Dependencies Element Reference

The Dependencies element is used to specify which plug-in bundles must be available in order for another plug-in bundle to load.

There are times when one plug-in bundle might depend on the files of another plug-in bundle to run correctly. Using a Dependencies element, you can instruct AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT to only load a plug-in bundle when a bundle with a specific upgrade code or version is installed and loaded.

The Dependencies element is optional, and can contain one or more Dependency elements. Dependency elements are used to identify which plug-in bundles must be installed and loaded before your plug-in bundle can be loaded.

Dependency Element

Attribute	Description
UpgradeCode	Must be identical to the UpgradeCode attribute in the ApplicationPackage element of the dependent plug-in bundle.
Optional	Optional; determines whether the plug-in bundle is required, ignored if found missing. Valid values: True – Bundle is required False – Bundle is not required
VersionMin	Optional; defines the minimum version of the plug-in bundle in which this plug-in bundle has a dependency on. The value is compared against the AppVersion attribute in the ApplicationPackage element of the dependent plug-in bundle.
VersionMax	Optional; defines the maximum version of the plug-in bundle in which this plug-in bundle has a dependency on. The value is compared against the AppVersion attribute in the ApplicationPackage element of the dependent plug-in bundle.

A Dependency element can contain, or encapsulate, a Component element. Adding a Component element allows you to define a dependency on a specific component entry within a plug-in bundle. The Name attribute of the Component element must match that of the AppName attribute of the ComponentEntry in which this plug-in bundle has a dependency on.

The following example defines multiple dependencies on different components of the plug-in bundles with an UpgradeCode that matches "GUID-Value":

<Dependencies>
  <Dependency UpgradeCode="GUID-Value" Optional="True" VersionMin="1.0"/>
  <Dependency UpgradeCode="GUID-Value" Optional="False" VersionMin="2.0" VersionMax="5.0">
      <Component AppName="App1" />
      <Component AppName="App2" />
  </Dependency>
</Dependencies>