adding a very first version of build script + some VS template files

.gitignore

@@ -262,4 +262,7 @@ __pycache__/
 
 # Not sure why, but ASoft .NET Version Detector's reports
 # keep bloating the project, so the rule below get's rid of them 
---version*
+--version*
+
+# Exclude dist folder
+dist/

RevitAddin.sln

@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
 		.gitattributes = .gitattributes
 		.gitignore = .gitignore
+		src\__TemplateIcon.ico = src\__TemplateIcon.ico
+		appveyor.yml = appveyor.yml
+		build.ps1 = build.ps1
+		global.json = global.json
 		LICENSE = LICENSE
 		README.md = README.md
+		src\RevitAddin.vstemplate = src\RevitAddin.vstemplate
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Global

appveyor.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+# Operating system (build VM template)
+os: Windows Server 2016
+
+# If the build configuration does not specify build worker image
+# then Visual Studio 2015 image is used.
+image: Visual Studio 2017
+
+# Restrict to Git branches below
+branches:
+  only:
+    - master
+
+environment:
+  VERSION_SIMPLE: '{version}'
+  VERSION_INFORMATIONAL: '{version}'
+  VERSION_UNSTABLE_SUFFIX: 'preview'
+  APPVEYOR_TOKEN:
+    secure: LtoVAPATN9iTCl1zkCvEktqP92QSEEngyS3vqG3GphE=
+
+init:
+- ps: |
+    $env:VERSION_SIMPLE = $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_VERSION.TrimStart("v")
+    $env:VERSION_INFORMATIONAL = "$env:VERSION_SIMPLE"
+    $env:GITHUB_REPO_API = "https://api.github.com/repos/$env:APPVEYOR_REPO_NAME/tags"
+
+    if ($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG -eq "true" -and $env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME) {
+        ### CHECK IF A IT'S A TAGGED BUILD
+        $env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME = $env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME.TrimStart("v")
+        Write-Host "Building a tagged Git commit: $git_current_tag";
+        if ($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME -match '^([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)$') {
+            $tag_ver = [version]$env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME
+            $env:VERSION_INFORMATIONAL = "{0}.{1}.{2}" -f $tag_ver.Major, $tag_ver.Minor, $tag_ver.Build
+            $env:VERSION_SIMPLE = "$env:VERSION_INFORMATIONAL.$env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_NUMBER"
+        }
+    } elseif ($env:VERSION_INFORMATIONAL -match '^([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)$') {
+        $current_ver = [version]$env:VERSION_INFORMATIONAL
+        $env:VERSION_INFORMATIONAL = "{0}.{1}.{2}" -f $current_ver.Major, $current_ver.Minor, $current_ver.Build
+        $env:VERSION_INFORMATIONAL = "{0}-{1}{2}" -f $env:VERSION_INFORMATIONAL, $env:VERSION_UNSTABLE_SUFFIX, $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_NUMBER
+    }
+
+    ### MAKE CALCULATED INFORMATIONAL VERSION THE ACTUAL BUILD VERSION
+    Update-AppveyorBuild -Version $env:VERSION_INFORMATIONAL
+    Write-Host "Using build version: $env:VERSION_SIMPLE"
+    Write-Host "Using (informational) build version: $env:VERSION_INFORMATIONAL"
+
+dotnet_csproj:
+  patch: true
+  file: '**\*.csproj'
+  assembly_version: $(VERSION_SIMPLE)
+  file_version: $(VERSION_SIMPLE)
+  version: $(VERSION_INFORMATIONAL)
+  package_version: $(VERSION_INFORMATIONAL)
+  informational_version: $(VERSION_INFORMATIONAL)
+
+# Scripts that run after cloning repository
+install:
+  - dotnet restore
+
+# Run scripts below before
+before_build:
+  - where msbuild
+  - cmd: msbuild /t:Clean 
+
+# To run your custom scripts instead of automatic MSBuild
+build_script:
+  - cmd: msbuild /t:Rebuild 
+  - ps: .\build.ps1
+
+after_build:
+  - cmd: 7z a RevitAddin_2014-2019.zip %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\dist\*.*
+  - cmd: 7z a RevitAddin_2014-2019.zip %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\dist\**\*.*
+
+artifacts:
+  - path: RevitAddin_2014-2019.zip
+    name: RevitAddin
+
+after_deploy:
+    - ps: |
+        if ($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG -eq "true" -and $env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME) {
+            $apiUrl = 'https://ci.appveyor.com/api'
+            $headers = @{
+                "Authorization" = "Bearer $env:APPVEYOR_TOKEN"
+                "Content-type" = "application/json"
+            }
+            Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put "$apiUrl/projects/$env:APPVEYOR_ACCOUNT_NAME/$env:APPVEYOR_PROJECT_SLUG/settings/build-number" -Body '{"nextBuildNumber": 1 }' -Headers $headers
+            
+            $env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME = $env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME.TrimStart("v")
+            if ($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME -match '^([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)$') {
+                $tag_ver = [version]$env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME
+                $ver_format = "version: {0}.{1}.{2}.{3}" -f $tag_ver.Major, $tag_ver.Minor, ($tag_ver.Build + 1), '{build}'
+                $headers."Content-type" = "text/plain";
+                Invoke-RestMethod -Method Put "$apiUrl/projects/$env:APPVEYOR_ACCOUNT_NAME/$env:APPVEYOR_PROJECT_SLUG/settings/yaml" -Body $ver_format -Headers $headers
+            }
+        }
+
+# Deploy to GitHub releases
+deploy: 
+  - 
+    provider: GitHub
+    auth_token: 
+      secure: 2+d0KgCbWQpUR8TZfzvUEzbi4NQP6F/Tt0PUwLn6jXZCyO8FnrFVFJPsFa0QBQFl
+    artifact: RevitAddin
+    draft: false
+    force_update: true
+    prerelease: false
+    release: "Revit 2014-2019 C# Addin Template fro Visual Studio v$(APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME)"
+    tag: $(APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG_NAME)
+    on: 
+      appveyor_repo_tag: true

build.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#Requires -Version 3
+
+# Process source files
+$srcFiles = Get-ChildItem -Recurse .\src\* -Include *.cs*, *.addin | Where-Object {$_.FullName -NotMatch "\\obj\\"}
+foreach ($file in $srcFiles) {
+	$outfile = ($file | Resolve-Path -Relative).Replace('\src\', '\dist\')
+	New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path (Split-Path -Path $outfile -Parent) | Out-Null
+	(Get-Content $file).replace('RevitAddin', '$safeprojectname$') | Set-Content $outfile
+}
+
+# Copy static files
+$staticFiles = Get-ChildItem -Recurse .\src\* -Include *.resx*, *.png, *.vstemplate, *.ico, *.json | Where-Object {$_.FullName -NotMatch "\\obj\\"}
+foreach ($file in $staticFiles) {
+	$outfile = ($file | Resolve-Path -Relative).Replace('\src\', '\dist\')
+	New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path (Split-Path -Path $outfile -Parent) | Out-Null
+	Copy-Item -Path $file -Destination $outfile
+}

global.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "projects": [
+    "src",
+    "tests"
+  ],
+  "sdk": {
+    "version": "2.1.301"
+  }
+}

src/RevitAddin.vstemplate

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<VSTemplate Version="3.0.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005" Type="Project">
+  <TemplateData>
+	<Name>Revit 2014-2019 C# Addin</Name>
+	<Description>Class library template for a Revit 2014-2019 C# .NET add-in project</Description>
+    <ProjectType>CSharp</ProjectType>
+    <ProjectSubType>
+    </ProjectSubType>
+    <CreateNewFolder>true</CreateNewFolder>
+    <DefaultName>RevitAddin</DefaultName>
+    <ProvideDefaultName>true</ProvideDefaultName>
+    <LocationField>Enabled</LocationField>
+    <EnableLocationBrowseButton>true</EnableLocationBrowseButton>
+	<CreateInPlace>true</CreateInPlace>
+    <Icon>__TemplateIcon.ico</Icon>
+  </TemplateData>
+  <TemplateContent>
+    <Project TargetFileName="RevitAddin.csproj" File="RevitAddin.csproj" ReplaceParameters="true">
+      <Folder Name="Properties" TargetFolderName="Properties">
+        <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="launchSettings.json">launchSettings.json</ProjectItem>
+        <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="Resources.resx">Resources.resx</ProjectItem>
+        <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="Resources.ru-RU.resx">Resources.ru-RU.resx</ProjectItem>
+      </Folder>
+      <Folder Name=".vs" TargetFolderName=".vs" />
+      <Folder Name="Resources" TargetFolderName="Resources">
+        <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="false" TargetFileName="testCommand.png">testCommand.png</ProjectItem>
+      </Folder>
+      <Folder Name="Ribbon" TargetFolderName="Ribbon">
+        <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="RibbonItems.cs">RibbonItems.cs</ProjectItem>
+        <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="RibbonManager.cs">RibbonManager.cs</ProjectItem>
+      </Folder>
+      <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="AddinManifest.addin">AddinManifest.addin</ProjectItem>
+      <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="App.cs">App.cs</ProjectItem>
+      <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="ExternalCommand.cs">ExternalCommand.cs</ProjectItem>
+      <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="RibbonCommand.cs">RibbonCommand.cs</ProjectItem>
+      <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="StringLocalizer.cs">StringLocalizer.cs</ProjectItem>
+    </Project>
+  </TemplateContent>
+</VSTemplate>