The Octo Pack action creates a package (.nupkg or .zip) from files on disk, without needing a .nuspec or .csproj.
Octo Pack
Name
A friendly name for this action (will be displayed in the actions workflow area).
Enabled
Determines if this action will be run within the relevant stage.
Package Id
The Id of the package. [--id]
Package Format
The format of the package. [--format]
Version
The version of the package. This must be in semantic version format. If left empty, it will default to a timestamp-based version. [--version]
Working Folder
The folder containing files and folders to pack. If left empty, it will default to the workspace folder.
Output Folder
Specify the directory for the generated package file. Relative to the working folder. [--outFolder]
Using
The Using drop down is populated with any property collector whose namespace matches the pattern defined by the Octo Pack action. The pattern for this action is ^Octo.*
If you create a property collector for this action, make sure you select the Path Finder PlugIn type and give it a name that will match the pattern above in blue. Example names listed here, search the table's Plugin column for "Octo Pack".
For more in-depth explanations on property collectors see Property Collectors.
Alternatively, you can select the Custom option from the Using drop down list and specify a path in the resulting input field that will be displayed. Please read Why it's a good idea to use a property collector before using this option.
Metadata
Author
Add an author to the package metadata. [--author]
Title
The title of the package. [--title]
Description
A description of the package. [--description]
Release Notes
Release notes for this version of the package. [--releaseNotes]
Release Notes File
Path to a file containing release notes for this version of the package. [--releaseNotesFile]
Options
Include Paths
Add a file pattern to include, relative to the base path. If left empty, defaults to all files e.g. **. [--include]
Overwrite
If this ticked, existing package files with the same Id/version will be overwritten. [--overwrite]
Verbose
Verbose output. [-verbose]
Timeout (in seconds)
How long to wait for the action to finish running before timing out. Leaving this blank (or zero) will default to 86400 seconds (24 hours).
Treat failure as warning
Tick to continue build on failure marking the action with a warning status.
Ignore warnings
If this is ticked, any warnings logged will not mark the action with a warning status.
Environment
Environment Variables
Multiple environment variables can be defined - one per line. These are set before the command line is run.
Log environment variables
If this is ticked, environment variable values are written to the build log.
Generate system environment variables
Tick this checkbox to set up a list of new environment variables prefixed with 'ContinuaCI.' for all current system expression objects and variables.
Mask sensitive variable values in system environment variables
This checkbox is visible only if the 'Generate system environment variables' checkbox is ticked.
If this is ticked, the values of any variables marked as sensitive will be masked with **** when setting system environment variables. Clear this to expose the values.