/// <summary>
/// Gets the output path for a specified VisualStudio project. The output path is relative
/// to the directory where the project file is located.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="buildConfiguration">The build configuration.</param>
/// <returns>
/// The output path or <c>null</c> if the project is not compatible.
/// </returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The method could not extract the data from the project file.</exception>
public LocalPath GetProjectOutputPath(string buildConfiguration)
{
// skip non-C# projects
if (ProjectTypeGuid != VSProjectType.CSharpProjectType.ProjectTypeGuid && ProjectTypeGuid != VSProjectType.NewCSharpProjectType.ProjectTypeGuid)
{
return(null);
}
// find the project configuration
string condition = string.Format(
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
"'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == '{0}|AnyCPU'",
buildConfiguration);
VSProjectConfiguration projectConfiguration = ProjectDetails.FindConfiguration(condition);
if (projectConfiguration == null)
{
string message = string.Format(
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
"Could not find '{0}' configuration for the project '{1}'.",
condition,
ProjectName);
throw new ArgumentException(message);
}
if (projectConfiguration.Properties.ContainsKey("OutputPath") == false)
{
string message = string.Format(
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
"Missing OutputPath for the '{0}' configuration of the project '{1}'.",
buildConfiguration,
ProjectName);
throw new ArgumentException(message);
}
return(new LocalPath(projectConfiguration.Properties["OutputPath"]));
}
