Package Managers & Direct Headers Guide¶

NuGet¶

For Visual Studio or MSBuild projects on Windows, AzureCppUtils is available on nuget.org as SiddiqSoft.AzureCppUtils.

Installation¶

Package Manager Consoledotnet CLIPackageReference (vcxproj)

Install-Package SiddiqSoft.AzureCppUtils

dotnet add package SiddiqSoft.AzureCppUtils

<ItemGroup>
  <PackageReference Include="SiddiqSoft.AzureCppUtils" Version="3.0.0" />
</ItemGroup>

Direct Headers¶

Because AzureCppUtils is header-only, you can directly include the include/ directory in your build system's include path:

include/
└── siddiqsoft/
    ├── base64-utils.hpp
    ├── base64-utils-unix.hpp
    ├── base64-utils-win.hpp
    ├── conversion-utils.hpp
    ├── date-utils.hpp
    ├── encryption-utils.hpp
    ├── encryption-utils-unix.hpp
    ├── encryption-utils-win.hpp
    ├── url-utils.hpp
    └── RunOnEnd.hpp

Compiler Requirements¶

C++ Standard: Pass -std=c++23 (GCC/Clang) or /std:c++latest (MSVC).
Windows System Libraries: Ensure your build links against crypt32.lib and bcrypt.lib.
Linux/macOS System Libraries: Ensure your build links against OpenSSL (libcrypto).