Install

Install process

Installation formats

Nuget format

Just install the Nuget package:

PM> Install-Package NCastor.AutoBuilder.Runner

This command will install the NCastor AutoBuilder Runner under the packages directory, this Nuget Package is installed at a solution level which means that it won't update any project when installed

Ensure the content is available to your project (usually, inside your VCS)

Zip format

• Download the latest release

• Unzip the file and ensure the content is avalaible to your project (usually, inside your VCS)

Integrating with a Continuous Integration Server

NCastor AutoBuilder can be integrated with practically any CI server.

Note. If you want to use the build number used by the CI server, NCastor AutoBuilder has built-in functionality to get this value from the following CI servers.

• Hudson
• TeamCity
• CCNET
• TFS

If you are using another CI server and if you want to use the build number you can still configure NCastor AutoBuilder to use a custom build number

Integrating third party tools (runners)

The NCastor AutoBuilder integrates popular third party tools by wrapping them and exposing a simplified configuration for you. NCastor AutoBuilder only needs the path to the tools in order to work which means that you can install the tools at a PC level or include them in the VCS (usually as Nuget packages under the packages directory)

NCastor AutoBuilder supports the following third party tools (runners):

Unit test runners:

• MSpec (Machine Specifications)

PM> Install-Package Machine.Specifications
PM> Install-Package Machine.Specifications-Signed

• MSTest

You need to install a Visual Studio edition with MSTest support

• NUnit

PM> Install-Package NUnit.Runners

Code coverage runners

• OpenCover

PM> Install-Package OpenCover

Report generators

• ReportGenerator

PM> Install-Package ReportGenerator

Nuget runners

• Nuget

PM> Install-Package NuGet.CommandLine

Version Control Systems

• Git

Guide to install Git

• SVN

• TFS