Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource 0.1.4

dotnet add package Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource --version 0.1.4
                    
NuGet\Install-Package Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource -Version 0.1.4
                    
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource" Version="0.1.4" />
                    
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource" Version="0.1.4" />
                    
Directory.Packages.props
<PackageReference Include="Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource" />
                    
Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.
paket add Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource --version 0.1.4
                    
#r "nuget: Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource, 0.1.4"
                    
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
#:package Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource@0.1.4
                    
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource&version=0.1.4
                    
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#tool nuget:?package=Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource&version=0.1.4
                    
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Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource

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Fluent access to embedded resources with string, stream, byte array, and JSON deserialization support.

Installation

dotnet add package Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource

Usage

Reading Resources

using Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource;

// Read as string
string html = EmbeddedResource.ReadString("Templates/welcome.html");

// Read as bytes
byte[] data = EmbeddedResource.ReadBytes("Assets/logo.png");

// Open as stream
using var stream = EmbeddedResource.OpenStream("Data/config.xml");

JSON Deserialization

using Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource;

// Deserialize a JSON resource directly into a typed object
var settings = EmbeddedResource.ReadJson<AppSettings>("Config/defaults.json");

Console.WriteLine(settings.Theme);   // "dark"
Console.WriteLine(settings.MaxRetries); // 3

Listing and Filtering Resources

using Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource;

// List all embedded resource names in the calling assembly
string[] all = EmbeddedResource.List();

// Filter by pattern
string[] templates = EmbeddedResource.List("*.html");

// Read from a specific assembly
var assembly = typeof(MyPlugin).Assembly;
string text = EmbeddedResource.ReadString("plugin-config.json", assembly);

API

EmbeddedResource

Method Description
ReadString(name, assembly?) Read an embedded resource as a string.
ReadBytes(name, assembly?) Read an embedded resource as a byte array.
OpenStream(name, assembly?) Open an embedded resource as a stream.
ReadJson<T>(name, assembly?) Read and deserialize a JSON embedded resource.
List(pattern?, assembly?) List available embedded resource names.

Name resolution tries an exact match first, then falls back to suffix matching. For example, "Templates/welcome.html" will match "MyApp.Templates.welcome.html".

ResourceNotFoundException

Thrown when a resource cannot be found. Includes the list of available resource names in the exception message for easier debugging.

Development

dotnet build src/Philiprehberger.EmbeddedResource.csproj --configuration Release

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License

MIT

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
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Version Downloads Last Updated
0.1.4 132 4/1/2026
0.1.3 110 3/27/2026
0.1.2 108 3/25/2026
0.1.1 103 3/25/2026
0.1.0 107 3/23/2026