Continuous%20Integration%20with%20TeamCity

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Continuous Integration with TeamCity

• Adrian Ritchie BSc, MBCS
• http//www.gringod.com

Guernsey Software Developer Forum http//www.devel
opers.org.gg
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What is CI?

• Automated
• Compiling
• Testing
• Packaging
• Much more

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Why Use CI?

• Less developer time testing
• Less worry about other developers
• Standardised build environment

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What TeamCity Offers

• Software build automation and management
• Team communication for the above
• Code inspection and coverage analysis
• Platform agnostic
• Free professional version

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Pulling It All Together
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Source Control

• Many providers - Subversion, Perforce, VSS, CVS
• Build triggering rules
• Shared VCS sources
• Source labelling

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Build Agents

• Different build environments
• Concurrent build
• Real-time results
• Build breakers tracking

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Communication

• TeamCity web interface
• Notification - RSS, Email, IDE, Jabber
• External status HTML widget
• Take responsibility

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Administration

• Web GUI
• Project configuration
• User permissions
• Build agent deployment management

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IDE Integration

• Build status
• Pre-checkin integration
• Broken tests

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Extensions

• Open APIs
• RunnersRake, MSBuild, etc.
• Post integrationTeamPiazza, GrowlNotifier
• Scripted build runners

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Demonstration
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Known Problems

• Microsoft Visual SourceSafe!
• Open bug databasehttp//jetbrains.net/tracker/wor
  kspace/TW
• Early Access Programhttp//jetbrains.net/confluen
  ce/display/TW/DownloadLatest

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Alternatives

• CruiseControlhttp//cruisecontrol.sourceforge.net
  /
• CruiseControl.Nethttp//ccnet.thoughtworks.com/
• CI Factoryhttp//www.cifactory.org
• Many more...http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuo
  us_Integration

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More Information

• Official websitehttp//www.jetbrains.com/teamcity
  /
• TeamCity Bloghttp//blogs.jetbrains.com/teamcity/
  
• Documentationhttp//www.jetbrains.net/confluence/
  display/TCD3
• TeamCity Pluginshttp//www.jetbrains.net/confluen
  ce/display/TW/TeamCityPlugins

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