Team Foundation Server Express
Get Release Management Datas With API REST TFS
Microsoft has released a documentation of the VSTS and TFS integrating REST APIs. In the recent past we were using the client object model and API to interact with TFS. But it was very difficult for client which don’t have .Net Framework installed, and after installation of this later, you must to have Visual Studio, install dependencies on TFS assemblies, know C# …..
Now you can interact with VSTS and TFS via POWERSHELL scripts, or another language, with simple instructions.
It implies also an openness to other technologies and also ease of use.
You specify different HTTP verbs (such as GET, PUT, POST and PATCH) and the connection point to a specific URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) to interact with the API.
In our post we will define the URI of our TFS server, our project collection and also that of the team project.
$UriCollectionProject = $TFSInstanceURL+"/"+$ProjectCollection+"/_apis/projects?api-version=2.2-preview.1" $CollectionResponse = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Credential $credential -ContentType application/json -Uri $UriCollectionProject
When pointing to TFS, you can pass a username and password (masked as a secret variable) through
So we must to add theses lines below
$User = "Aghilas.yakoub" $Password = "MyPassword" $securePassword = $Password | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force $credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($User, $securePassword)
Us in this post we will try to list Releases runned by a specific person.
So secondly we will try to retrieve the list of team projects in a collection.
Emeber that a collection contains a set of project and a project contains a set of releases.
Below calling a GET on the URL of the collection.
$UriCollection = $TFSURL+"/"+$ProjectCollectionName+"/_apis/projects?api-version=2.2-preview.1" $CollectionResponse = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Credential $credential -ContentType application/json -Uri $UriCollection
$CollectionResponse contains set of team projects.
foreach ($project in $CollectionResponse.value)
{
$TeamProject= $project.Name
….
}
Now in a second time we will try to retrieve the list of release on a team project.
We will use the following suffix: /_apis/release/releases?api-version=2.2-preview.1
Ref : https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/docs/integrate/api/rm/releases#get-a-release
#Construct URI for query team prpject and his releases $Uri = $TFSURL +"/"+$ ProjectCollectionName +"/"+$TeamProject+"/_apis/release/releases?api-version=2.2-preview.1" #Get response of previous uri $releaseresponse = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Credential $credential -ContentType application/json -Uri $Uri
Now we must just get created releases by Aghilas
foreach ($releaseInstance in $releaseresponse.value)
{
If($releaseInstance.createdBy –eq “Aghilas”)
{
......
}
}
GC.Collect
Package and publish your extension TFS 2015 VNEXT
In order apeak about solution , we explain just that we have two aspects to setup, packaging and publishing, we begin with our sample with packaging.
- PACKAGING View
For the packaging we follow steps below in order to construct our package, the result of this step is vsix file.
1. Setup Node.js
2. Install vset tool with this command : npm install vset –save-dev
3. Run Node.js command prompt tool (C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k “C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\nodevars.bat”)
4. Locate you on directory of your extension
5. Run vset package command
Your vsix is generated into your root irectory
For information you can inspect content of your extension, by unzip your vsix
- PUBLISHING View
Before publish our extension it’s possible to visit differents extension avaiable on the cloud, it’s possible to download and install on premise version of tfs, in order to reuse.
We choose to publish our expansion on the market place on Azure
We follow theses steps, firstly we create a publisher, secondly
1. Go to https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/manage/publishers/
2. Choose to create a publisher by completing a unique Id
After that
3. Upload your extension by drag and drop your vsix
4. Correct and adapt your manifest information
5. Now it’s ok and my vsix is downloaded
6. Share my extension on my account azure, an it’s possible to update my version on clickin on update button
7. Go to admin tfs section, and selection extension tab, clck on my extension target
8. On Build VNEXT find my created extension
Branching By Feature – Team Foundation Server
We have several strategies branching, Foncton life cycle of the product, the number of people, delivery mode etc.
We can mention: Release Management or CodePromotion ..
the objective of this bill is to address one of the most complex, it is the featuring.
Context
An application may include multiple versions while having active or corrective maintenance needs. How to do ?
Parallel developments can be implemented by several teams. How a team without negatively impacting the other?
=> Set up branches developments
However it is essential to establish a branch management policy to avoid manage conflicting versions during development, to prohibit changes to the validated versions etc.
Setting up
The installation requires performing the following tasks:
1. Create a development trunk, the trunk is denominated XYZ
Note: the developments are not directly on the trunk, but are on a child branch called Service Pack.
2. Create from a new branch trunk daughter Service Pack denominated 1.YZ
Note: this branch will host the developments dedicated to the first feature.
Event Project: End of the first iteration (The development team estimates that the developments are completed).
3. Create from Service Pack 1.YZ a new child branch Fix denominated 1.0.Z.
Note: This branch contains all the developments dedicated to future bug fixes following the delivery of the target functionality.
4. Create From Fix 1.0.Z. a new child branch Release, 1.0.0 wording.
Note :
-This Branch will remain read-only.
-This Branch is the only branch deployed in production environment.
-This Branch represents an image of our delivery.
It makes it possible to trace the different deliveries made.
-It Allows for Rollback operations on version if the need arises (Avoid version conflicts files).
Event Project: Delivery of production
5. Deliver the branch Release 1.0.0 on the production environment.
6. Merge Service Pack 1.YZ to XYZ trunk
Note: At this stage all branches are at the same level of evolution.
Event Project: Bugs occurs on the Release 1.0.0
7. Treatment of bugs can be done in two ways as possible:
Judging that the version is not stable
-Conduct Fixes on Fix branch 1.0.Z.
-Create A new branch Release 1.0.1
-Livrer The Release 1.0.1 branch
-Fusionner Fix 1.0.Z to Service Pack 1.Y.Z.
-Fusionner Service Pack 1.Y.Z. to X.Y.Z. trunk
Note: You can iterate many times: 1.0,1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3 etc.
Judging that the version is stable and it is decided to fix bugs on a new delivery.
-Create From Service Pack 1.Y.Z. Fix a new child branch 1.1.Z
-Apporter Fixes on Fix branch 1.1.Z
-Create From Fix 1.1.Z. a new child branch Release, 1.1.0 wording.
-Livrer 1.1.0 branch
Event Project: An important new feature arrives
8. Create from the trunk a new child branch service pack, label 2.YZ
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Implementation in Team Foundation Server 11
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