vsSolutionBuildEvent API

vsSolutionBuildEvent provides API layer for external tools and their various environments to access for events/actions and more.

For example, this is already used in the following products:

• CI.MSBuild - for work through msbuild.exe (Microsoft Build Tools)
• Devenv Command-Line - for work through devenv of the Visual Studio

Where to begin

Scheme of vsSolutionBuildEvent projects:

1.14.1+

Please note: Provider now distributed together with Bridge as part of the API layer.

Specified interfaces to communicate with vsSolutionBuildEvent: Bridge/

• Download vsSBE.API.1.4+fe64f7e.SDK17.zip
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Before 1.14.1

Bridge

Current module specifies communication with vsSolutionBuildEvent and its related references, for example, IEvent.

• Download vsSBE.API.1.4+fe64f7e.SDK17.zip ~8Kb
• All binaries of the Bridge: /API/Bridge/ (SourceForge)

Provider

Contains loader of the core components and related services. Use this to quickly implement basic logic.

• Download vsSBE.API.1.4+fe64f7e.SDK17.zip ~19Kb
• All binaries of the Bridge: /API/Provider/ (SourceForge)

client.vssbe.dll

client.vssbe.dll this is subset of API layer and its additional way for working with the vsSolutionBuildEvent.

How to use client.vssbe.dll

Either place client.vssbe.dll and Bridge.dll inside %USERPROFILE%\Documents\vsSolutionBuildEvent\ (Settings - Plugin - Open a common directory)

Or place client.vssbe.dll inside plugin directory (Settings - Plugin - Open a directory where plugin)

How to create client.vssbe.dll

From scratch:

1. Add Bridge in References
2. Implement IEntryPointClient.
3. Provide the correct IEvent2 and IBuild objects.
4. Build project. The output assembly name must be client.vssbe.dll

ClientDemo project:

Play with ClientDemo project (Public domain License) as an example of implementing your own logic.

• Source code
• Binaries

References

• Continuous Integration (CI)
• Developer Zone
• Scheme of vsSolutionBuildEvent projects