Updating MiniProfiler.MVC3 NuGet package after editing MiniProfiler.cs in App_Start

Question

In the MiniProfiler.MVC3 NuGet package, it creates a file in App_Start that is used to control MiniProfiler settings (the SqlFormatter to use, modifications to the ViewEngines, when to start MiniProfiler, etc.).

There are a lot of TODO comments in this file talking about how to change the code to perform how you want. This is great, but when the NuGet package is updated, it will see that I've changed the file and not pull down the updated version. The problem here is that I lose any updates to that file, and depending on what else updated in the package, making it unusable (for example, when upgrading MiniProfiler.MVC3 from version 1.9 to version 2.0.1 after modifying MiniProfiler.cs in App_Start, the project will no longer build because of needed changes to that file in the 2.0.1 version).

What is the best way to handle this? Should I create my own file in App_Start and not modify the one in the NuGet package, ensuring that I will always get the full update when upgrading to the latest version of the NuGet package?

Answer 1

You could backup the file in App_Start, update it, then merge the files manually, or using a merge tool. You'd probably end up doing this anyways if you're using source control.