TFS2008: Eventlistener Howto get Build for specific Workitem
TomE
Following situation:
- I do have an eventsubscription to a WorkItem changed Event.
- The workitem got created by a Build-Process (integrationbuild field is set
to the build) using the CreateNewWorkItem-Task
I want following done:
- In the workitem changed event, the build quality of the "associated" build
should be changed.
Questions:
- How do I get a reference to the Build from the workitem programatically?
- How is is possible to retrieve the Build Uri from the workitem?
Thanks for your help!
Regards
Bill Wang
You should be able to change build quality in the event handler for
WorkItemChangedEvent programmatcially. Another way is to use
SetBuildProperties task to set build quality during a build. You can refer
to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb399143.aspx for more
information about SetBuildProperties task.
In your build definition, you can override AfterCreateWorkItem target to
set build quality. This target executes after a work item is created during
a build. For example:
<Target Name="AfterCreateWorkItem">
<SetBuildProperties
TeamFoundationServerUrl="$(TeamFoundationServerUrl)"
BuildUri="$(BuildUri)"
Quality="Rejected">
</SetBuildProperties>
If you do want to set the build quality programmatically in the event
handler, please let me know and I will make more research and reply you
later.
Regards,
Bill Wang
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TomE
thanks - but I need a way using c#.
Just to describe the mechanism:
- The automatic build creates a workitem filling the "integrationfields" on
success (just kinda the assignment to deploy the build)
- After being deployed someone changes the state of the workitem to i.e.
something like 'staging' or 'production'.
- Just to keep the build-list (All-Build-Definitions List) in sync with the
workitem, we would want the build-quality having the same value as the state
of the workitem.
To achieve this I thought about implementing a eventlistener webservice that
gets notified on the workitemchanged event. I do get the id for the workitem,
but I am not sure how to get the according build to change the build quality.
I'd need the build Uri and don't know how to get it out of the workitem.
Do you have any idea?
Thanks alot!
Tom
Bill Wang
I just created a sample web application project which handles the
WorkItemChangedEvent. It reads the build number from the
Microsoft.VSTS.Build.IntegrationBuild field of a work item, then change its
build quality.
I uploaded the sample solution at
http://ttgl1w.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pd-h6rxGp-WRlbnQ11FdlS72sql-EpZLQM4Y6v
KQvu0BC4iMAdXJlmJJNZlYTEBriKZCupEt4tldYsqZaoUsyjoGhmNQgGBwM/TfsTools.zip?dow
nload.
In order to read work items and change build quality, the identity of the
IIS application pool used by your event handler must have the following
permissions:
- Edit build quality
- Edit work items
Fore more information about TFS permissions, please refer to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms252587.aspx. Please let us know
if you meet any issues.
Regards,
Bill Wang
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TomE
thanks for your solution. I was thinking about passing the $(BuildUri) from
Build to a custom field in my workitem as a workaround. But I like your way
more and gonna do it like that!
Thanks again!
Regards,
Tom
Bill Wang
Glad to hear it helps. I'm going to close this thread. It's my pleasure to
work with you. Please feel free to open a new thread in newsgroup or TFS
forums if you meet other issues.
ifunky
> Hello,
>
> Following situation:
>
> - I do have an eventsubscription to a WorkItem changed Event.
> - The workitem got created by a Build-Process (integrationbuild field is set
> to the build) using the CreateNewWorkItem-Task
>
> I want following done:
> - In the workitem changed event, the build quality of the
> should be changed.
>
> Questions:
> - How do I get a reference to the Build from the workitem programatically?
> - How is is possible to retrieve the Build Uri from the workitem?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Regards
>
I need to use C# to change the build quality externally and this sample code
sounds like it will do the trick but I can't download it!
Could anyone provide a quick sample?
Thanks
Dan