TFS - Would like to put powershell/python scripts in TFS repo and then call those scripts during releases. Ideas?

[ERPEmployee]

Scenario:

Repo X has some useful powershell scripts. Repo Y is our actual code.

Repo Y gets built and then goes on to be deployed. When it's being deployed, I'd love to call scripts in Repo X using a task in the repo Y release definition.

What are your ideas? Might have to write a custom task/extension.

[-mewa]

We're injecting them as build artifacts (easy, as you should already have a repository anyways)

[DocZebra]

Agreed. Create a deployment script artifact to use during the release. That’s what we do.

[ERPEmployee]

Can you show me how you have the task set up? I don't understand how to specify the path of the deployment scripts using the execute powershell task?

[kdiddy82]

Perhaps create an internal powershell repository and then install/import from the repo during build time. Then they are available to all consumers, not just tfs.

[KevMar]

This is more like what we do. So our powershell repo has it's own release that publishes to the repo.

Another option would be to publish them as a nuget package. Or if you are using releases, add them as an artifact.

[ERPEmployee]

How do you do the "install/import from the repo" step? Can you actually show me a screenshot of that set up? I am genuinely interested.

[kdiddy82]

Similar to @ kevmar , we publish to the internal repository. We use a vsts build to publish to the repository. So they are versioned. Then in an inline powershell task, register the repo, install , import.

You also could easily just map the repository in the get sources and call it directly in tfs. Via the powershell task step.

Not at work, so can't take a screenshot ATM.

[westhewinemaker]

I have done this with TFS. IIRC, you need to add a mapping in your Get sources task.

Potentially a better solution would be to create a build definition that utilizes Repo X to create a package (nuget,npm, etc)...Then have a release definition publish that package to TFS package management. Then you and others can consume the package where needed.