This chapter will demonstrate how to create and use a custom build activity and will cover the following topics:
Creating a copy of the default build template, which includes:
Downloading the default template
Using the template in a build
Creating a custom build activity to share nightly builds with the community, which will consist of the following tasks:
Creating the custom activity project
Zipping the build output
Uploading the ZIP file to FTP
Sharing the build number and URL with the ZIP file
Adding the custom activity to an existing build template:
Creating a build template project
Adding our custom activity
Adding build template arguments
In our example, we will be sharing our build info on Twitter to inform followers where to grab the latest builds for a project.