diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index acc38178..dd77c6f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
- name: Add Github Packages source
run: nuget sources add -name github -source https://nuget.pkg.github.com/pepperdash/index.json -username Pepperdash -password ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
- name: restore Nuget Packages
- run: nuget restore .\PepperDashEssentials.sln -MSBuildVersion 4
+ run: nuget install .\packages.config -OutputDirectory .\packages -ExcludeVersion
# Fetch all tags
- name: Fetch tags
run: git fetch --tags
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
index 60fa3ce4..0b8a49b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
- name: Add Github Packages source
run: nuget sources add -name github -source https://nuget.pkg.github.com/pepperdash/index.json -username Pepperdash -password ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
- name: restore Nuget Packages
- run: nuget restore .\PepperDashEssentials.sln -MSBuildVersion 4
+ run: nuget install .\packages.config -OutputDirectory .\packages -ExcludeVersion
# Generate the appropriate version number
- name: Set Version Number
shell: powershell
diff --git a/PepperDashEssentials/PepperDashEssentials.csproj b/PepperDashEssentials/PepperDashEssentials.csproj
index 878b76b1..e19aa397 100644
--- a/PepperDashEssentials/PepperDashEssentials.csproj
+++ b/PepperDashEssentials/PepperDashEssentials.csproj
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\ProgramData\Crestron\SDK\SSPDevices\Crestron.SimplSharpPro.UI.dll
-
+
False
- ..\packages\PepperDashCore.1.0.38-alpha-135\lib\net35\PepperDash_Core.dll
+ ..\packages\PepperDashCore\lib\net35\PepperDash_Core.dll
False
diff --git a/PepperDashEssentials/packages.config b/PepperDashEssentials/packages.config
deleted file mode 100644
index f1f7bd89..00000000
--- a/PepperDashEssentials/packages.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 310b4b8a..334f6019 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,24 +1,31 @@
-
# PepperDash Essentials Framework (c) 2020
## License
+
Provided under MIT license
## Overview
+
PepperDash Essentials is an open source Crestron framework that can be configured as a standalone program capable of running a wide variety of system designs and can also be utilized as a plug-in architecture to augment other Simpl# Pro and Simpl Windows programs.
Essentials Framework is a collection of C# / Simpl# Pro libraries that can be utilized in several different manners. It is currently operating as a 100% configuration-driven system, and can be extended to add different workflows and behaviors, either through the addition of further device "types" or via the plug-in mechanism. The framework is a collection of "things" that are all related and interconnected, but in general do not have dependencies on each other.
## Minimum Requirements
+
- Essentials Framework runs on any Crestron 3-series processor, **4-series** processor or Crestron's VC-4 platform.
- To edit and compile the source, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional with SP1 is required.
- Crestron's Simpl# Plugin is also required (must be obtained from Crestron).
## Dependencies
-The [PepperDash.Core](https://github.com/PepperDash/PepperDashCore) SIMPL# library is required. It is referenced as a submodule and will be automatically checked out when cloning this repo if set to recurse submodules. This allows different builds of the PepperDash.Core library to be referenced by checking out the desired submodule commit.
+The [PepperDash.Core](https://github.com/PepperDash/PepperDashCore) SIMPL# library is required. It is referenced via nuget. You must have nuget.exe installed and in the `PATH` environment variable to use the following command. Nuget.exe is available at [nuget.org](https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/latest/nuget.exe).
+
+### Installing Dependencies
+
+To install dependencies once nuget.exe is installed, run the following command: `nuget install .\packages.config -OutputDirectory .\packages -excludeVersion`. To verify that the packages installed correctly, open Essentials and make sure that all references are found, then try and build it.
## Utilization
+
Essentials was originally conceptualized as a standalone application for running control system logic entirely in Simpl# Pro. It is primarily designed around accomplishing this goal, but during development, it became obvious that it could easily be leveraged to also serve as a partner application to one or more SIMPL Windows programs.
Utilization of Essentials Framework falls into the following categories:
@@ -32,13 +39,13 @@ Utilization of Essentials Framework falls into the following categories:
- Advanced logic. Some logic operations that cannot be affectively accomplished in SIMPL Windows (ex. JSON/XML serialization/deserialization, database operations, etc.) can be done in the Simpl# Pro environment and the necessary input and output bridged to a SIMPL Windows program via EISC.
3. Hybrid Application that may contain elements of both standalone control and SIMPL partner application integration.
-- There may be a use case where a device can only be defined in a single application, but that device may need to be interacted with from multiple applications. The device can be defined in an Essentials application, interacted with in that application and also bridged to one or more SIMPL Windows applications.
- ## Documentation
- For detailed documentation, see the [Wiki](https://github.com/PepperDash/EssentialsFramework/wiki).
+- There may be a use case where a device can only be defined in a single application, but that device may need to be interacted with from multiple applications. The device can be defined in an Essentials application, interacted with in that application and also bridged to one or more SIMPL Windows applications.
+
+## Documentation
+
+For detailed documentation, see the [Wiki](https://github.com/PepperDash/EssentialsFramework/wiki).
## How-To (Getting Started)
See [Getting Started](https://github.com/PepperDash/Essentials/wiki/Get-started#how-to-get-started)
-
-
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj
index 006bd7bb..47bc402c 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@
..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\ProgramData\Crestron\SDK\SSPDevices\Crestron.SimplSharpPro.UI.dll
-
+
False
- ..\..\..\packages\PepperDashCore.1.0.38-alpha-135\lib\net35\PepperDash_Core.dll
+ ..\..\..\packages\PepperDashCore\lib\net35\PepperDash_Core.dll
False
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/packages.config b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/packages.config
deleted file mode 100644
index f1f7bd89..00000000
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/packages.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
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diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/PepperDash_Essentials_DM.csproj b/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/PepperDash_Essentials_DM.csproj
index 0372274a..81426594 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/PepperDash_Essentials_DM.csproj
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/PepperDash_Essentials_DM.csproj
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\ProgramData\Crestron\SDK\SSPDevices\Crestron.SimplSharpPro.UI.dll
-
+
False
- ..\..\..\packages\PepperDashCore.1.0.38-alpha-135\lib\net35\PepperDash_Core.dll
+ ..\..\..\packages\PepperDashCore\lib\net35\PepperDash_Core.dll
False
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/packages.config b/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/packages.config
deleted file mode 100644
index f1f7bd89..00000000
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/packages.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
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diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common.csproj b/essentials-framework/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common.csproj
index cb593fcd..62f3a571 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common.csproj
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common.csproj
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\ProgramData\Crestron\SDK\SSPDevices\Crestron.SimplSharpPro.Lighting.dll
-
+
False
- ..\..\..\packages\PepperDashCore.1.0.38-alpha-135\lib\net35\PepperDash_Core.dll
+ ..\..\..\packages\PepperDashCore\lib\net35\PepperDash_Core.dll
False
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/packages.config b/essentials-framework/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/packages.config
deleted file mode 100644
index f1f7bd89..00000000
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/packages.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
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diff --git a/essentials-framework/pepperdashcore-builds b/essentials-framework/pepperdashcore-builds
index 18cb0c27..b64665a6 160000
--- a/essentials-framework/pepperdashcore-builds
+++ b/essentials-framework/pepperdashcore-builds
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 18cb0c273eb8b750f657d74160ad82eff1b24bca
+Subproject commit b64665a60ebfa8cd4dc680acccb3ef0d94cbbf82
diff --git a/packages.config b/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42d552c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+
+
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