Get notification when a build is deleted

Question

Which type of object should i use for getting notification about a build is deleted.

I have implemented the ISubscriber interface to enabling recieving events from the TFS system. But I have not found a way to recieve events when a build is deleted. The deletion could either be automatically or manually. Which type of object should I set in the SubscribedTypes?

I have found a BuildDeletedEvent class on MSDN but it is not contained in the Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Server.dll assembly as described on MSDN.

What to do?

Answer 1

Looking at the docs, this event is new in Visual Studio 2012/TFS 2011.

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Answer 2

Oh! I didn't see that.

I have TFS2010 - are there no solution to getting notifications about deleted build in this release?

Answer 3

Hi Hanstad:

You should take a look at this tool on Codeplex: Team Foundation Server Event Subscription Tool. It is a tool you place on the TFS server to observe what events fire when an action occurs.

1. Install this on the TFS server
2. Start the App
3. Delete a build
4. Watch the events that fire  and what is called then use this information to write your notification routine

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Answer 4

Great tool but I didn't found any event about build being deleted

Answer 5

I cannot find an event that fires exactly when the build is deleted.  So, let’s think about this a slightly different way.

I did find this code that lists all the deleted builds:

http://geekswithblogs.net/TarunArora/archive/2012/05/20/tfs-api-find-out-who-deleted-your-build.aspx

You could get a list of the deleted builds and save this list.  You could then check for newly deleted builds periodically and then send your notification when a new build appears.

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Answer 6

Thanks for your input. I have thought about that solution but don't like the idea of keeping a saved list. But it looks like there is no other way until the new version of TFS is comming.