Tool to create Parameters.xml and SetParameters.xml for MS Web deploy
While automating builds and deployments, there is a need to create two xml files used by MS web deploy. Using the below program in a console application, can produce the desired files in output. It needs a sample web.config for its input. Both of them are configurable items.
--------------------------------------------program.cs----------------------------------------------
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Configuration;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Xml.Linq;
namespace WebDeployParamsFileCreation
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string paramFile = String.Concat(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["WebDeployParamFileLocation"], "Parameters.xml");
string setParamFile = String.Concat(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["WebDeployParamFileLocation"], "SetParameters.xml");
string paramFileContents = GetParamFileContents().Item1;
string setParamFileContents = GetParamFileContents().Item2;
File.WriteAllText(paramFile, paramFileContents);
File.WriteAllText(setParamFile, setParamFileContents);
}
private static Tuple<string, string> GetParamFileContents()
{
StringBuilder sbParamFileContents = new StringBuilder();
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" ?>");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameters>");
StringBuilder sbSetParamFileContents = new StringBuilder();
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" ?>");
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameters>");
var webconfig = XDocument.Load(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["WebConfigFileLocation"]);
#region AppSettings
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--AppSettings START-->");
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--AppSettings START-->");
var appSettings = from c in webconfig.Root.Descendants("appSettings").Descendants()
select c;
foreach (var item in appSettings)
{
var keyName = item.Attribute("key").Value;
var val = item.Attribute("value").Value;
//Parameters.xml
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameter name=\"AppSettings - " + keyName + "\" description=\"\" defaultValue=\"\">");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameterEntry kind=\"XmlFile\" scope=\"Web.config\" match=\"/configuration/appSettings/add[@key='" + keyName + "']/@value\" />");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("</parameter>");
//SetParameters.xml
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<setParameter name=\"AppSettings - " + keyName + "\" value=\"" + val + " \"/>");
}
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--AppSettings END-->");
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--AppSettings END-->");
#endregion
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("");
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("");
#region Client EndPoints
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--Client EndPoint START-->");
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--Client EndPoint START-->");
var clientEndpoints = from c in webconfig.Root.Descendants("system.serviceModel").Descendants("client").Descendants()
select c;
foreach (var item in clientEndpoints)
{
var endpointName = item.Attribute("name").Value;
var address = item.Attribute("address").Value;
//Parameters.xml
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameter name=\"Client Endpoint - " + endpointName + "\" description=\"\" defaultValue=\"\">");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameterEntry kind=\"XmlFile\" scope=\"Web.config\" match=\"/configuration/system.serviceModel/client/endpoint[@name='" + endpointName + "']/@address\" />");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("</parameter>");
//SetParameters.xml
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<setParameter name=\"Client Endpoint - " + endpointName + "\" value=\"" + address + "\" />");
}
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--Client EndPoint END-->");
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--Client EndPoint END-->");
#endregion
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("");
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("");
#region Log4Net
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--Log4net START-->");
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--Log4net START-->");
var log4netAppender = from c in webconfig.Root.Descendants("log4net").Descendants()
where c.Name == "appender"
select c;
foreach (var item in log4netAppender)
{
var appenderType = item.Attribute("type").Value;
var appenderName = item.Attribute("name").Value;
if (appenderType == "log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender")
{
//Parameters.xml
if (item.Descendants("file").Count() != 0) //two ways of representing the same thing in log4net.
{
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameter name=\"Log4net - " + appenderName + " - File Location\" description=\"\" defaultValue=\"\">");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameterEntry kind=\"XmlFile\" scope=\"Web.config\" match=\"/configuration/log4net/appender[@name='" + appenderName + "']/file/@value\" />");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("</parameter>");
}
else
{
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameter name=\"Log4net - " + appenderName + " - File Location\" description=\"\" defaultValue=\"\">");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameterEntry kind=\"XmlFile\" scope=\"Web.config\" match=\"/configuration/log4net/appender[@name='" + appenderName + "']/param[@name='File']/@value\" />");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("</parameter>");
}
//SetParameters.xml
string val = "";
if (item.Descendants("file").Count() != 0)
{
val = item.Descendants("file").First().Attribute("value").Value;
}
else
{
val = item.Descendants("param").Where(x => x.Attribute("name").Value == "File").First().Attribute("value").Value;
}
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<setParameter name=\"Log4net - " + appenderName + " - File Location\" value=\"" + val + "\" />");
}
else if (appenderType == "log4net.Appender.AdoNetAppender")
{
//Parameters.xml
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameter name=\"Log4net - " + appenderName + " - ConnectionString\" description=\"\" defaultValue=\"\">");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameterEntry kind=\"XmlFile\" scope=\"Web.config\" match=\"/configuration/log4net/appender[@name='" + appenderName + "']/connectionString/@value\" />");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("</parameter>");
//SetParameters.xml
var val = item.Descendants("connectionString").First().Attribute("value").Value;
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<setParameter name=\"Log4net - " + appenderName + " - ConnectionString\" value=\"" + val + "\" />");
}
else if (appenderType == "log4net.Appender.SmtpAppender")
{
//Parameters.xml
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameter name=\"Log4net - " + appenderName + " - MailTo\" description=\"\" defaultValue=\"\">");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameterEntry kind=\"XmlFile\" scope=\"Web.config\" match=\"/configuration/log4net/appender[@name='" + appenderName + "']/to/@value\" />");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("</parameter>");
//SetParameters.xml
var val1 = item.Descendants("to").First().Attribute("value").Value;
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<setParameter name=\"Log4net - " + appenderName + " - MailTo\" value=\"" + val1 + "\" />");
//Parameters.xml
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameter name=\"Log4net - " + appenderName + " - MailFrom\" description=\"\" defaultValue=\"\">");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameterEntry kind=\"XmlFile\" scope=\"Web.config\" match=\"/configuration/log4net/appender[@name='" + appenderName + "']/from/@value\" />");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("</parameter>");
//SetParameters.xml
var val2 = item.Descendants("from").First().Attribute("value").Value;
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<setParameter name=\"Log4net - " + appenderName + " - MailFrom\" value=\"" + val2 + "\" />");
}
else
{
throw new Exception("Code generation failed as there is no configuration for " + appenderType);
}
}
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--Log4net END-->");
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--Log4net END-->");
#endregion
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("");
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("");
#region EL Logging
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--EL Logging START-->");
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--EL Logging START-->");
var elLoggingListeners = from c in webconfig.Root.Descendants("loggingConfiguration").Elements()
where c.Name == "listeners"
select c;
elLoggingListeners = elLoggingListeners.Descendants();
foreach (var item in elLoggingListeners)
{
var listenerType = item.Attribute("type").Value;
var listenerName = item.Attribute("name").Value;
if (listenerType.Contains("Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.TraceListeners.RollingFlatFileTraceListener"))
{
//Parameters.xml
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameter name=\"EL - " + listenerName + " - File Location\" description=\"\" defaultValue=\"\">");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameterEntry kind=\"XmlFile\" scope=\"Web.config\" match=\"/configuration/loggingConfiguration/listeners[@add='" + listenerName + "']/@fileName\" />");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("</parameter>");
//SetParameters.xml
var val = item.Attribute("fileName").Value;
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<setParameter name=\"EL - " + listenerName + " - File Location\" value=\"" + val + "\" />");
}
else if (listenerType.Contains("Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.TraceListeners.EmailTraceListener"))
{
//Parameters.xml
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameter name=\"EL - " + listenerName + " - MailTo\" description=\"\" defaultValue=\"\">");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameterEntry kind=\"XmlFile\" scope=\"Web.config\" match=\"/configuration/loggingConfiguration/listeners[@add='" + listenerName + "']/@toAddress\" />");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("</parameter>");
//SetParameters.xml
var val = item.Attribute("toAddress").Value;
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<setParameter name=\"EL - " + listenerName + " - MailTo\" value=\"" + val + "\" />");
//Parameters.xml
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameter name=\"EL - " + listenerName + " - MailFrom\" description=\"\" defaultValue=\"\">");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameterEntry kind=\"XmlFile\" scope=\"Web.config\" match=\"/configuration/loggingConfiguration/listeners[@add='" + listenerName + "']/@fromAddress\" />");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("</parameter>");
//SetParameters.xml
var val2 = item.Attribute("fromAddress").Value;
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<setParameter name=\"EL - " + listenerName + " - MailFrom\" value=\"" + val2 + "\" />");
//Parameters.xml
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameter name=\"EL - " + listenerName + " - SubjectLineStarter\" description=\"\" defaultValue=\"\">");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<parameterEntry kind=\"XmlFile\" scope=\"Web.config\" match=\"/configuration/loggingConfiguration/listeners[@add='" + listenerName + "']/@subjectLineStarter\" />");
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("</parameter>");
//SetParameters.xml
var val3 = item.Attribute("subjectLineStarter").Value;
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<setParameter name=\"EL - " + listenerName + " - SubjectLineStarter\" value=\"" + val3 + "\" />");
}
else
{
throw new Exception("Code generation failed as there is no configuration for " + listenerType);
}
}
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--EL Logging START END-->");
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--EL Logging START END-->");
#endregion
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("");
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("");
#region ConnectionStrings-SetParameters Only
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--Connection String START-->");
var connectionStrings = from c in webconfig.Root.Descendants("connectionStrings").Descendants()
select c;
foreach (var item in connectionStrings)
{
var connectionStringName = item.Attribute("name").Value;
var connectionStringValue = item.Attribute("connectionString").Value;
connectionStringValue = connectionStringValue.Replace("\"", @""");
//SetParameters.xml
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<setParameter name=\"" + connectionStringName + "-Web.config Connection String\" value=\"" + connectionStringValue + " \"/>");
}
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("<!--Connection String END-->");
#endregion
sbParamFileContents.AppendLine("</parameters>");
sbSetParamFileContents.AppendLine("</parameters>");
return new Tuple<string, string>(sbParamFileContents.ToString(), sbSetParamFileContents.ToString());
}
}
}
----------------------------------------------config file--------------------------------------------
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<startup>
<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
</startup>
<appSettings>
<add key="WebDeployParamFileLocation" value="c:\\temp2\\"/>
<add key="WebConfigFileLocation" value="c:\\temp2\\web.config"/>
</appSettings>
</configuration>
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