Assembly Info

Assembly Info is an extension for Team Foundation Server / Team Services that sets assembly information from a build.

The extension will search the specified Source folder for all AssemblyInfo.* source files and set the manifest data. This will result in assembly (*.dll) files containing common assembly information.

The following fields can be set:

Attribute	Function
Title	Provides a title name for the assembly.
Product	Provides the product information for the assembly.
Description	Provides a detailed description of the product or modules that comprise the assembly.
Company	Provides the company information for the assembly.
Copyright	Provide the assembly or product copyright information.
Trademark	Provides the assembly or product trademark information.
Culture	Provides information on what language the assembly supports.
Configuration	Provides the build configuration for the assembly, such as debug or release.
Version Number	Provides a version number for the application.
File Version Number	Provides a file version number for the application.
Informational Version	Provides a text version for the application.

If no value is specified for a particular field that field will be ignored and the default value in the AssemblyInfo source file will be used.

How to use the build task

Configuration

1. Create or edit a build definition.
2. Click Add build step... and add the Assembly Info task from the Build category.
3. Configure the task by providing values for the fields mentioned in the above table.

5. The result, an assembly with the manifest data applied.

Version Number

A version number must be specified in the format digit.digit.digit.digit:

1.0.0.0
2016.12.31.1

To achieve the best result:

1. From the General tab set the Build number format to:

$(Build.DefinitionName)_$(date:yyyy).$(date:MM).$(date:dd)$(rev:.r)

2. From the Assembly Info task set the Version Number to:

$(Build.BuildNumber)

This approach ensures:

1. The version number is in the correct format.
2. The version number is determined by the build and not the task.
3. Enables us to associate assemblies (*.dll) to a specific build.

Copyright

Set dates in the copyright field using the following examples:

Copyright © $(date:yyyy) Example Ltd  
Copyright © $(date:dd MM yyyy) Example Ltd  
Copyright © $(date:M.d.yyyy) Example Ltd  
Copyright © $(date:dd MMMM yyyy HH:mm tt) Example Ltd

Release Notes

v1.0.23

• Added Informational Version task parameter.

v1.0.22

• Added File Version task parameter.

v1.0.21

• Added date transforms for the Copyright task parameter.

v1.0.14

• Initial release