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Calculate extra Azure DevOps variables

Calculate extra Azure DevOps variables

Floris Devreese

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Pipeline task that calculates extra Azure DevOps related environment variables.
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Calculate extra Azure DevOps variables

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Contains the Calculate extra Azure Devops variables pipeline task that calculates extra Azure DevOps related environment variables

Calculated extra variables

Environment Variable Meaning
EXTRAVARIABLES_ACTIVESPRINT Name of the sprint active on day of commit.
Is null when no active, or multiple active sprints.
Uses use current time if task runs outside a build.
Note: only your team iterations are considered.

Usage

Add the Calculate extra Azure Devops variables task to your pipeline. In the followup pipeline tasks you can use the calculated extra variables in the same way as you use the Azure DevOps predefined variables.

yaml pipeline

steps:
  - task: FlorisDevreese.calculate-extra-azure-devops-variables.task.task@1
    displayName: 'Calculate extra Azure Devops variables'
    env:
      SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: $(System.AccessToken) # must provide access to SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN
    
  - pwsh: 'Write-Host "use variable like this: $env:EXTRAVARIABLES_ACTIVESPRINT"'
    displayName: 'or like like this: $(EXTRAVARIABLES_ACTIVESPRINT)'

Classic build

classic build screenshot

Contribute

For the moment only one extra variable is calculated. If you have ideas for other variables that could be calculated, just give a shout, or create a pull request. All help is welcome 😎!

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