Freeze MSBuild task - GreenPepper Open Documentation Refactoring

<FreezeTask>

MSBuild task that fetch specifications on local file system.

Have a look at this blog post : Put your specifications in the freezer

Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
Repositories	ITaskItem[]	Repositories to fetch specifications from	True
Output	string	Path to produce reports (defaults to current directory)	False
Condition	bool	The task will be executed only if condition match see MSBuild task	False

Elements

<Repositories>

Contains a set of <Repositories> ITaskItem :

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
Include	Class	Repository full class name	True

Sub-element	Type	Description	Required
Arguments	Argument	A set of repository arguments	True
Name	string	A name for you to identify a repository	False
Suites	Suite	A set of specifications suite to freeze	False
Tests	Test	A set of specifications tests to freeze	False

<Arguments>

Sub-element	Type	Description	Required
Argument	string	repository argument like the Server Url	True

</Arguments>

<Suites>

Sub-element	Type	Description	Required
Suite	string	The suite name	True

</Suites>

<Tests>

Sub-element	Type	Description	Required
Test	string	The test name	True

</Tests>

</Repositories>

Requirements

Assembly: GreenPepper.Extensions

Examples

GreenPepperRepository

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <UsingTask TaskName="GreenPepper.MSBuild.FreezeTask" AssemblyFile="Lib\GreenPepper.Extensions.dll"/>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Repositories Include="Greenpepper.Repositories.GreenPepperRepository">
	<Arguments>
	  <Argument><![CDATA[http://www.greenpeppersoftware.com/confluence/rpc/xmlrpc?handler=greenpepper1&sut=GreenPepperOpen - Core DotNet&includeStyle=false&implemented=true#GREENPEPPER]]></Argument>
	</Arguments>
	<Tests>
	  <Test>GreenPepper Confluence-GREENPEPPER/Type conversion (.NET)</Test>
	</Tests>
	<Suites>
	  <Suite>GreenPepper Confluence-GREENPEPPER</Suite>
	</Suites>
	<Name>GreenPepper .Net Seeds</Name>
    </Repositories>
  </ItemGroup>

  <Target Name="Freeze">
	<FreezeTask
		Output="GreenPepperFreezedSpec"
		Repositories="@(Repositories)">
	</FreezeTask>
  </Target>

</Project>

To test this example copy the sample in GreenPepper_Freeze.proj and run it by :

msbuild GreenPepper_Freeze.proj /target:Freeze

FileSystemRepository

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <UsingTask TaskName="GreenPepper.MSBuild.FreezeTask" AssemblyFile="Lib\GreenPepper.Extensions.dll"/>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Repositories Include="GreenPepper.Repositories.FileSystemRepository">
	<Arguments>
	  <Argument><![CDATA[C:\dev\octo-fev-09\octopus\GreenPepperFreezedSpec\GreenPepper .Net Seeds]]></Argument>
	</Arguments>
	<Tests>
	  <Test>GreenPepper Confluence-GREENPEPPER/Type conversion (.NET).html</Test>
	</Tests>
	<Suites>
	  <Suite>GreenPepper Confluence-GREENPEPPER</Suite>
	</Suites>
	<Name>Local GreenPepper .Net Seeds</Name>
    </Repositories>
  </ItemGroup>

  <Target Name="Freeze">
	<FreezeTask
		Output="GreenPepperFreezedSpec"
		Repositories="@(Repositories)">
	</FreezeTask>
  </Target>

</Project>