TFS - Run Powershell script against package before Deployment

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I currently have a CI Setup in TFS 2013 which does the following

Pulls code down from Git on every commit to a branch
Builds the Solution
Runs N-Unit Tests Against the solution
Runs Jasmine Front-end Tests against the javascript
Deploys on success via WebDeploy to chosen server.

I have now managed to install Grunt and NodeJS on the server to do some manipulation of the Javascript between steps 5-6. Does anyone have any advice on how this might be done?

I've tried post-tests scripts to minify the javascript successfully on both the src and bin/_PublishedWebsites directory but this does not seem to persist over to the deployment server. And infact, the _PublishedWebsites route puts the build folder in an undeletable state due to maxmimum character limits on Windows files (argh).

MrHinsh - Martin Hinshelwood · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-26 14:55:57Z

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You should switch over to using Release Management for Visual Studio 2013 (works with 2012 as well). This allows you to parameterize your release and push the same output through multiple environments. Very configurable and even makes sure that the tools you need end up on the server that you are deploying to. Supports Puppet, Chef, DSC, and create your own.

http://nakedalm.com/installing-release-management-server-tfs-2013/

And for an overview: http://nakedalm.com/building-release-pipeline-release-management-visual-studio-2013/

answered Oct 26, 2014 at 14:55

MrHinsh - Martin Hinshelwood

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Stunt Over a year ago

Thanks for the suggestion! I may be a little slower getting around to trying this out as a solution as i'll need to get it installed somewhere first.

MrHinsh - Martin Hinshelwood Over a year ago

I usually install the server on thebTFS server. I expect them to be integrated in the future

Stunt · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-27 10:39:47Z

I managed to get this working with the addition of two extra steps to the pubxml file used for the deployment.

First, i added a dependency powershell script which ran NPM install and grunt tasks.

<PipelineDependsOn>
  CustomBeforePublish;
  $(PipelineDependsOn);
</PipelineDependsOn>
<Target Name="CustomBeforePublish">
<Exec Command="powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -file  Pre_Deploy_Javascript_Build.ps1 $(ProjectDir)"/>
</Target>

Following this. I had now created additional files which did not exist in the project. I had to now ensure that these were published. To do this, i added another step.

 <CopyAllFilesToSingleFolderForMsdeployDependsOn>
  CopyMinJSFiles;
  $(CopyAllFilesToSingleFolderForMsdeployDependsOn);
</CopyAllFilesToSingleFolderForMsdeployDependsOn >
<Target Name="CopyMinJSFiles">
<ItemGroup>
  <_MinJSFiles Include="$(ProjectDir)\App\*.js" />
  <FilesForPackagingFromProject  Include="%(_MinJSFiles.Identity)">
    <DestinationRelativePath>App\%(Filename)%(Extension)</DestinationRelativePath>
  </FilesForPackagingFromProject>
</ItemGroup>

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