Release Zip

Release Zip creates single zip package from multiple projects in Solutions. The content of the zip package is defined by json configuration file in the project, thus allow full control of zip structure.

Release Zip for Visual Studio Team Service

This extensions contains custom VS Team Service "tasks" (or "build tasks") that will read JSON configuration file, that define source and structure of desired zip archive. The JSON filename also serve as base filename of the zip output file. For example if you name the configuration, MyPackage.json, then the output zip file will be MyPackage.zip.

Using this task you will be able to create zip package from the projects in your solution. The task can perform following:

1. Create Zip release package with versioned filename.
2. Structure zip content based on configured rules.
3. Search content using minimatch pattern, and include in zip file.

JSON Configuration

{
  "targetroot": "",
  "content": [
    {
      "source": "ConsoleApplication1/bin/**",
      "target": "/"
    },
    {
      "source": "**/VsoAgentTest/bin/**/*.*",
      "target": "/secondfolder"
    }
  ]
}

targetroot, Root folder in the Zip archive. Default : (empty) content, Content of the Zip archive whics is array of source and target source, Minimatch pattern of the source target, Target folder in the Zip

Quick Start

1. After installing the extension, upload your project to VSTS Online or On-premise (Git or TFS)
2. Go to your VSTS or TFS project, click on Build tab, and create a new build definition (the "+" icon).
3. Click Add build step.. and select Release Zip from the Build category.
4. Configure the build step.

Note: Be sure that you are running version 0.3.10 or higher of the cross-platform agent and the latest Windows agent as these are required for VS Team Services extension to function.

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