Split library and package Readme #78888

MSDN-WhiteKnight · 2022-11-27T17:38:23Z

I've initially submitted library and package Readmes as single file for Microsoft.Extension.Configuration libraries, but maintainers raised issue that this exposes unneeded information on NuGet gallery: #59630 (comment)

So the new convention is:

README.md - Library Readme. Contains documentation for contributors, and very little info for users.
PACKAGE.md - Package Readme. Contains documentation for users (this one is published on NuGet gallery).

/cc @jeffhandley @ViktorHofer

Related to: #59630, #77733

ghost · 2022-11-27T17:38:35Z

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Issue Details

I've initially submitted library and package Readmes as single file for Microsoft.Extension.Configuration libraries, but maintainers raised issue that this exposes unneeded information on NuGet gallery: #59630 (comment)

So the new convention is:

README.md - Library Readme. Contains documentation for contributors, and very little info for users.
PACKAGE.md - Package Readme. Contains documentation for users (this one is published on NuGet gallery).

/cc @jeffhandley @ViktorHofer

Related to: #59630, #77733

Author:	MSDN-WhiteKnight
Assignees:	-
Labels:	`area-Extensions-Configuration`, `community-contribution`
Milestone:	-

ghost · 2022-11-27T21:02:29Z

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Issue Details

I've initially submitted library and package Readmes as single file for Microsoft.Extension.Configuration libraries, but maintainers raised issue that this exposes unneeded information on NuGet gallery: #59630 (comment)

So the new convention is:

README.md - Library Readme. Contains documentation for contributors, and very little info for users.
PACKAGE.md - Package Readme. Contains documentation for users (this one is published on NuGet gallery).

/cc @jeffhandley @ViktorHofer

Related to: #59630, #77733

Author:	MSDN-WhiteKnight
Assignees:	-
Labels:	`area-Meta`, `community-contribution`
Milestone:	-

src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions/README.md

ghost · 2022-11-27T22:48:38Z

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Issue Details

I've initially submitted library and package Readmes as single file for Microsoft.Extension.Configuration libraries, but maintainers raised issue that this exposes unneeded information on NuGet gallery: #59630 (comment)

So the new convention is:

README.md - Library Readme. Contains documentation for contributors, and very little info for users.
PACKAGE.md - Package Readme. Contains documentation for users (this one is published on NuGet gallery).

/cc @jeffhandley @ViktorHofer

Related to: #59630, #77733

Author:	MSDN-WhiteKnight
Assignees:	-
Labels:	`area-Extensions-Configuration`, `community-contribution`
Milestone:	-

ghost · 2022-11-28T09:32:15Z

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Issue Details

I've initially submitted library and package Readmes as single file for Microsoft.Extension.Configuration libraries, but maintainers raised issue that this exposes unneeded information on NuGet gallery: #59630 (comment)

So the new convention is:

README.md - Library Readme. Contains documentation for contributors, and very little info for users.
PACKAGE.md - Package Readme. Contains documentation for users (this one is published on NuGet gallery).

/cc @jeffhandley @ViktorHofer

Related to: #59630, #77733

Author:	MSDN-WhiteKnight
Assignees:	-
Labels:	`area-Meta`, `community-contribution`
Milestone:	8.0.0

ViktorHofer · 2022-11-28T09:38:43Z

@MSDN-WhiteKnight I hope it's OK that I pushed to your branch. I made the following refinements (three commits):

Automatically include the package readme file in the package if it exists. That reduces duplicity in every project file.
Consistently rename all packaging README.md files to PACKAGE.md.
Move all PACKAGE.md files into the "src" sub directory as the other subdirectories (ref, tests, ...) are non-shipping. Moving the PACKAGE.md file into the src directory makes it clear that the information applies to the source assembly and its package only.

jkotas · 2022-11-28T16:59:19Z

PACKAGE.md - Package Readme. Contains documentation for users (this one is published on NuGet gallery).

Does NuGet gallery look for PACKAGE.md? Or do we need to rename it to README.md as part of packing?

MSDN-WhiteKnight · 2022-11-28T17:25:15Z

PACKAGE.md - Package Readme. Contains documentation for users (this one is published on NuGet gallery).

Does NuGet gallery look for PACKAGE.md? Or do we need to rename it to README.md as part of packing?

NuGet uses file specified by PackageReadmeFile property. This property is now globally set in packaging.targets to PACKAGE.md so yes, it will be recognized.

eerhardt · 2022-11-28T17:27:16Z

eng/packaging.targets

@@ -57,6 +58,11 @@
                                  TargetFramework="$(NetFrameworkMinimum)" />
  </ItemGroup>

+  <!-- Add a package README file from. -->
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(PackageReadmeFile)' != ''">
+    <None Include="$(PackageReadmeFile)" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />


Suggested change

<None Include="$(PackageReadmeFile)" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />

<None Include="$(PackageReadmeFile)" Pack="true" PackagePath="README.md" />

You want the file to be named README.md, right?

We don't have to specify name README.md, NuGet will recognize any name set by PackageReadmeFile property. Also PackagePath seems to be a path without name, it is used like that in docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/reference/msbuild-targets#packagereadmefile

eerhardt · 2022-11-28T17:28:37Z

eng/packaging.targets

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
    <!-- Don't include target platform specific dependencies, since we use the target platform to represent RIDs instead -->
    <SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking Condition="'$(TargetPlatformIdentifier)' != ''">true</SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>
    <PackageDesignerMarkerFile>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)useSharedDesignerContext.txt</PackageDesignerMarkerFile>
+    <PackageReadmeFile Condition="'$(PackageReadmeFile)' == '' and Exists('PACKAGE.md')">PACKAGE.md</PackageReadmeFile>


Maybe the file name could be PACKAGE_README.md? PACKAGE.md doesn't really describe exactly what the file is.

When it comes to NuGet Gallery, the PACKAGE.md file is automatically respected and displayed as the package's nuspec encodes it. Personally, I'm fine with the PACKAGE.md name and I don't think it's common that a dev crack opens a nuget package in order to understand how to use it.

It's more about readability/understandability of the files in the repo.

Other options include:

PackageReadme.md

The file under a docs folder, and still name it README.md. e.g. src/docs/README.md

Since the files are split already - one is in the root of the library, and one is under src - they could both be named README.md.

The PACKAGE.md choice was based on this suggestion: #59630 (comment) I don't think this name needs to be long as there's not a lot of .md files in folder to disambiguate between them. So personally i'd prefer either README.md or PACKAGE.md.

Being able to distinguish between a package documentation file and a repo specific contribution guidance seems valuable to me. We unintentionally started shipping the contribution guidance files to customers and this PR fixes that: #59630 (comment).

eerhardt · 2022-11-28T17:29:30Z

src/libraries/System.Text.Json/src/System.Text.Json.csproj

    <!-- This library has been annotated to be AOT safe -->
    <EnableAOTAnalyzer>true</EnableAOTAnalyzer>
+    <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>


Why is this moved/changed? Seems unnecessary.

It was moved to group packaging properties together.

ViktorHofer · 2022-12-07T15:44:10Z

@MSDN-WhiteKnight can you please update https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/main/docs/coding-guidelines/libraries-packaging.md and add a section that describes the new conventions (including mentioning/explaining that the file is automatically included in the package if conventions are followed)?

MSDN-WhiteKnight · 2022-12-08T03:51:59Z

can you please update https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/main/docs/coding-guidelines/libraries-packaging.md and add a section that describes the new conventions (including mentioning/explaining that the file is automatically included in the package if conventions are followed)?

I've added a section about Package readme, and also edited PackageDescription guidelines to remove the list of entry-point types (it is now obsolete as including it in readme does it better). Should i also explain what is library readme and how it's different from package readme? In libraries-packaging.md, or in some other higher-level document?

docs/coding-guidelines/libraries-packaging.md

ViktorHofer · 2022-12-12T07:32:18Z

I've added a section about Package readme, and also edited PackageDescription guidelines to remove the list of entry-point types (it is now obsolete as including it in readme does it better). Should i also explain what is library readme and how it's different from package readme? In libraries-packaging.md, or in some other higher-level document?

Thanks a lot. Regarding libraries README files, those are already documented in the src/libraries/README.md file: https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/main/src/libraries/README.md

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	<None Include="$(PackageReadmeFile)" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />
	<None Include="$(PackageReadmeFile)" Pack="true" PackagePath="README.md" />

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