protected FileDeploymentData PrepareNewAssetFile(FileDeploymentData parent)
{
return(new FileDeploymentData
{
FilterPath = _filterPath,
InputFilePath = _inputFile.FullName,
InputFileHash = null, // TODO: use Property InputFileHash if hash is needed,
Parent = parent
});
}
/// <summary>
/// Deploys the file by copying it from source to target, OR
/// deploys the file by creating a symlink at target, which points to source
/// </summary>
protected void DeployFile(FileDeploymentData deploymentData)
{
void doCopy()
{
// The target could also be a directory because of conflict management!
if (Directory.Exists(deploymentData.OutputFilePath))
{
Directory.Delete(deploymentData.OutputFilePath, true);
}
if (File.Exists(deploymentData.OutputFilePath))
{
File.Delete(deploymentData.OutputFilePath);
}
File.Copy(deploymentData.InputFilePath, deploymentData.OutputFilePath, true);
deploymentData.DeploymentType = DeploymentType.Copy;
}
if (Properties.Settings.Default.AlwaysCopyNeverSymlink || _config.Configuration == BuildConfiguration.Publish)
{
doCopy();
}
else
{
var outputFile = new FileInfo(deploymentData.OutputFilePath); // TODO: Is there a more efficient way which does not require to always delete it?
if (outputFile.Exists)
{
File.Delete(outputFile.FullName);
}
CreateSymbolicLink(@"\\?\" + deploymentData.OutputFilePath,
@"\\?\" + deploymentData.InputFilePath, SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_FILE | SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_ALLOW_UNPRIVILEGED_CREATE);
// Sadly, it is not guaranteed that this will work
if (File.Exists(outputFile.FullName)) // Attention: do not use outputfile.Exists since that is cached!
{
// symlink worked
deploymentData.DeploymentType = DeploymentType.Symlink;
}
else
{
doCopy();
}
}
}
