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Publishing and using CodeQL packs
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You can publish your own CodeQL packs and use packs published by other people.
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Note
The CodeQL package manager is currently in beta and subject to change. During the beta, CodeQL packs are available only in GitHub Packages - the GitHub Container Registry (GHCR). You must use version 2.5.8 or later of the CodeQL CLI to use the CodeQL package manager.
Configuring the ``qlpack.yml`` file before publishing
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You can check and modify the configuration details of your CodeQL pack prior to publishing. Open the ``qlpack.yml`` file in your preferred text editor.
library: # set to true if the pack is a library. Set to false or omit for a query pack
name: <scope>/<pack>
version: x.x.x
description:
default-suite: # a query-suite file that has been inlined
- query:
default-suite-file: default-queries.qls # a pointer to a query-suite in this pack
license:
dependencies:
- ``name:`` must follow the <scope>/<pack> format, where <scope> is the GitHub organization that you will publish to and <pack> is the name for the pack.
- Only one of ``default-suite`` or ``default-suite-file`` is allowed. Both options define a default query suite to be run.
Running ``codeql pack publish``
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When you are ready to upload a pack to a shared repository, you can run the following command in the root of the pack directory:
::
codeql pack publish
The published package will appear in the packages section of your GitHub organization.
Running ``codeql pack download <scope>/<pack>``
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To run a pack that someone else has created, you must download it by running the following command:
::
codeql pack download <scope>/<pack>@x.x.x
- ``<scope>``: the name of the GitHub organization that you will download from.
- ``<pack>``: the name for the pack that you are creating.
- ``@x.x.x``: an optional version number. If omitted, the latest version will be downloaded.
Using a CodeQL pack to analyze a CodeQL database
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To analyze a CodeQL database with a CodeQL pack, run the following command:
::
codeql database analyze <database> --allow-packs <scope>/<pack>@x.x.x
- ``<database>``: the CodeQL database to be analyzed.
- ``<scope>``: the name of the GitHub organization that the pack is published to.
- ``<pack>``: the name for the pack that you are using.
- ``@x.x.x``: an optional version number. If omitted, the latest version will be used.
The ``analyze`` command will run the default suite of any specified CodeQL packs. You can specify multiple CodeQL packs to be used for analyzing a CodeQL database. For example:
::
codeql <database> analyze --allow-packs <scope>/<pack> <scope>/<other-pack>