CruiseControl.NET : How to force a CCNet build from a NAnt script
This page last changed on Jan 20, 2006 by thibaut.barrere@gmail.com.
Sometimes (eg: if you want to build a list of projects in sequence) it can be convenient to trigger builds from a NAnt script.
For that purpose one can use the launchccnetbuild NAnt task (source available here: LaunchCruiseControlBuildTask.cs).
Example:
<launchccnetbuild serverurl="tcp://buildserver:21234/CruiseManager.rem" projectname="myproject" />
The task works synchronously: it polls the server periodically to check a given project status. A build exception is raised if the build times out or is not successful (although this behavior could easily be altered).
To build a list of projects sequentially and stop the script whenever one project fails to build, you can use something like :
<target name="build.all"> <property name="serverurl" value="tcp://buildserver:21234/CruiseManager.rem" /> <launchccnetbuild serverurl="${serverurl}" projectname="myproject" /> <launchccnetbuild serverurl="${serverurl}" projectname="mysecondproject" /> <launchccnetbuild serverurl="${serverurl}" projectname="mythirdproject" /> </target>
Configuration Elements:
| Attribute | Description | Type | Required | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| serverurl | The url of the remote CruiseControl.Net server hosting the project. | string | true | N/A |
| projectname | The name of the project to build. | string | true | N/A |
| timeoutinseconds | After that amount of time, a build exception will be raised. | int | false | 1800 |
| pollinginterval | How many seconds between each project status check. | int | false | 5 |
