Get current iteration path from TFS
I am trying to get the current iteration path for a TFS project for teams. The way I am trying to do this is using the blog from http://blog.johnsworkshop.net/tfs11-api-reading-the-team-configuration-iterations-and-areas/ . I start by getting the command configurations from the following code:
TfsTeamProjectCollection tpc = TFSConncetion(@"http://tfs/url");
var configSvc = tpc.GetService<TeamSettingsConfigurationService>();
var configs = configSvc.GetTeamConfigurationsForUser(projectUri);
The problem is that my configs are always zero, even though I am a member of the team. I'm pretty sure my projects URIs are correct as well. After that, I get the command settings and use it to display the current iteration path.
TeamSettings ts = config.TeamSettings;
Console.WriteLine(ts.CurrentIterationPath);
Even if that didn't work, I can still query the iteration dates from the command setup to get one iteration that has a start date before today and an end date after today. The main problem is that I cannot get my TeamSettingsConfigurationService to return anything other than null when I try to get the command configuration with my projects URI.
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I got the answer myself myself, not using TeamSettingsConfigurationService. This is how I did it:
private static XmlNode currentIterationNode;
TfsTeamProjectCollection tpc = TFSConncetion(@"http://tfs/url");
ICommonStructureService4 css = tpc.GetService<ICommonStructureService4>();;
WorkItemStore workItemStore = new WorkItemStore(tpc);
foreach (Project teamProject in workItemStore.Projects)
{
if (teamProject.Name.Equals("TeamProjectNameGoesHere"))
{
NodeInfo[] structures = css.ListStructures(teamProject.Uri.ToString());
NodeInfo iterations = structures.FirstOrDefault(n => n.StructureType.Equals("ProjectLifecycle"));
if (iterations != null)
{
XmlElement iterationsTree = css.GetNodesXml(new[] { iterations.Uri }, true);
XmlNodeList nodeList = iterationsTree.ChildNodes;
currentIterationNode = FindCurrentIteration(nodeList);
String currentIterationPath = currentIterationNode.Attributes["Path"].Value;
}
}
}
Where currentIterationPath is the current iteration path from TFS. The key to this was getting the NodeInfo [] array of NodeInfo structures and iterations from these two lines of code that I got from chamindacNavantis https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/4b785ae7-66c0-47ee- a6d2-c0ad8a3bd420 / tfs-get-iteration-dates-metadata? forum = tfsgeneral :
NodeInfo[] structures = css.ListStructures(teamProject.Uri.ToString());
NodeInfo iterations = structures.FirstOrDefault(n => n.StructureType.Equals("ProjectLifecycle"));
After that, I created xml with nodes of each iteration inside the team project. These nodes also have a start and end date for each iteration. So I checked each node for the start date before DateTime.Now and ended the date after DateTime.Now, which is all FindCurrentIteration (nodeList). And that will give you the current node iteration.
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There must be something wrong with your server connection or the project you are uploading, as the other code looks fine.
Maybe try something like this:
TfsTeamProjectCollection tpc = new TfsTeamProjectCollection(new Uri("http://server:8080/tfs/collection"),
new System.Net.NetworkCredential(tfsUserName, tfsPassword));
tpc.EnsureAuthenticated();
Connect to Team Foundation Server from a Console Application
There is a good sample here that you can download (WPF client) and it will allow you to choose between server connection, Team Project and Team:
TFS API Part 46 (VS11) - Command Settings
You can go through it and check the values that you are passing into your code.
The sample gets the command configuration information just like it does in your code.
TeamSettingsConfigurationService teamConfig = tfs.GetService<TeamSettingsConfigurationService>();
var configs = teamConfig.GetTeamConfigurationsForUser(new[] { projectInfo.Uri });
When you have a collection of items TeamConfiguration
, you needTeamSettings.CurrentIterationPath
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