VS Code ADO Build Compare Extension

A Visual Studio Code extension for comparing Azure DevOps builds and analyzing changes between deployments.

Configuration

Create a .vscode/settings.json file in your project with the following configuration:

{
  "buildCompareTools.relevantPathFilter": "example-project",
  "buildCompareTools.organizationUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/your-organization/",
  "buildCompareTools.pipelineDefinitionId": 12345,
  "buildCompareTools.targetStageName": "Deploy to Production",
  "buildCompareTools.projectName": "YourProjectName",
  "buildCompareTools.repositoryId": "YourRepositoryName"
}

Configuration Settings

• relevantPathFilter: Filter commits by path to show only relevant changes
• organizationUrl: Your Azure DevOps organization URL
• pipelineDefinitionId: The ID of the pipeline you want to monitor
• targetStageName: The name of the deployment stage to track
• projectName: Your Azure DevOps project name
• repositoryId: The ID or name of the Git repository

Usage

1. Configure the settings above in your project's .vscode/settings.json
2. Use Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and run "Compare Builds"
3. Select a build to compare against the latest deployment
4. View commits grouped by committer with pull request links

Features

• 🔄 Build comparison between deployments
• 📊 Commit analysis grouped by committer
• 🚀 Direct Azure DevOps pipeline integration
• 🎨 VS Code theme support
• ⚡ Real-time data from Azure DevOps APIs

Installation

From Source

git clone https://github.com/matanelcohen/vscode-ado-build-compare.git
cd vscode-ado-build-compare
npm install
npm run compile

Open in VS Code and press F5 to run the extension.

From VSIX

1. Download .vsix from Releases
2. In VS Code Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X), click ... → "Install from VSIX..."

Authentication

Uses VS Code's built-in Microsoft authentication. You'll be prompted to sign in when first using the extension.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file.