ADepends.Tool 1.120.0

.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet tool install --global ADepends.Tool --version 1.120.0
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line. 
dotnet new tool-manifest
                    


                            if you are setting up this repo
                        

                    

                
dotnet tool install --local ADepends.Tool --version 1.120.0
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line. 
#tool dotnet:?package=ADepends.Tool&version=1.120.0
                    


                    

                
nuke :add-package ADepends.Tool --version 1.120.0

ADepends.exe

The ADepends tool scans a folder containing assemblies and config file and generates a DGML file of the assembly dependencies.

Built with net8.0

🔨 dotnet tool

How to manage .NET tools

Prerequisite

Requires install of net8.0 runtime

Install

Refer to Install a global tool

dotnet tool install -g adepends.tool

Run

Refer to Invoke a global tool

adepends [path] [outFile]

Syntax

usage: ADepends.exe [path] [outFile]
path = Input directory containing assembly (.exe|.dll) files.
outFile = Output assembly dependencies Directed Graph document (.dgml) file.

Use in Visual Studio project

The ADepends tool can be called post-build to generate an Assembly Dependency graph DGML file from build output.

  
  <Target Name="AssemblyDependencies" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent" Condition="('$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)' == 'true')">
    <Exec Command="dotnet adepends &quot;$(TargetDir.TrimEnd('\\'))&quot; &quot;$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\$(MSBuildProjectName)-Dependencies.dgml&quot;" />
  </Target>

Output

Open the generated DGML file in Visual Studio with "DGML Editor" component installed.

How to: Modify Visual Studio workloads, components, and language packs

  1. Start "Visual Studio Installer"
  2. Modify installation by adding: Individual components → Code tools → "DGML editor"

The tool creates a node for each assembly and an edge for each static dependency.

Sample screenshot of EXE with two DLL dependencies. Screenshot

Metadata

  • FileName: Readme.md
  • Version: 1.120.0
  • DateTime: 2025-03-26 06:00:41
  • Repo: AzureStack-Solution-DevTools
  • Branch: main
  • Configuration: Release
  • Platform: x64

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