MSBuild Integration

The Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) is the build platform for Microsoft and Visual Studio. This page explains how to integrate Agile.net into the MSBuild process.

• Using Agile.NET UI tool create a project file. Add assemblies to the project file from the \obj\Release folder, and NOT from \bin\Release.
• Using an XML editor (or notepad) edit your project file (.csproj or .vbproj), before editing the project file should look as follows:

  <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">

  <PropertyGroup>

  ...

  </PropertyGroup>

  <Reference>

  ...

  </Reference>

  <ItemGroup>

  ...

  </ItemGroup>

  <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />

  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.

  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">

  </Target>

  <Target Name="AfterBuild">

  </Target>

  -->

  </Project>

• Add the following lines after the <Import Project> block:

  <!-- START AgileDotNet START -->

  <PropertyGroup>

  <AgileDotNetLocation>"C:\Program Files (x86)\SecureTeam\AgileDotNet.Console.exe"</AgileDotNetLocation>

  <AgileDotNetProjectFile>"$(ProjectDir)\Protect.cls"</AgileDotNetProjectFile>

  </PropertyGroup>

  <Target Name="AfterCompile" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Release' ">

  <Exec Command="$(AgileDotNetLocation) /project:$(AgileDotNetProjectFile)" />

  </Target>

  <!-- END AgileDotNet END -->

• Note that the following properties must be defined:
  
  AgileDotNetLocation - path to the Agile.NET .Console.exe file.
  
  AgileDotNetProjectFile - path to the Agile.NET project created in the first step.