Simple example
Taken from chocolatey.org documentation that shows you how to create a basic package to install Notepad++.
Open a command prompt and navigate to a preferred location and enter ‘choco new notepadplusplus’ to create the package files etc:
This will create the basic structure as shown:
notepadplusplus.nuspec
Edit the notepadplusplus.nuspec file as follows (modify the version number according to what Notepad++ version yuo are installing)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2015/06/nuspec.xsd"> <metadata> <id>notepadplusplus</id> <title>Notepad++ (Install)</title> <version>7.0</version> <authors>Don Ho</authors> <owners>my company</owners> <!-- also known as package mantainers --> <description>Notepad++ is a free (as in "free speech" and also as in "free beer") source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.</description> </metadata> <files> <file src="tools\**" target="tools" /> </files> </package>
chocolateyInstall.ps1
Edit the chocolateyInstall.ps1 file as follows (again, tailor the notepad++ file name according to the version you have downloaded):
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; $packageName= 'notepadplusplus' $toolsDir = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)" $fileLocation = Join-Path $toolsDir 'npp.7.Installer.x64.exe' $packageArgs = @{ packageName = $packageName fileType = 'exe' file = $fileLocation silentArgs = "/S" validExitCodes= @(0)
To build the choco package, navigate to the notepadplusplus folder and enter ‘choco pack’:
You should then be able to install your choco package using PowerShell:
Verify that Notepad++ appears in your startup:
… and is the correct version installed via Help > About Notepad++: