TFS API Part 36 – Create Build Definitions

In my last post TFS API Part 35 – Create Build Controllers  I showed how to create Build Controllers using TFS API, this can help create a Fake Build and publish test results outside TFS.

This post continue the coding from me previous post, and shows how to create or delete Build Definitions under a specific Team Project.

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Step 1: Obtain Build Process Templates and Existing Definition from Team Project

private void ListDefinitionsTeamProjectSelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{     
     if (listDefinitionsTeamProject.SelectedItem == null) return; 
     comboProcessTemplates.ItemsSource = _buildServer.QueryProcessTemplates(
                                             ((Project)listDefinitionsTeamProject.SelectedItem).Name);     
        listAddDefinitionBuildDefinitions.ItemsSource = _buildServer.QueryBuildDefinitions( 
         ((Project)listDefinitionsTeamProject.SelectedItem).Name);
}

Step 2: Add New Build Definition

private void BtnAddDefinitionClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{     
    if (listDefinitionsTeamProject.SelectedItem != null && listTfsControllers.SelectedItem != null)  
   {        
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(txtDefinitionName.Text) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(txtDropLocation.Text) || 
            comboProcessTemplates.SelectedItem == null)        
          {             
            MessageBox.Show(
                 "Please make sure the following fields has value:\n1.Definiton Name\n2.Drop Location\n3.Process Template",
  "Missing Values", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);             
            return;       
   }        
        try     
     {      
        var proj = (Project)listDefinitionsTeamProject.SelectedItem; 
            var controller = (IBuildController)listTfsControllers.SelectedItem;  
            //Create new instance of build definition under the Team Project.     
         var definition = _buildServer.CreateBuildDefinition(proj.Name);          
    definition.Name = txtDefinitionName.Text;            
            //Define Build Definition Trigger - // All, Batch , Gated, Individual, None, Schedule, ScheduleForced   
           definition.ContinuousIntegrationType = (ContinuousIntegrationType)comboContinuousIntegrationTypes.SelectedItem;      
        //Define Build Controller            
            definition.BuildController = controller;           
   definition.DefaultDropLocation = txtDropLocation.Text; 
            definition.Description = txtDescription.Text;     
         definition.Enabled = (bool)chxIsEnabled.IsChecked ? true : false;         
     //Create a fake workspace folder          
    definition.Workspace.AddMapping("$/", "c:\\someFakeFolder", WorkspaceMappingType.Map);  
            //Assign the Process Template for the new build definition            
            definition.Process = (IProcessTemplate)comboProcessTemplates.SelectedItem;         
     definition.Save();             
            //Refresh the Build Definitions List         
     listAddDefinitionBuildDefinitions.ItemsSource = _buildServer.QueryBuildDefinitions(((Project)listDefinitionsTeamProject.SelectedItem).Name); 
         }         
      catch (BuildServerException ex)   
       {             
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Opps", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);   
       }  
    }
}

Step 3: Remove Build Definition

private void BtnRemoveDefinitionClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{    
  if (listAddDefinitionBuildDefinitions.SelectedItem == null) return;
     
    _buildServer.DeleteBuildDefinitions(new IBuildDefinition[] { (IBuildDefinition)listAddDefinitionBuildDefinitions.SelectedItem }); 








  listAddDefinitionBuildDefinitions.ItemsSource = _buildServer.QueryBuildDefinitions(((Project)listDefinitionsTeamProject.SelectedItem).Name);
}

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