called only once when signing multiple files
Missing MSBuild15 on enum NuGetMSBuildVersion for VS 2017
Add ChocoPush alias for an IEnumerable<FilePath>
Add ChocoPack alias for an IEnumerable<FilePath>
Usage of -NoCache on installing tools and addins
Mac OSX is not properly detected when running on Mono
NuGet Tool Locator system paths on mac need updating
Logging throws exception when there are curly braces in the string
CopyDirectory - Missing Log information
Teach XmlPeek to silence warnings, if needed
Http call in unit test
Add optional Go.CD Server URL Parameter to GetHistory
Add RedirectStandardError to ProcessRunner
Cake's default tools / addins / modules paths are not so default as they seem.
ArgumentException with illegal character information
Add mechanism to validate addins
Support XUnit's x86 .exe runner
Add Gitter and Twitter Notifications
DownloadFile typo in docs
Typo in SignTool docs
Fix typos in GitVersion documentation
Correct issue with GitLink Alias Category
Fix commented example for DotNetCoreTest
Fix doc comments in InnoSetupAliases
Fix typo in comment
Fixed Spelling Mistake.

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0.17.09 Nov 2016

Allow custom loggers in the VSTestSettings

Allow custom loggers in the VSTestSettings
Add support for InnoSetup
Add a "Prepend" extension for the ProcessArgumentBuilder
Add Support for the Go.CD build provider
Add GitLab CI build system support
Add VSTS build system support
Wait for AppVeyor process to exit
Add Ability to Redirect Standard Error on IProcess
Add option to keep the autogenerated NuSpec file
IsDependentOn with CakeTaskBuilder parameter
CopyFiles doesn't respect source directory structure
Add DotCover Report
Support OctoPack
Add support for moving directories
Typo in VSTestSettings extension method name
Globber exception when using a path with an exclamation
Error: An item with the same key has already been added while running Cake from commit hooks
System time separator is used when Octo DeployAt argument is converted to string
Unquoted VSTest settings file path
Globber exception when glob contains %
GetEntryAssembly can return null, leading to NullReferenceException
NuGetPack fails if no Files have been specified
Add support fort Specifying Dependencies for Multi Target package
Support DefaultCredentials usage for Http Downloads
Add additional parameters to MSBuild runner
Add Go.CD build history API call
Some properties for RoundhouseSettings in Cake.Common.Tools.Roundhouse are not working properly
Add user agent for DownloadFile
Guard against invalid path environment variables
Adding all current parameters for VSTest
OctoCreateRelease is missing channel option
Option to deploy an existing release in OctopusDeploy
Get return code from intercepted process in SpecFlow TestExecutionReport
Add parameter LogFile to DotCover commands
Can't specify hash algorithm for the Sign command
MSBuild add log file support
Support for SHA256 code signing
Fixed typos 'occured' and 'occuring'
Add CLA link to README.
Removed erroneous apostrophes
Corrects the grammar "do/does" in exception messages and tests
Adds default CPU count behavior to MSBuild settings documentation

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0.15.026 Jul 2016

Add support for adding messages to the AppVeyor build log

Add support for adding messages to the AppVeyor build log
Add environment variable support for Process & Tool
Add ITeardownContext to Teardown method
Add OutputPath to ProjectParserResult
Extend SolutionParserResult with solution folders information
Add Atlassian Bitbucket Pipelines build system support
Set ICakeRuntime.TargetFramework to constant
Do not set /m parameter for MSBuild by default
AppVeyor.UploadTestResults failing silently
GetFullName in TypeExtensions.cs not handling arrays correctly
Allow paths with spaces for OutputDirectory on DotNetCore Aliases
The GetFiles overload with a predicate doesn't work properly
Added ability to call SetParameter method on TeamCity Provider
CakeExecuteScript tool resolution fails if script in parent path
UploadArtifact support via the AppVeyor provider is incomplete
Added raw version string property in ReleaseNotes class
Marked Quiet property on DotNetCoreRestoreSettings as obsolete
Added -oldstyle support for OpenCover tool
Added -nofetch support for GitVersion tool
Add an explicit NuGet source for NuGetPush
Add parsing of references and project references to the project file parser
Add configuration for default NuGet source
Add MD5 checking of packages.config to bootstrappper
Support results file for MSTest runner
Support NUnit output format for XUnit2 runner
NUnit runner: Handle specific non-zero exit codes
Added examples for Fixie
Corrected spelling mistake in README.md
Improved documentation for ProcessSettings Timeout property
Added documentation for multiple arguments for ToolSettings
Corrected documentation for GitReleaseManager
Corrected code example for DotNetCorePackSettings
Add example documentation to aliases

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0.14.011 Jul 2016

Remove obsoleted XmlPoke Aliases

Remove obsoleted XmlPoke Aliases
ToolSettings should allow should support of exit codes other than 0
Add support for skipautoprops flag OpenCover Alias
Support Octopus Deploy Push (octo.exe push)
Add WiX heat support
Cake looks for configuration file in the wrong place
Wrong platform "Any CPU" for project file (expects "AnyCPU")
Change parameter names passed by GitVersion Alias
Improve logging with NuGet Install Alias
Additional null checks for module support
Suppress obsolete warnings on Mono
Add known parameters to CakeOptions
Add working directory to ToolSettings class
Refactor ICakeEnvironment
Allow setting /testsettings: file for MSTest runner
Corrected documentation for Directory Alias
Corrected documentation for DotNetBuild Alias

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0.13.07 Jun 2016

DotNetCoreTest() alias calls DotNetCoreRun()

DotNetCoreTest() alias calls DotNetCoreRun()
Fix DotNet CLI multi-arguments
Cannot parse AssemblyInfo.cs files generated by MonoDevelop
Cake.Core.Tooling.ToolRepository.Register(FilePath) path not validated
Problems using XmlPeek and XmlPoke in XML files with DOCTYPE
MakeNSIS() does not support filepath for scripts with blanks in path name
Custom command line switches can't contain spaces in value
Signtool: Add support for description URL (/du)
Support uploading test results XML to AppVeyor
Add support for the vstest.console.exe unit test runner
Add Module Support
Add setter for Verbosity in ICakeLog
Add support for additional arguments to DotNetCoreExecute and DotNetCoreRun
Allow setting boolean values for built in Cake arguments
Add DevelopmentDependency to NuGetPackSettings
Project parser should support TargetFrameworkProfile
Add tests for Project Parser
Cake.Core.Tooling namespace isn't documented
Incorrect documentation in obsolete attribute
Correct documentation for ILMerge
Add Summary Documentation for all aliases

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0.12.025 May 2016

Fix globalization & white space issue

Fix globalization & white space issue
New Setup(Action<ICakeContext>) fails on mono
Cake.pdb is missing in artifacts
Tool path is wrong when calling cake file in sub directory
Add support for .NET Core CLI
Add pre-processor directive which injects Debugger.Break()
Add an EnsureDirectoryExists Alias to CreateDirectory and not fail if it exists
Debugging support
Added additional missing variables for GitVersion
Add missing GitVersion return values
Add missing GitVersion return values
Consider adding developmentDependency to nuspec for Cake.Common
Specify culture for Roslyn debug string formats
Add cake-build build.cake NuGet restore retry handling
During the publishing cycle, continue with each step, and error at end if there is a problem
Add all artifacts to AppVeyor during publishing cycle
Add register and ReturnTargetCodeOffset option in opencover
Unified tool resolution
Drop DNU/DNX support in favor of dotnet CLI
Corrected resource download urls
Docs: Typos in XBuild docs
-Mono parameter is not documented in Program.cs output
How to get ILRepack executable?

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0.11.01 May 2016

Regression: ProcessArgumentListExtensions was renamed

Regression: ProcessArgumentListExtensions was renamed
DNU usage of multi arguments changed
MSTest tool resolution fail if Visual Studio isn't in default location
Fix issue with final build step
Actual type of RepositoryUrl is String not Uri
Add configuration file for Cake.
Add Text Transform support
Add FileSize alias
Add TravisCI buildsystem
Add integration tests
Remove tools and addins from packages.config.
Setup Issue and Pull Request Templates
Obsolete XmlPoke string alias and add new method/alias for string
Signtool: Add support for certificates from the certificate store based on thumbprint
Add generic optional tool timeout
Add NuGetPacker support for IncludeReferencedProjects
Parse multiple InternalsVisibleTo attributes from AssemblyInfo
Add StorePasswordInClearText to NuGetSoiurceAdd NuGetSourcesSettings
TeamCity ImportDotCoverCoverage tests fail when running on TeamCity
Have TeamCityDisposableExtensions extend ITeamCityProvider
Remove (Install) from Chocolatey Package
Setup/Teardown should provide ICakeContext
Signtool: Add support for description (/d)
Support NuGet 3 new parameters
Added note about ReSharper License
Added Chocolatey Package Badge

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0.10.016 Mar 2016

Cake does not find its own nuget.exe on Linux

XUnit command line bug
Cake does not find its own nuget.exe on Linux
Sanitization in TeamCity Provider places extra apostrophe if '[' is used.
Path segment bug (or test bug, choose your own adventure!)
Add support for importing coverage to TeamCity
Add DotCover Cover support
Add SpecFlow support
Add Jenkins CI build system support
Use V3 NuGet in bootstrapper
Remove logging from task setup/teardown.
Update ReleaseNotes.md
Removed year from © in readme
Add GitVersion into build.cake
TextTransformation.Save creates BOM on new file

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0.9.023 Feb 2016

Add missing command line switch for ILRepack's targetplatform

Add missing command line switch for ILRepack's targetplatform
DNU tools only work on windows
Change Nuget.Core.dll to NuGet.Core.dll in build script
ScriptAliasFinder fails on Mono when assembly isn't loaded in FindAliases
FileExists alias in should make the provided path absolute
Add support for dotCover
Add Continua CI build system support
Build release branches on AppVeyor
Add Unit Tests for ILRepackRunner
OpenCover tool only intercepts the last test assembly
Update license to remove year, as this is not required
Support for Properties argument in nuget pack
Extend NuGet aliases
Corrected Class Name Associated with Unit Test
Add DotNetBuild settings extension methods and tests
Replace #if !UNIX with [WindowsFact]
Don't show delegating tasks in summary
Task Summary should include skipped tasks
Support for NuGet packing of project files
Add method to get relative paths (for paths)
Full Build/Publish Automation for Cake
Add GitVersion into build.cake
Tool: Write exit code to log
Allow use of ICakeContext in WithCriteria
Command line parameters should follow conventions

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0.7.023 Dec 2015

CakeBuildLog ConsolePalette missing LogLevel.Fatal map

CakeBuildLog ConsolePalette missing LogLevel.Fatal map
StartProcess hangs sometimes with large input
Log errors to console standard error
Support arbitrary text when parsing AssemblyInformationalVersion.
Run unit tests on Travis
Use OutputDirectory property in Choco Pack for Cake
Workarounds for incomplete tool settings
Adding support for Atlasssian Bamboo Build Server
Added missing CakeAliasCategory attribute
Add code of conduct

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0.6.12 Dec 2015Deprecated

Added support to deprecate aliases.

Addded NUnit 3 support.
Added MSBuild support for ARM processor.
Added support to deprecate aliases.
Added new AppVeyor environment variable (job name).
Added support for MSBuild platform architecture.
Added output directory for ChocolateyPack.
Corrected parameter passed to Create method of GitReleaseManager.
Fixed misconfiguration in GitVersion Runner.
Fixed null reference exception being thrown when analyzing ReSharper CLI reports.
ComVisible Attribute was not being parsed correctly by AssemblyInfoParseResult.
Fixed globber exception when path has ampersand.
CopyFile logged incorrect target file path.
ParseAssemblyInfo ignored commented information.
Got support for .cake files in GitHub.
Created a Visual Studio Code extension for Cake.
Created a VSTS extension for Cake.
Fixed issue with external NuGet packages used directly via #addin directive.
DupFinder: Added ability to fail the build on detected issues.
InspectCode: Added ability to fail the build on detected issues.
TextTransform now handles Regex special characters.

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0.6.04 Nov 2015

Added GitReleaseManager support.

Added Chocolatey support.
Added GitReleaseManager support.
Added GitReleaseNotes support.
Added GitVersion support.
Added MyGet build system support.
Added OpenCover support.
Added ReportGenerator support.
Added ReportUnit support.
Added Cake script analyzer support.
Extended AssemblyInfo parser.
Extended ProcessArgumentBuilder with switch.
Extended TeamCity build system support.
Improved NuGet release notes handling.
Refactored Cake Tool handling & tests.

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0.5.511 Oct 2015

Added alias to retrieve all environment variables.

Added alias to retrieve all environment variables.
Added additional xUnit settings.
Added verbose message when glob pattern did not match anything.
Added task setup/teardown functionality.
Fix for referencing parent directory in glob patterns.
Added verbose logging for file and directory aliases.
Removed quotes from MSBuild arguments.
Added StartProcess alias overload taking process arguments as string.
Added Cake.Testing NuGet package.
Added support for AssemblyConfiguration when patching assembly information.
Fixed bug with dots in glob patterns.
Fixed bug with reference loading (affects #tool and #addin directives).

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0.5.411 Sept 2015

Removed .nuspec requirement for NuGetPack.

Removed .nuspec requirement for NuGetPack.
Enhanced exception message to include name of missing argument.
Extended ProcessAliases with methods returning IProcess.
Added string formatting for process argument builder.
Added path to NuGet resolver for Mono on OS X 10.11.
Added Homebrew install paths to Cake tool resolver.
Changed NUnit argument prefix from '/' to '-'.
Restored accidental sematic change with globber predicates.

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