Can't build an F# project using the ApiaryTypeProvider. FSharp.Data.DesignTime can not be found

Question

I have an F# Library Project ( Not Portable Library ) with the following code:

   let db = new ApiaryProvider<"themoviedb">("http://api.themoviedb.org")
   db.AddQueryParam("api_key", TmdbApiKey)
   let test = 
      let movie = db.Movie.GetMovie("550")
      let creds = movie.Credits()
      creds

Unfortunately when I try to build this I get the error:

C:\Users\Andy\Documents\Programming\Projects\MovieMediaManager\MovieMediaManagerLib\
Library1.fs(73,19):

error FS3033: The type provider 'ApiaryProvider.ProviderImplementation.ApiaryProvider'
reported an error in the context of provided type
'ApiaryProvider.ApiaryProvider,ApiName="themoviedb"+Movie3', member 'Credits'.

The error: Could not load file or assembly 'FSharp.Data.DesignTime, Version=2.0.7.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find
the file specified.

On the line:

let credits = movie.Credits()

I'm using the ApiaryProvider 1.0.1. The FSharp.Data.DesignTime dlls are in the nuget packages file in this directory:

\packages\ApiaryProvider.1.0.1\lib\net40

I read on this question here: Is FSharp.Data.DesignTime .NET 4.5 only?

That you can remove the reference and it should work but this mentions FSharp.Data and that it should be fixed in the new nuget packages.

Am I doing something wrong? Do I need to checkout the source code and manually remove the reference and rebuild?

Answer 1

I have ran into a couple issues with f# and the FSharp.Data.Dll myself. I had to completely unisntall the package from every project in the solution and then reinstall the nuget package. I then had to go to Tools, Options, F# Tools, type providers and trust the FSharp.Data.DLL for the project you are currently working on. I have also had issues with the DLL being trusted for multiple projects at once and it causes issues as well.

Hope this helps!