Set-DotNetBuildAndVersionStrings.ps1
# Generates a version string in the following format: # 11.22.33-123456789012-abcdef0 # The middle part is just a timestamp (yymmddhhmmss), useful for ordering builds by time. # Returns the version string as the PowerShell output value function Set-DotNetBuildAndVersionStrings { [CmdletBinding()] param( # This file must contain the AssemblyFileVersion (preferred) or AssemblyVersion attribute. # It is totally OK to use this script also for non-dotnet projects, all you need is the AssemblyInfo format versionstring to provide as input. [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$assemblyInfoPath, # Git commit ID. [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$commitId, # Name of the primary branch. Builds in any other branch get the branch name as a version string prefix. [Parameter()] [string]$primaryBranchName = "master" ) if (!(Test-Path $assemblyInfoPath)) { Write-Error "AssemblyInfo file not found at $assemblyInfoPath." } if ($commitId.Length -lt 7) { Write-Error "The Git commit ID is too short to be a valid commit ID." } # Convert to absolute paths because .NET does not understand PowerShell relative paths. $assemblyInfoPath = Resolve-Path $assemblyInfoPath # If you are building a debug build, the concept of assigning a version and publishing it are rather dubious - emit a warning. if ($env:BuildConfiguration -and $env:BuildConfiguration -ne "Release") { Write-Warning "BuildConfiguration is not set to Release. You may want to verify whether you want to package these assets for publishing." } $assemblyInfo = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($assemblyInfoPath) # We prefer AssemblyFileVersion because for libraries in oldschool .NET Framework, there was some funny business # where you had to keep AssemblyVersion out of date for proper library upgrade functionality. Not relevant on Core. $primaryRegex = New-Object System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex('AssemblyFileVersion(?:Attribute)?\("(.*)"\)') $fallbackRegex = New-Object System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex('AssemblyVersion(?:Attribute)?\("(.*)"\)') $versionMatch = $primaryRegex.Matches($assemblyInfo) if (!$versionMatch.Success) { $versionMatch = $fallbackRegex.Matches($assemblyInfo) if (!$versionMatch.Success) { Write-Error "Unable to find AssemblyFileVersion or AssemblyVersion attribute." } } $version = $versionMatch.Groups[1].Value Write-Host "AssemblyInfo version is $version" # Shorten the commit ID. 7 characters seem to be the standard. $commitId = $commitId.Substring(0, 7) $temporalIdentifier = [DateTimeOffset]::UtcNow.ToString("yyMMddHHmmss") $version = "$version-$temporalIdentifier-$commitId" Write-Host "Version string is $version" # VSTS does not immediately update it, so update it manually to pass along to the next script. $env:BUILD_BUILDNUMBER = $version $version = Set-VersionStringBranchPrefix -primaryBranchName $primaryBranchName -skipBuildNumberUpdate Write-Output $version # Publish to Azure Pipelines. # NB! In Azure YAML pipelines, a followup pipeline (e.g. a release) does NOT pick up the updated build number! # Microsoft says this is by design. You may need to write the version string to a file in order to pick it up in a release again. Write-Host "##vso[build.updatebuildnumber]$version" Write-Host "Version string set!" } |