Assembly version loader

A build task that reads the assembly file attributes from a compiled assembly file and makes them available as build variables. This extension was created from the need to have a full assembly version places into nuspec files. This extension will extract the required version data from your compiled DLL file(s).

Arguments

Source assembly file

The .dll file to load and make available as variables.

Variables Prefix

The value entered here will be prefixed to each variable name generated. This can be useful when using this task multiple times during a build and pointing each task to different assembly files.

Example:

$([YourPrefix]AssemblyInfo.AssemblyVersion.Major)

Generated Variables

For each assembly attribute in the .dll, a build variable will be created in the format of:

Example:

$(AssemblyInfo.AssemblyVersion.Major)

Credits

This extension was created out of inspiration of (and derived from):

• Nuget version synchronizer by Cdiscount Alm
• Assembly Info Reader by Kyle Herzog

About Paul

A software developer for over 15 years, currently self-employed as a freelancer (Apula IT). I make software humane by conforming it to the users needs.