feat: enhance build process with detailed logging and new target for CPZ creation

.github/workflows/docker.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   Build_Project_4-Series:
     runs-on: windows-latest
-    steps:
+    steps:      
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Set Version Number
         id: setVersion
@@ -57,26 +57,28 @@ jobs:
               $phase = 'beta'
               $newVersionString = "{0}-{1}-{2}" -f $newVersion, $phase, $Env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER
             }  
-          }   
-                   
-          echo "version=$newVersionString" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8 -Append
+          }          
+          echo "version=$newVersionString" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8 -Append      
       - name: Setup MS Build
         uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.1
       - name: restore Nuget Packages
         run: nuget restore .\$($Env:SOLUTION_FILE).sln
       # Build the solutions in the docker image
-      - name: Build Solution
+      - name: Build Solution        
         run: msbuild .\$($Env:SOLUTION_FILE).sln /p:Platform="Any CPU" /p:Configuration="Debug" /p:Version="${{ steps.setVersion.outputs.version }}" -m
       - name: Pack Solution
         run: dotnet pack .\$($Env:SOLUTION_FILE).sln --configuration $env:BUILD_TYPE --output ./output /p:Version="${{ steps.setVersion.outputs.version }}"
       - name: Create tag for non-rc builds
-        if: ${{ !contains(steps.setVersion.outputs.version, 'rc') }}
+        if: contains(steps.setVersion.outputs.version, 'alpha')
         run: |
           git tag ${{ steps.setVersion.outputs.version }}
           git push --tags origin
       # Create the release on the source repo
       - name: Create Release
         id: create_release
+#        if: contains(steps.setVersion.outputs.version,'-rc-') ||
+#            contains(steps.setVersion.outputs.version,'-hotfix-') ||
+#            contains(steps.setVersion.outputs.version, '-beta-')
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
           artifacts: 'output\**\*.*(cpz|cplz)'
@@ -84,11 +86,11 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: ${{contains('debug', env.BUILD_TYPE)}}
           tag: ${{ steps.setVersion.outputs.version }}
       - name: Setup Nuget
-        run: |
+        run: | 
           nuget sources add -name github -source https://nuget.pkg.github.com/pepperdash/index.json -username pepperdash -password ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           nuget setApiKey ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} -Source github          
-          nuget setApiKey ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }} -Source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
+          nuget setApiKey ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }} -Source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json          
       - name: Publish to Nuget
         run: nuget push .\output\*.nupkg -Source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
       - name: Publish to Github Nuget
-        run: nuget push .\output\*.nupkg -Source github
+        run: nuget push .\output\*.nupkg -Source github

src/Directory.Build.targets

@@ -10,17 +10,72 @@
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Target Name="Create CPLZ" AfterTargets="Build; AfterRebuild" Condition="$(ProjectType) == 'ProgramLibrary' And $(TargetDir) != ''">
-    <Message Text="Creating CPLZ $(TargetDir)"></Message>
+    <Message Text="Creating CPLZ $(TargetDir)" Importance="high" />
+    <Message Text="PackageOutputPath: $(PackageOutputPath)" Importance="high" />
+    <Message Text="AssemblyName: $(AssemblyName)" Importance="high" />
+    <Message Text="TargetName: $(TargetName)" Importance="high" />
+    <Message Text="Version: $(Version)" Importance="high" />
+    <Message Text="TargetFramework: $(TargetFramework)" Importance="high" />
     <MakeDir Directories="$(PackageOutputPath)" Condition="!Exists($(PackageOutputPath))" />
     <MakeDir Directories="$(PackageOutputPath)\$(AssemblyName)" Condition="!Exists('$(PackageOutputPath)\$(AssemblyName)')" />
     <ZipDirectory SourceDirectory="$(TargetDir)" DestinationFile="$(PackageOutputPath)\$(AssemblyName)\$(TargetName).$(Version).$(TargetFramework).cplz" Overwrite="true"/>    
   </Target>
-  <Target Name="Copy CPZ NET6" AfterTargets="SimplSharpPostProcess" Condition="($(ProjectType) == 'Program' And ( '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net6.0' ) Or ( '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0' ))">
-    <Message Text="Copying CPZ"></Message>
-    <Move SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).cpz" DestinationFiles="$(PackageOutputPath)\$(AssemblyName)\$(TargetName).$(Version).$(TargetFramework).cpz" />
+  <Target Name="Debug Variables" BeforeTargets="Build">
+      <Message Text="================ Debug Variables ================" Importance="high" />
+      <Message Text="ProjectType: '$(ProjectType)'" Importance="high" />
+      <Message Text="TargetFramework: '$(TargetFramework)'" Importance="high" />
+      <Message Text="TargetDir: '$(TargetDir)'" Importance="high" />
+      <Message Text="===============================================" Importance="high" />
   </Target>
-  <Target Name="Copy CPZ NET47" AfterTargets="SimplSharpPostProcess47" Condition="($(ProjectType) == 'Program' And ( '$(TargetFramework)' != 'net6.0' ) And ( '$(TargetFramework)' != 'net8.0' ))">
-    <Message Text="Copying CPZ"></Message>
-    <Move SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).cpz" DestinationFiles="$(PackageOutputPath)\$(AssemblyName)\$(TargetName).$(Version).$(TargetFramework).cpz" />
+
+  <Target Name="Copy CPZ NET6" 
+          AfterTargets="Build"
+          DependsOnTargets="BuildDependencies"
+          Condition="'$(ProjectType)' == 'Program' And ('$(TargetFramework)' == 'net6.0' Or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0')">
+      <Message Text="========================================" Importance="high" />
+      <Message Text="Starting CPZ Build Process" Importance="high" />
+      <Message Text="ProjectType: '$(ProjectType)'" Importance="high" />
+      <Message Text="TargetFramework: '$(TargetFramework)'" Importance="high" />
+      <Message Text="MSBuildProjectDirectory: '$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)'" Importance="high" />
+      <Message Text="PATH: '$(PATH)'" Importance="high" />
+      <Message Text="========================================" Importance="high" />
+
+      <!-- Check for SimplSharp compiler -->
+      <PropertyGroup>
+          <SimplSharpCompilerPath>$(HOME)/.crestron/SimplSharpPro/SimplSharpCompiler</SimplSharpCompilerPath>
+      </PropertyGroup>
+
+      <Warning Text="SimplSharpCompiler not found at: $(SimplSharpCompilerPath)"
+              Condition="!Exists('$(SimplSharpCompilerPath)')" />
+
+      <!-- Run the SimplSharp compiler to create CPZ -->
+      <Exec Command="&quot;$(SimplSharpCompilerPath)&quot; &quot;$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)&quot; &quot;$(TargetDir)&quot;" 
+            IgnoreExitCode="false"
+            WorkingDirectory="$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)"
+            ConsoleToMSBuild="true"
+            Condition="Exists('$(SimplSharpCompilerPath)')">
+          <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" PropertyName="OutputOfExec" />
+      </Exec>
+      
+      <Message Text="SimplSharp Output: $(OutputOfExec)" Importance="high" />
+      
+      <!-- Create output directory -->
+      <MakeDir Directories="$(PackageOutputPath)\$(AssemblyName)" 
+              Condition="!Exists('$(PackageOutputPath)\$(AssemblyName)')" />
+      
+      <!-- Copy the CPZ file -->
+      <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).cpz" 
+            DestinationFiles="$(PackageOutputPath)\$(AssemblyName)\$(TargetName).$(Version).$(TargetFramework).cpz"
+            Condition="Exists('$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).cpz')" />
+              
+      <Message Text="CPZ Build completed"
+              Condition="Exists('$(PackageOutputPath)\$(AssemblyName)\$(TargetName).$(Version).$(TargetFramework).cpz')"
+              Importance="high" />
   </Target>
-</Project>
+
+  <Target Name="BuildDependencies">
+      <MSBuild Projects="@(ProjectReference)"
+              Targets="Build"
+              BuildInParallel="true" />
+  </Target>
+</Project>

src/PepperDash.Essentials/PepperDash.Essentials.csproj

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>PepperDash.Essentials</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>PepperDashEssentials</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net472;net6</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net472</TargetFrameworks>
     <GenerateAssemblyInfo>true</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
     <OutputPath>bin\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
     <Title>PepperDash Essentials</Title>