SIL.BuildTasks 2.6.0-beta0023

SIL.BuildTasks package

SIL.BuildTasks defines several msbuild tasks used in building our other projects.

Tasks in the SIL.BuildTasks nuget package:

Archive task

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CpuArchitecture task

Returns the CPU architecture of the current system (x64/x86 on Windows, X86_64/i386 on Linux).

Properties

• Value (output parameter)

Example

<UsingTask TaskName="CpuArchitecture" AssemblyFile="SIL.BuildTasks.dll" />

<Target Name="Test">
	<CpuArchitecture>
		<Output TaskParameter="Value" PropertyName="arch" />
	</CpuArchitecture>
</Target>

DownloadFile task

Downloads a file from a web address. Params specify the web address, the local path for the file, and optionally a user and password. The user/password feature has not been tested. If using an important password, make sure the address is https, since I think otherwise the password may be sent in clear.

Properties

• Address: HTTP address to download from (required)

• LocalFilename: Local file to which the downloaded file will be saved (required)

• Username: Username credential for HTTP authentication

• Password: Password credential for HTTP authentication

Example

<UsingTask TaskName="DownloadFile" AssemblyFile="SIL.BuildTasks.dll" />

<Target Name="Test">
	<DownloadFile
		Address="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1089452/how-can-i-use-msbuild-to-download-a-file"
		LocalFilename="answer.html" />
</Target>

FileUpdate task

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MakePot task

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MakeWixForDirTree task

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NormalizeLocales task

Properties

• L10nsDirectory: The directory whose subdirectories are locale names and contain localization files

NUnit task

Runs NUnit (v2) on a test assembly.

Properties

• Timeout: The maximum amount of time the test is allowed to execute, expressed in milliseconds. The default is essentially no time-out

• FudgeFactor: Factor the timeout will be multiplied by

• Verbose: If true print the output of NUnit immediately, otherwise print it after NUnit finishes

• FailedSuites: The names of failed test suites (output parameter)

• AbandondedSuites: The names of test suites that got a timeout or that crashed (output parameter)

• Assemblies: The full path to the NUnit assemblies (test DLLs). [Required]

• IncludeCategory: The categories to include. Multiple values are separated by a comma (,)

• ExcludeCategory: The categories to exclude. Multiple values are separated by a comma (,)

• Fixture: The test fixture

• XsltTransformFile: The XSLT transform file

• OutputXmlFile: The output XML file

• ErrorOutputFile: The file to receive test error details

• WorkingDirectory: The working directory

• DisableShadowCopy: Determines whether assemblies are copied to a shadow folder during testing

• ProjectConfiguration: The project configuration to run

• FailTaskIfAnyTestsFail: Whether or not to fail the build if any tests fail

• TestInNewThread: Allows tests to be run in a new thread, allowing you to take advantage of ApartmentState and ThreadPriority settings in the config file

• Force32Bit: Determines whether the tests are run in a 32bit process on a 64bit OS

• Framework: Determines the framework to run against

• ToolPath: Gets or sets the path to the NUnit executable assembly

• Apartment: Apartment for running tests: MTA (Default), STA

Example

<UsingTask TaskName="NUnit" AssemblyFile="SIL.BuildTasks.dll" />

<Target Name="Test">
	<ItemGroup>
		<TestAssemblies Include="$(OutputDir)/*.Tests.dll"/>
	</ItemGroup>

	<NUnit Assemblies="@(TestAssemblies)"
		ToolPath="$(NuGetPackageDir)/nunit.runners.net4/2.6.4/tools"
		TestInNewThread="false"
		ExcludeCategory="KnownMonoIssue"
		WorkingDirectory="$(OutputDir)"
		Force32Bit="true"
		Verbose="true"
		FailTaskIfAnyTestsFail="true"
		OutputXmlFile="$(OutputDir)/TestResults.xml"/>
</Target>

NUnit3 task

Runs NUnit3 on a test assembly.

Properties

See properties for NUnit task. The following additional properties are defined:

• NoColor: Determines the use of colors in the output

• UseNUnit3Xml: Whether to use the NUnit3 or NUnit2 XML format

• TeamCity: Should be set to true if the tests are running on a TeamCity server. Adds --teamcity when calling nunit which "Turns on use of TeamCity service messages."

• Agent: The number of NUnit agents to use when running the tests

• Workers: Specify the NUMBER of worker threads to be used in running tests

• Process: PROCESS isolation for test assemblies. Values: Single, Separate, Multiple

• DisposeRunners: When true Dispose each test runner after it has finished running its tests

• Debug: Causes NUnit to break into the debugger immediately before it executes your tests

• Test: Comma-separated list of FULLNAMES of tests to run or explore. This option may be repeated

• Trace: Set internal trace LEVEL. Values: Off, Error, Warning, Info, Verbose (Debug)

Example

See NUnit task.

Split task

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StampAssemblies task

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UnixName task

Determines the Unix Name of the operating system executing the build.

This is useful when determining Mac vs Linux during a build. On Mac, the output Value will be "Darwin". On Linux, the output Value will be "Linux".

Properties

• Value (output parameter)

Example

This can be used to set DefineConstants during the PreBuild Target. Here is an example build/platform.targets file that can be included in a CSPROJ file. SYSTEM_MAC or SYSTEM_LINUX will be defined and can be used in the C# code for #if conditional compilation.

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <UsingTask TaskName="UnixName" AssemblyFile="SIL.BuildTasks.dll" />
  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
    <UnixName>
      <Output TaskParameter="Value" PropertyName="UNIX_NAME" />
    </UnixName>
    <PropertyGroup>
      <DefineConstants Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Unix'">$(DefineConstants);SYSTEM_UNIX</DefineConstants>
      <DefineConstants Condition="'$(UNIX_NAME)' == 'Darwin'">$(DefineConstants);SYSTEM_MAC</DefineConstants>
      <DefineConstants Condition="'$(UNIX_NAME)' == 'Linux'">$(DefineConstants);SYSTEM_LINUX</DefineConstants>
    </PropertyGroup>
  </Target>
</Project>

UpdateBuildTypeFile task

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