VS2013 / Team Explorer vsix - How to get the currently selected build definition?

Question

Greetings,

My goal with a simple extension is to right-click any build definition and if my "Show Build Def Stats" menu item is selected, pop a message box with some summary details I plan to pull from the IBuildDefinition interface.

I'm missing something fundamental I'm sure, but I cannot figure out how in the menu handler the actual build definition that I clicked on.

The menu command is added where I want it successfully:

Symbol info used to get this there:

    <!-- This is the Build Definition Context Menu -->
    <GuidSymbol name="guidTeamExplorerBuildDefContextMenu" value="{34586048-8400-472E-BBBF-3AE30AF8046E}" >
      <IDSymbol name="menuBuildDefinitionContext" value="0x109"/>
    </GuidSymbol>

I am stumped as to how to get the fact that I clicked the "ISRepository" build definition in either the Initialize() or MenuItemCallBack() methods, I haven't come across the right service or container object that I recognize.

Much obliged!

--Jordan

Answer 1

Try IVsTeamExplorer interface

Then TeamExplorerWindow property, which returns IVsUIHierarchyWindow interface and then GetCurrentSelection

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Answer 2

Carlos, thank you for the reply.

IVsTeamExplorer appears to have been deprecated as of the 2012 version.

The [ObsoleteAttritbute] decoration in the MSDN documentation you linked to suggests using ITeamFoundationContextManager instead. This looks like it's getting me closer, but its CurrentContext property only nets me the current Team Project Collection and Team Project that the selected build definition is in, but nothing for the currently selected one (or hierarchy objects that I could find).

Are you aware of any other TeamFoundationContext interfaces that returns IVsUIHierarchyWindow (didn't come across one on MSDN myself).

Thanks,

--Jordan

Answer 3

I have been investigating this for a while using .NET Reflector and finally I got it:

In VS 2013, add references to the following assemblies in the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TeamFoundation\Team Explorer:

Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Controls.dll
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Controls.dl

And then use this code:

Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Controls.ITeamExplorer teamExplorer;
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Controls.ITeamExplorerPage teamExplorerPage;
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Controls.Extensibility.IBuildsPageExt buildsPageExt;

teamExplorer = base.GetService(typeof(Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Controls.ITeamExplorer)) as Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Controls.ITeamExplorer;

teamExplorerPage = teamExplorer.CurrentPage;
        
buildsPageExt = teamExplorerPage.GetExtensibilityService(typeof(Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Controls.Extensibility.IBuildsPageExt)) as Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Controls.Extensibility.IBuildsPageExt;

foreach (Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Controls.Extensibility.IDefinitionModel definitionModel in buildsPageExt.SelectedDefinitions)
{
   System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(definitionModel.Name);
}

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Answer 4

Fantastic Carlos, thanks very much for sharing!  Didn't realize I was missing that assembly in my search, I'm definitely itching to play with Reflector more.

Thanks again,

--Jordan