No build option

Matthew

At the moment there is no build option.

Can the project properties be updated so that you can specify a build action, namely, what command should be ran to build.

Could you also allow for pre-build and post-build commands too.

The reason I ask is because at the moment, to package up the framework I'm working on into a phar file, I have to run the following commands from the console:

php lint.php
php build.php
php test.php
php publish.php (publishes to a location locally)

I would love to be able to specify

Pre-build commands:
php lint.php

Build command:
php build.php

Post-build commands:
php test.php
php publish.php

So that I can right-click and build my framework instead of having to:

Right-clicking on the project
Clicking "Open folder in FileExplorer"
In the address bar typing cmd and hitting return
Type each of the commands one after the other

I appreciate there is a test explorer and publish feature, both of which I'm choosing not to use as another developer I work with is using PhpStorm, and another developer I know uses a mac, and we use DevOps with build and release pipelines, so these php scripts are the next best thing.

MiloslavBeno

Hi Mathew,

Thank you for the detailed explanation of your use-case.

I think there are several ways how to achieve this, few of them are already present in the tools.

You can add your scripts to Events which you can find in the project properties. https://docs.devsense.com/en/vs/project/project-events.

Anyway, this is a new feature that should allow developers to customize the dev process, so if you are missing a specific event or an action, we can add it to make it better for you.

Then you can run Build the project (Ctrl+B). For this, to work I would recommend using the CPS project, not the legacy one. It's possible there too, but there are more things necessary for this to work.

Thank you!

Matthew

Thanks for your help, I did see these options but don't get the context menu options shown in your last image, all I get is:

Do I need to update to get these options?

MarcHenderkes

I would suggest you update PHP Tools to the latest version and then re-create the project with the "from existing files" option. That will also get you updated to the new dependency management system and reduce other bugs. The options will then be shown under project properties in the Events tab.