devman
05 Sep 2023, 07:46 ( Updated at: 06 Sep 2023, 05:16 )

RE: RE: C# solution with multiple bots / indicators, a.k.a. monorepo...

josef.van.niekerk said: 

I find this rather counterproductive. It's not uncommon for .NET solutions to contain multiple projects.

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Try this solution:

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

    <PropertyGroup>
        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
        <AlgoPublish>false</AlgoPublish>
    </PropertyGroup>

    <ItemGroup>
      <PackageReference Include="cTrader.Automate" Version="1.0.8" />
    </ItemGroup>

    <Target Name="CopyAlgo"
            Condition="'$(AlgoOut)' != ''"
            DependsOnTargets="Build;$(_CoreAlgoBuildTargets)">
        <ItemGroup>
            <_AlgoFile Include="$(_AlgoFilePath)" />
        </ItemGroup>

        <Copy SourceFiles="@(_AlgoFile)"
              DestinationFolder="$(AlgoOut)"
              OverwriteReadOnlyFiles="True"
              Retries="10"
              RetryDelayMilliseconds="100" />

        <Message Importance="High"
                 Text="$(MSBuildProjectName) -> $(AlgoOut)\$(_AlgoFileName)" />
    </Target>
    
</Project>

Run this command: 

dotnet build -p:AlgoOut=your\path -t:CopyAlgo

Of course, you can use the full power of MSBuild and create separate .targets file. Like this:

<!-- FILE: src/copyalgo.target -->
<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
    <Target Name="CopyAlgo"
            Condition="'$(AlgoOut)' != ''"
            DependsOnTargets="Build;$(_CoreAlgoBuildTargets)">
        <ItemGroup>
            <_AlgoFile Include="$(_AlgoFilePath)" />
        </ItemGroup>

        <Copy SourceFiles="@(_AlgoFile)"
              DestinationFolder="$(AlgoOut)"
              OverwriteReadOnlyFiles="True"
              Retries="10"
              RetryDelayMilliseconds="100" />

        <Message Importance="High"
                 Text="$(MSBuildProjectName) -> $(AlgoOut)\$(_AlgoFileName)" />
    </Target>
</Project>

Import this file in your projects, or use Directory.Build.props to generalize this customization.

<Project>
  ...
  <Import Project="..\..\src\copyalgo.targets" />
  ...
</Project>