node-msbuild

Node Module for calling MSBuild

    var msbuild = require('node-msbuild');

    // Initialize builder
    this.builder = new msbuild.MsBuild({
        MsBuildPath: "c:\\Program Files (x86)\\MSBuild\\14.0\\Bin\\msbuild.exe"
    });

    // Build options
    var options = {
        Rebuild: false,

SolutionFile: "MySolution.sln",
        // ... etc
    };

    //Run builds
    builder.build(options)
    .then(function(results){
        console.log("Called params : " + results.CmdLine);
        console.log("Result code: " + results.Code);

});

Build options

SolutionFile

Required

Type: string

Full path to the the solution file.

Target

Type: string

Build target. If empty, whole solution will be built.

Rebuild

Type: boolean

Rebuild solution.

Silent

Type: boolean

Determines if the build process output should be piped into stdio.

ErrorsOnly

Type: boolean

Determines if only error output should be visible.

Configuration

Type: string

Build configuration that should be used

Platform

Type: string

Selected build platform

BuildProjectReferences

Type: boolean

Determines if project references will also be built

ShowLogo

Type: boolean

Determines if the MS Build logo will be shown before build

DeployOnBuild

Type: boolean

Determines if there should be a deploy after the build

PublishProfile

Type: string

Publish profile name used when deploying