如何将TFS构建变量传递给TFS电子邮件警报xsl文件

Question

I am trying to trigger customized email alerts after a build is complete. I have a set of test results stored in the build agent (hosted using IIS). I use TFS variables to store the path of the log results:

$(LogsPublishDirectory)\AppName_$(Build.BuildNumber)

I need to include, in the email, the information to access these logs (as a link) such as :

http://123.456.789.00:5555/AppName_$(Build.BuildNumber)

From the MSDN link( https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb552337(v=vs.120).aspx ), I figured I need to modify the XSL file of the build job.

My question is:

1. How do I pass the TFS variables into the XSL file so that the logs link is generated dynamically?
2. Please give guidance on how to edit the XSL file as I have never done this before?

Answer 1

How to edit the xsl file?

First to perform these procedures, you must be a member of the Administrators security group on the Team Foundation application-tier server.

1. Navigate to the file location Drive:\\%programfiles%\\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 14.0\\Application Tier\\TFSJobAgent\\Transforms\\1033
2. Find the related xsl file.You should make a backup copy of any files that you want to change, and then test your changes.
3. Open the .xsl file in a notepad or some other text editor. I choose VS to open the file.
4. Edit and save the file to show the message that you want in the notification email.

Here is the snippet of code to add a hyperlink to Bing .

  <xsl:call-template name="link">
    <xsl:with-param name="format" select="'html'"/>
    <xsl:with-param name="link" select="'http://www.bing.com'"/>
    <xsl:with-param name="displayText" select="'Bing'"/>
  </xsl:call-template>

The variable will not change to the correspond value in the XSL file and e-mail. A workaround could be subscribe to the Event Service via TFS API and create your own e-mails. It's probably more work than you need to though.

Check this blog for further information: TFS 2012 API Create Alert Subscriptions . It applies to TFS2015 as well.