| name | al-symbols |
| description | Download AL symbol packages (.app files) for the current project's dependencies from Microsoft NuGet feeds. Reads app.json to determine required packages. |
/al-symbols — Download AL Symbol Packages
Tool Location
al-symbols is on PATH (installed at /usr/local/bin/al-symbols).
Tool Reference
!al-symbols --help
Behavior
- Parse
$ARGUMENTS and pass them through (e.g., /al-symbols -c de --latest)
- If no country code is provided, ask the user which localization they need
- Run
al-symbols in the project directory (where app.json is located)
- Symbol
.app files are downloaded to .alpackages/ by default
- Report which packages were downloaded and their versions
Common Usage
al-symbols -c w1
al-symbols -c be --latest
al-symbols -c de --pat $AL_SYMBOLS_PAT
Notes
- Requires network access to
dynamicssmb2.pkgs.visualstudio.com (allowed through firewall)
- Must be run from a directory containing
app.json
- Downloads the oldest compatible version by default (safer for dependency resolution)