Dark NUKE Extensions

A set of helper methods for publishing Xamarin.Forms Android and iOS apps using the NUKE build system.

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Simplified Android and iOS builds

I've copy and pasted the same MSBuild configuration code for Android and iOS app for the longest time, but not anymore! This library is just a few methods to help streamline that syntax and keep from repeating it everywhere.

Publish an Android app

using DarkNukeExtensions;

MSBuild(o => o.PublishAndroidApp(new AndroidPublishSettings
    {
        TargetPath = Solution.GetProject("SampleApp.Android"),
        OutDir = ArtifactsDirectory / "App_Android",
        Configuration = Configuration,
        Verbosity = Verbosity.ToMSBuildVerbosity()
    }));

Publish an iOS app

using DarkNukeExtensions;

MSBuild(o => o.PublishIosApp(new IosPublishSettings
    {
        TargetPath = Solution.GetProject("SampleApp.iOS"),
        OutDir = ArtifactsDirectory / "App_iOS",
        Configuration = Configuration,
        Verbosity = Verbosity.ToMSBuildVerbosity(),
        PackageName = "SampleApp",
        MacServerAddress = "{MyMacAddress}",
        MacServerUser = "{MyMacUser}",
        MacServerPassword = "{MyMacPassword}"
    }));

Cleaning the bin and obj folders

For whatever reason, the Xamarin.Android bin and obj folders would sometimes fail to be deleted when using the regular methods for deleting directories provided by Nuke. This method is a simple hard delete with a retry policy and it seems to work better for this purpose.

using static DarkNukeExtensions.FileSystemTasks;

DeleteBinAndObjDirectories(Solution.GetProject("SampleApp.Android").Directory, retryCount: 3);

Verbosity mapping

Simple mapping of the Nuke Verbosity enum to MSBuildVerbosity. Nuke accepts a verbosity parameter by default, that parameter is stored in the Verbosity property. Use this method in order to pass the verbosity setting to MSBuild.

using DarkNukeExtensions;

Verbosity verbosity = Verbosity.Normal;
MSBuildVerbosity msBuildVerbosity = verbosity.ToMSBuildVerbosity();