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Extend version control at time of check in

We have a huge repository of xml documents that we have checked into our Team Foundation Server. At this time, we'd like to have a process that runs on the files, at the time of check-in, which evaluates the files are stores index information about them in a separate database.

I've already coded the functions, in c#, to look at the files; however, I'm trying to find some type of documentation which shows me how to extend the check-in process to either kick off a command line utility or make a method call into an assembly whenever a file is checked in to source control.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

MRG Document Technologies

Chris Lively

Hello,

Basically, there are two choices. Either you can hook up onto check in event at TFS server (the event occurs after actual check in; see MSDN or the following post) or you can create add-in to hook up onto CommitCheckin event of VersionControlServer object (the event will fire on each client performing check-in).

Probably the former approach would be easier (as it will have single point of entry, simpler configuration etc.).

Regards, Eugene

Blog at http://teamfoundation.blogspot.com

eugene.z

Had another look at your question, and I think may have overlooked something. If you care about actual contents of the files being checked in, then the client side Visual Studio add-in may be the option for you, as then you will have an easy access to actual files that were checked in. CommitCheckinEventArgs passed to CommitCheckin event will have all information required.

The VersionControlServer events are not documented extensively in MSDN, but there are lots of basic VersionControlServer examples (see the following Buck Hodges post, for example), and once you have VersionControlServer instance usual event handling techniques apply.

Regards, Eugene

Blog at http://teamfoundation.blogspot.com

eugene.z

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