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Changes to use VsixPublisher.exe to auto-publish the extension.
CartBlanche Jun 10, 2025
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Fix VS IDE path logic. Add publishManifest.json
CartBlanche Jun 10, 2025
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78 changes: 63 additions & 15 deletions build/DeployTasks/DeployVsixToMarketplaceTask.cs
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using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.Json;

namespace BuildScripts;

Expand All @@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ public sealed class DeployVsixToMarketplaceTask : FrostingTask<BuildContext>
{
public override bool ShouldRun(BuildContext context)
{
#if DEBUG
return true;
#else
if (context.BuildSystem().IsRunningOnGitHubActions)
{
var workflow = context.BuildSystem().GitHubActions.Environment.Workflow;
Expand All @@ -21,37 +25,81 @@ public override bool ShouldRun(BuildContext context)
}

return false;
#endif
}

public override async void Run(BuildContext context)
public override void Run(BuildContext context)
{
var pat = context.EnvironmentVariable("MARKETPLACE_PAT");
var publisher = "MonoGame";
var extensionName = "MonoGame.Templates.VSExtension";
var vsixPath = "vsix/MonoGame.Templates.VSExtension.vsix";

var filePath = "vsix/MonoGame.Templates.VSExtension.vsix";
if (!File.Exists(filePath))
if (!File.Exists(vsixPath))
{
context.Error("VSIX file not found!");
return;
}

var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes($":{pat}")));
// Find VsixPublisher.exe location - adjust as needed for your environment
var programFiles = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles);
string vsixPublisherPath = string.Empty;

using var fileStream = File.OpenRead(filePath);
using var content = new StreamContent(fileStream);
content.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/octet-stream");
context.Log.Information("Looking for VsixPublisher in VS Edition locations...");
// Try to find it in other edition folders
foreach (var edition in new[] { "Enterprise", "Professional", "Community" })
{
var vsEditionPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
programFiles,
"Microsoft Visual Studio",
"2022",
edition,
"VSSDK",
"VisualStudioIntegration",
"Tools",
"Bin",
"VsixPublisher.exe");

var response = await client.PutAsync($"https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/gallery/publishers/{publisher}/vsextensions/{extensionName}/versions", content);
if (File.Exists(vsEditionPath))
{
vsixPublisherPath = vsEditionPath;
break;
}
}

if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
if (!File.Exists(vsixPublisherPath))
{
context.Information("Successfully uploaded the VSIX to the Visual Studio Marketplace.");
context.Error("VsixPublisher.exe not found!");
return;
}
else

var manifestPath = "vsix/publishManifest.json";

if (!File.Exists(manifestPath))
{
context.Error("publishManifest.json not found!");
return;
}

// Run VsixPublisher
var processSettings = new ProcessSettings
{
context.Error($"Failed to upload VSIX. Response: {response.StatusCode} - {response.ReasonPhrase}");
Arguments = $"publish -payload \"{vsixPath}\" -publishManifest \"{manifestPath}\" -personalAccessToken \"{pat}\"",
RedirectStandardOutput = true,
RedirectStandardError = true,
Silent = false
};

context.Information($"Publishing VSIX using VsixPublisher at: {vsixPublisherPath} with arguments: {processSettings.Arguments}");

/*TODO uncomment this block when above it working
var exitCode = context.StartProcess(vsixPublisherPath, processSettings, out var stdOutput, out var stdError);

if (exitCode == 0)
{
context.Information($"Successfully uploaded the VSIX to the Visual Studio Marketplace.{Environment.NewLine}Info: {stdOutput}");
}
else
{
context.Error($"Failed to upload VSIX. Exit code: {exitCode}{Environment.NewLine}Error:{stdError}");
}*/
}
}
13 changes: 13 additions & 0 deletions vsix/publishManifest.json
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{
"$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/vsix-publish",
"categories": [ "templates" ], // The categories of the extension. Between 1 and 3 categories are required.
"identity": {
"internalName": "MonoGame.Templates.VSExtension" // If not specified, we try to generate the name from the display name of the extension in the vsixmanifest file.
// Required if the display name is not the actual name of the extension.
},
"overview": "overview.md", // Path to the "readme" file that gets uploaded to the Marketplace. Required.
"priceCategory": "free", // Either "free", "trial", or "paid". Defaults to "free".
"publisher": "MonoGame Foundation", // The name of the publisher. Required.
"private": false, // Specifies whether or not the extension should be public when uploaded. Defaults to false.
"qna": true // Specifies whether or not the extension should have a Q&A section. Defaults to true.
}
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