Cake Build Runner Action
Cake (C# Make) can be used to run various build tools defined in a C# DSL script. This action runs the Cake command-line. For more information about the project and documentation on the command-line arguments, please visit the Cake website.
Name
A name for this action (this will appear within the stage action list).
Enabled
An action which is not enabled is effectively skipped when executing the given stage.
Cake Script
The path and name of the Cake script file to be used.
Working Folder
The working folder (relative to the build workspace). Optional. If not specified, then the build workspace folder is used.
Install Cake on agent using NuGet
Optionally run NuGet to install Cake to the agent before running the action. When this is ticked an input box appears to enter the installation location and a new tab appears for entering NuGet settings.
Install Cake To
Shown when "Install Cake on agent using NuGet" is ticked. Enter the path to a target folder for the NuGet installation. This will generally be a subfolder of the build workspace.
Using
The Using drop down is populated by any property collector properties whose namespace matches the pattern defined by the Cake Action. The pattern for this action is ^Cake\..*. The default property collector searches the environment path for "cake.exe".
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.
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.
Verbosity
The amount of information detail to display in the build log.
Dry Run
Logs the output from running the Cake action without actually performing any tasks.
Experimental
Use the latest build of the Roslyn script engine
Timeout (in seconds)
How many seconds to wait for the action to finish before timing out. The default is 86400 seconds (24 hours),
Sources
A list of package sources to install the Cake package from. Optional. You can separate multiple sources with semi-colons.
Install prerelease packages
Optionally install pre-release versions of the Cake package.
Use cache
Optionally attempt to source the Cake package from the NuGet machine cache.
Using
The Using drop down is populated by any property collector properties whose namespace matches the pattern defined by the NuGet Action. The pattern for this action is ^NuGet\..*. The default property collector searches the environment path for "NuGet.exe".
If you create a property collector for this pre-install action, make sure you select the Path Finder PlugIn type and give it a name that will match the pattern above in blue.
For more in-depth explanations on property collectors see Managing 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.