Nerdbank.GitVersioning VS minver

i have been using Nerdbank GitVersioing https://github.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning

The https://github.com/Azure/ResourceModules repo (which I recommend strongly, if you are just starting with template specs/bicep modules) seems to be at least referencing https://github.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning though when I peeked at their pipelines I'm not sure if they are actually utilizing it for version numbers. For me it was a bit too complex approach, but might suit you.

So, is there a complexity with delivering a NuGet package? Yes. NuGet package versioning can be a big undertaking when it comes to manual deployments, much less CD; as there is a requirement of NuGet packages being immutable. Does this mean that for every check in, on every potential branch that will be pushed to NuGet, you need to update some text file or code to indicate the next built version? That was my initial thinking, but thankfully that is not the case with the help of Nerdbank.GitVersioning.

I would suggest you compare with the readme on https://github.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning (FD: this is what I use for versioning my projects, so I'm already very familiar with it), which has most of the details up front (i.e. I don't have to go browsing through multiple wiki pages). It clearly calls out: - What does the package accomplish? (it adds semver information based on git history) - What is it compatible with? ("[dotnet] assemblies, VSIX, NuGet, NPM, and more") - What sets it apart? (#1: every commit generates a unique version, and builds reproducibility is prioritized. #2-4: everything is automatic.) - Further down it talks about how it calculates versions, and how to calculate between versions and git commits (i.e. how does the automatic part work)

GitVersioning. Auto-increments based on commit. Integrates into your build and automatically adds AssemblyInfo. https://github.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning

How to adopt a versioning strategy using tools like Nerdbank GitVersion

Semantic Versioning is the most commonly adopted system, so we could also use this versioning for java. In addition, using Git tools and Minver also help achieve semantic versioning.

Having said that, there are some useful programs that help with .net versioning already. Have used GitVersion before. Currently MinVer https://github.com/adamralph/minver looks good enough for me. Version releases by hand with Git tags, which I ended up doing for releases anyway, as I wanted truly Semantic Versioning 2.0.0.

I've come across MinVer, which looks like an interesting library to help with this task, so we're gonna use it in this post.

In addition, Gitversion and Minver also help achieve semantic versioning.