README.md

renovate-nuget-range-repro

• minimal repro for current incomplete nuget range/floating support in renovate
• nuget background
  • nuget supports a "prefer most stable version of a given major.minor.patch (including prerelease)" behavior (nuget spec)
  • example:
    • given a PackageReference with Version="3.4.142-*"
    • results in 3.4.142 being preferred if this stable version exists
    • results in (e. g.) 3.4.142-alpha being preferred if no stable and instead this prerelease version exists
• renovate
  • current behavior
    • -*-PackageReferences are replaced with a concrete version, e. g. 3.4.231 or 3.4.142-alpha
  • expected behavior
    • renovate leaves the -* untouched and just cares about the major.minor.patch-part, at least if this is configured (via "rangeStrategy": "replace" or another appropriate config option)
    • example:
      • given a PackageReference with Version="3.4.142-*"
      • renovate creates a PR with Version="3.4.231-*"