Re: [NAnt-users] C# sharp scripting and NAnt + CCNet
Thanks for the help Phil. Dynamic Parameters is exactly what I was looking for!
From: p...@cds-am.net
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:22:59 -0400
Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] C# sharp scripting and NAnt + CCNet
One of the more recent editions of ccnet allows prompting the user for
parameters when a build is forced.
http://confluence.public.thoughtworks.org/display/CCNET/CCNet+1.5+CTP+Release+Notes
see the “Dynamic Parameters” section.
From: Ron Grabowski [mailto:rongrabow...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:04 PM
To: nant
Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] C# sharp scripting and NAnt + CCNet
How will ccnet accept user input if its running as a service on an unattended
build server?
Can you store the username, password, an database in a database and have the
nant script look at that if a console isn't available?
From: Simon H yo...@live.com
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Sent: Tue, April 20, 2010 10:32:20 PM
Subject: [NAnt-users] C# sharp scripting and NAnt + CCNet
Hi guys,
I have a C# script within my NAnt build file which allows me to accept user
input from the commandline. A truncutated excerpt of the NAnt build file is:
...
property name=usernamevalue= /
property name=passwordvalue= /
property name=databasevalue= /
...
target name=menu
script language=C# mainclass=GetInput
code
![CDATA[
class GetInput
{
public static void ScriptMain(Project project)
{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine(===);
Console.WriteLine(Welcome to the Compile and Deploy Oracle Forms
and Reports Facility);
Console.WriteLine(===);
Console.Write(Please enter username: );
project.Properties[username] = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.Write(Please enter password: );
project.Properties[password] = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.Write(Please enter database: );
project.Properties[database] = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();
...
]]
/code
/script
/target
When I run this build file from the commandline, it works perfectly. However,
when I call this build file from CCNet it does not work. The only reason for
this I can think of is that when CCNet calls the NAnt script, it is not sure
how to pass the C# script calls to the System.Console class to the commandline.
I'm not sure how to do this though.
I've also been playing around with the idea of the C# script opening a new
instance of cmd.exe and then trying to execute the remainder of the script.
From searches on Google, I found the following solution that works as a C#
class:
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles;
class Program
{
[DllImport(kernel32.dll,
EntryPoint = GetStdHandle,
SetLastError = true,
CharSet = CharSet.Auto,
CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
private static extern IntPtr GetStdHandle(int nStdHandle);
[DllImport(kernel32.dll,
EntryPoint = AllocConsole,
SetLastError = true,
CharSet = CharSet.Auto,
CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
private static extern int AllocConsole();
private const int STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11;
private const int MY_CODE_PAGE = 437;
private static string deployment = vm-osb-oasd\\sohaan;
static void Main(string[] args)
{
AllocConsole();
IntPtr stdHandle = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
SafeFileHandle safeFileHandle = new SafeFileHandle(stdHandle, true);
FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(safeFileHandle,
FileAccess.Write);
Encoding encoding = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding(MY_CODE_PAGE);
StreamWriter standardOutput = new StreamWriter(fileStream, encoding);
standardOutput.AutoFlush = true;
Console.SetOut(standardOutput);
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine(===);
Console.WriteLine(Welcome to the Compile and Deploy Oracle Forms and
Reports Facility);
Console.WriteLine(===);
Console.Write(Please enter username: );
string username = Console.ReadLine();
}
}
This works perfectly in a C# environment. However, I do not know how to embed
it within a NAnt script correctly...From what I know about NAnt, I may need to
create an extension, but am uncertain of how to go about this. Can anyone
Re: [NAnt-users] C# sharp scripting and NAnt + CCNet
Why are you running builds against production databases. That seems wrong to
me. Your CI builds/test should be done against a test and/or staging database
that doesn't have sensitive data in it.
In other words your development environment should include a development only
DBs.
BOb
From: Simon H [mailto:yo...@live.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:54 PM
To: xtopher.bra...@gmail.com
Cc: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] C# sharp scripting and NAnt + CCNet
I am designing a automated compilation script for an Oracle Forms and Reports
development environment containing numerous databases with associated projects.
As the username and password for connecting to the databases differs, and
because of organisational measures in place that require that developers are
not privy to the username and password for various databases (only DBA's have
these rights). The ideal solution is:
* The DBA runs a force build from CCNet via their browser using the
WebDashboard.
* CCNet calls a NAnt script that prompts them for the username, password and
database relevant to the files they wish to have automatically compiled and
deployed (I am already able to achieve this in a NAnt build file using C#
scripting as outlined in previous post)
However, for some reason CCNet does not execute the NAnt build file as desired
(outlined in previous post). How can I make CCNet execute the NAnt build file
so that it correctly runs the embedded C# script that prompts for user input?
From: xtopher.bra...@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:38:19 -0700
Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] C# sharp scripting and NAnt + CCNet
To: yo...@live.com
CC: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Hi Simon,
CCNet is generally used for automated/unattended builds. What is the core
problem you are trying to solve with this solution, ie, why do you want user
input during a CCNet build?
---
Chris.
Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection. - Mark Twain
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Simon H
yo...@live.commailto:yo...@live.com wrote:
Can you store the username, password, an database in a database and have the
nant script look at that if a console isn't available? This is not a viable
solution due to security considerations.
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:03:58 -0700
From: rongrabow...@yahoo.commailto:rongrabow...@yahoo.com
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.netmailto:nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] C# sharp scripting and NAnt + CCNet
How will ccnet accept user input if its running as a service on an unattended
build server?
Can you store the username, password, an database in a database and have the
nant script look at that if a console isn't available?
From: Simon H yo...@live.commailto:yo...@live.com
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.netmailto:nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Sent: Tue, April 20, 2010 10:32:20 PM
Subject: [NAnt-users] C# sharp scripting and NAnt + CCNet
Hi guys,
I have a C# script within my NAnt build file which allows me to accept user
input from the commandline. A truncutated excerpt of the NAnt build file is:
...
property name=usernamevalue= /
property name=passwordvalue= /
property name=databasevalue= /
...
target name=menu
script language=C# mainclass=GetInput
code
![CDATA[
class GetInput
{
public static void ScriptMain(Project project)
{
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine(===);
Console.WriteLine(Welcome to the Compile and Deploy Oracle Forms
and Reports Facility);
Console.WriteLine(===);
Console.Write(Please enter username: );
project.Properties[username] = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.Write(Please enter password: );
project.Properties[password] = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.Write(Please enter database: );
project.Properties[database] = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine();
...
]]
/code
/script
/target
When I run this build file from the commandline, it works perfectly. However,
when I call this build file from CCNet it does not work. The only reason for
this I can think of is that when CCNet calls the NAnt script, it is not sure
how to pass the C# script calls to the System.Console class to the commandline.
I'm not sure how to do this though.
I've also been playing around with the idea of the C# script opening a new
instance of cmd.exe and then trying to execute the remainder of the script.
From searches on Google, I found the following solution that works
