Building Google Analytics package in ASP.NET Core 5.0 - google-analytics-api

Question

I am trying to include Google Analytics API package in my MVC 6 application. I've tried to include all the dependencies or to let it install trough NuGet Package Manager. In either case, when i build the solution, I get an error: Error CS0246 The type or namespace name 'Google' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?) ProjectName.ASP.NET Core 5.0
Any idea what dependencies I need to include for it to build in ASP.Net Core 5.0?
Here is what i have in my project.json file:
"dependencies": {
...
"Microsoft.Net.Http": "2.2.28.0",
"Microsoft.Bcl": "1.1.9.0",
"Microsoft.Bcl.Build": "1.0.21.0",
"Microsoft.Bcl.Async": "1.0.168.0",
"Google.Apis.Analytics.v3": "1.9.0.1100"
},
...
"frameworks": {
"aspnet50": {
"dependencies": {
}
},
"aspnetcore50": {
"dependencies": {
"Newtonsoft.Json": "6.0.8.0"
}
}
},

Answer 1

Similar issue to the one described here: Problems with RavenDB.Client reference in asp.net 5.0 project.json
Adapting my answer from there:
The problem is that you referencing Google.Apis.Analytics.v3 in the top level dependencies node in project.json. That means that those dependencies are applicable to both Desktop CLR (aspnet50) and CoreCLR (aspnetcore50).
When you build an ASPNET 5 project, all configurations are built, not just the "active" one. Mostly sure Google.Apis.Analytics.v3 works only with the Desktop CLR so move it under a dependencies node under that configuration.
"dependencies": {
....
},
"frameworks": {
"aspnet50": {
"dependencies" : {
"Google.Apis.Analytics.v3": "1.9.0.1100"
}
},
"aspnetcore50": {}
}
Then you might have to either use some conditional blocks in your code (#if ASPNET50) or remove CoreCLR all together.
Then you might have to either use some conditional blocks in your code (#if ASPNET50) or remove CoreCLR all together.