Adding Packages¶

A package manifest is a collection of repository names and repository locations.

We have three types of manifests:

• Local Manifest
• Root Manifest
• Normal Manifest

Manifests are loaded in that order, wherein duplicate names will be ignored.

Definition¶

The manifest definition consists of a listing of a name and a repository, and are listed in a .manifest.json:

//.manifest.json
[
    {
        "name": "<vendor-name>/<package-name>",
        "repository": "https://<repository>.git"
    }
]

Where

• vendor-name is alpha-numeric and may contain '-' and '_'.
• package-name is alpha-numeric and may contain '-' and '_'.
• repository is a git url (may be private).

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Local Manifest¶

Local Manifests are added on a per project basis. By defining a .manifest.json file in the root of your project we can add new packages available to that project only.

Root Manifest¶

The root manifest contains packages that are defined by the root registry.

Normal Manifest¶

The normal manifests are packages defined by normal registries.