developer notes.txt

LICENSES:

    https://resources.whitesourcesoftware.com/blog-whitesource/open-source-licenses-explained
    https://snyk.io/blog/mit-apache-bsd-fairest-of-them-all/


NUGET:

    https://alessio.franceschelli.me/posts/dotnet/build-a-dotnet-library-with-github-actions/
    - setting us CSPROJ (IsPackable T|F)
    - log in to NUGET, create API key (specific for the REPO, use * as you probably can't select a given package)
    - on the repository save the key (settings, secrets)
    - in CSPROJ (VS.NET) open settings, set up package details

        <PropertyGroup>
            <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
            <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
            <Authors>Balázs HIDEGHÉTY</Authors>
            <Description>Extension to the https://github.com/tonyqus/npoi project, which simplifies reading values from excel (into typed properties) and adds a simple mapping support to map sheets into typed lists.</Description>
            <Copyright>MIT</Copyright>
            <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/hidegh/NPOI.Extensions</RepositoryUrl>
            <GeneratePackageOnBuild>false</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
            <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
            <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
        </PropertyGroup>

        Q: Do we need to set this up? <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>

    use the yml script from one of these sources:
    - https://alessio.franceschelli.me/posts/dotnet/build-a-dotnet-library-with-github-actions/
    - https://www.blexin.com/en-US/Article/Blog/Publishing-NuGet-packages-with-GitHub-Actions-75
        - related article: https://www.blexin.com/en-US/Article/Blog/Validate-Pull-Requests-using-GitHub-Actions-62
        - note: this contains some versioning related details as well
    - https://brainlesscoder.com/2019/12/25/publishing-net-standard-nuget-package-with-github-actions/

    one with package signing: https://timheuer.com/blog/use-nuget-with-github-actions-github-packages/

    also good script/article: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/publish-nuget