[Feature]: Easier package publishing

[bugproof]

NuGet Product(s) Involved

NuGet.exe, dotnet.exe

The Elevator Pitch

The command to publish packages to nuget.org could be simplified. In Rust's package manager - cargo you just do cargo login apikey (just one time) and cargo publish and that's it.

Similar nuget subcommand could do the following:

• Build project in release mode
• Pack
• Push to nuget.org

The api key could be saved in some json file or just use nuget setapikey

Additional Context and Details

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[chrisraygill]

Hi, thanks for the suggestion @bugproof!

Is what you have in mind something like what's described in the this proposal? #10658

The proposal is still in progress, but the motivation and idea is there 😃

If so, please leave consider interacting with the associated issue!

[bugproof]

@chgill-MSFT Similar to the proposal you mentioned but it should also build in release mode and create package for you so you don't have to specify nupkg path yourself. If that's the plan then feel free to close the issue. I was even thinking to create a custom dotnet-tool for this exact purpose. This doesn't seem like a lot of work.

dotnet tool install -g nuget-push or something like that

There should also be ability to set a default package source other than nuget.org but it's fine to just support nuget.org as it's the most commonly used. Ideally it should work just like cargo publish https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/publishing.html

[chrisraygill]

Hi @bugproof!

We recently started doing some more research around this area. I would love to know, what motivates you to push packages from your local machine using the CLI as opposed to the NuGet.org upload UI?

cc @loic-sharma

[bugproof]

It's much faster. I don't have to visit NuGet.org just enter 1 short command and it's published. Much better experience.

Instead of:

• Open your browser
• Visit Nuget.org
• Login
• Pack
• Drag and drop/look for nupkg on your drive

You just do:

• Open terminal in project dir
• Enter something like dotnet push/publish without any additional parameters you have to remember