Azure DevOps pipeline task for downloading ALCops code analyzers for AL Language of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
Features
Single-step download with automatic TFM detection from multiple sources
Smart routing determines the detection source from your input (URL, path, version, or channel keyword)
NuGet integration downloads the latest (or specific) version of ALCops from nuget.org
Quick Start
steps:
- task: ALCopsDownloadAnalyzers@1
displayName: ALCops - Download Analyzers
inputs:
tfm: "net8.0" # Or use the detectUsing parameter instead of static value
outputPath: "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/.alcops"
Note: The @1 is the task major version and is independent of the extension version shown above;
the Version: 1.x.y line in the pipeline log is the task's own version, not the extension's.
Usage Examples
Auto-detect from BC Artifact URL
Pass a BC artifact URL and the TFM is detected automatically:
steps:
- task: ALCopsDownloadAnalyzers@1
name: alcops
inputs:
detectUsing: "latest" # Latest or preview for beta/prelease releases
detectFrom: "nuget-devtools" # Optional: Defaults to BC DevTools from NuGet, set to 'marketplace' for AL Language extension from VS Code Marketplace
Note: With detectFrom: marketplace, both VSIX layouts of the AL Language extension are supported
from @alcops/core 0.2.0: the flat extension/bin/ layout used by AL 18+ (BC 29) and the legacy
extension/bin/Analyzers/ layout. Compiling with AL 18 additionally requires a .NET 10 runtime on the
agent, since its binaries are framework-dependent net10.0.
