[Feature] ALOpsAppCompiler – Cache AL Language VSIX for 24 hours #912
Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I’m not sure what Microsoft is planning regarding the deprecation of BcContainerHelper. If the AL Language extension will be downloaded from the Marketplace in the future, it would be helpful for performance if the VSIX did not need to be downloaded on every run. Currently, this leads to unnecessary network usage and longer pipeline runtimes.
Describe the solution you'd like
If possible, I’d like the ALOpsAppCompiler task to cache the downloaded AL Language VSIX for 24 hours.
This would:
- Reduce resource usage on Microsoft’s side with Marketplace downloads ([Feature] ALOpsAppCompiler: Please add automatic retry for AL Language VSIX download on 503 errors #911)
- Reduce network traffic for the Build Agents
- Improve pipeline runtime by avoiding repeated download and extraction
Describe alternatives you've considered
As an alternative, it would help if I could provide an already extracted VSIX to ALOpsAppCompiler. That way, I could manage a daily-updated version of the compiler myself and avoid repeated downloads during that period.
Additional context
Log:
##[section]Starting: Compile MainApp
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Task : ALOps App Compiler
Description : Compile AL Extension(s) for Business Central
Version : 2.0.9825
Author : Hodor
Help : Compile Business Central extension(s) from AL code.
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*** Using Powershell 7
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*** ALOps v2 - Preview ***
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*** Importing required ALOps-Functions
*** Task Inputs:
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artifactversion
artifacttype Sandbox
artifactcountry de
versionselect NextMajor
updateruntime
alternativeartifacturl https://bcinsider-fvh2ekdjecfjd6gk.b02.azurefd.net/sandbox/28.0.43695…
alternativevsixurl PRERELEASE
alsourcepath C:\agent\_work\6047\s\MainApp
ruleset
suppresswarnings KEEP
appversiontemplate ?.?.*.0
updatebuildnumber True
appfilenametemplate %APP_PUBLISHER%_%APP_NAME%_%APP_VERSION%_%BC_TYPE%_%BC_VERSION%_%BC_C…
alcodeanalyzer AppSourceCop,CodeCop,PerTenantExtensionCop,UICop,BusinessCentral.Lint…
ignorepragmas
enable_external_rulesets False
showmycode Keep
resourceexposurepolicy_allowdebugging Keep
resourceexposurepolicy_allowdownloadingsource Keep
resourceexposurepolicy_includesourceinsymbolfile Keep
internalsvisibleto Keep
preprocessorsymbols
generatereportlayouts False
applicationinsightskey
alcachepath C:\agent\_work\6047\s
publishartifact False
publishxlif False
failonwarnings False
failonany False
storageaccount
sastoken
printappmanifest True
outputalclogs True
additionalprobingpaths
allowed_publisher_names
allowed_publisher_names_separator ,
accept_insider_eula True
track_source_build_metadata True
alc_continuebuildonerror False
alc_errorlog False
pwsh True
True
*** For documentation, please visit : https://www.alops.be/documentation
*** Importing required Task-Functions
*** Artifact Type : [Sandbox]
*** Artifact Version: []
*** Artifact Country: [de]
*** AL Source Path : [C:\agent\_work\6047\s\MainApp]
*** AL Cache Path : [C:\agent\_work\6047\s]
*** Fetching PRERELEASE VSIX from Marketplace
*** Fetching Alternative VSIX: [https://ms-dynamics-smb.gallerycdn.vsassets.io/extensions/ms-dynamics-smb/al/17.0.1869541/1761202216985/Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.VSIXPackage]
*** Downloading Extension from...[https://ms-dynamics-smb.gallerycdn.vsassets.io/extensions/ms-dynamics-smb/al/17.0.1869541/1761202216985/Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.VSIXPackage]
##[command]Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri "https://ms-dynamics-smb.gallerycdn.vsassets.io/extensions/ms-dynamics-smb/al/17.0.1869541/1761202216985/Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.VSIXPackage" -OutFile "C:\agent\_work\_temp\VSIX\custom.vsix"
*** Download complete
*** VSIX Downloaded to [C:\agent\_work\_temp\VSIX\custom.vsix]
*** Prepare Extension for Unpack
*** Unpacking Extension to folder...
*** VSIX Available: [C:\agent\_work\_temp\VSIX\custom]
*** Default Working Folder: C:\agent\_work\6047\s
*** Artifact Folder : C:\agent\_work\6047\a
*** Agent Tool Folder : C:\agent\_work\_tool
*** Agent Temp Folder : C:\agent\_work\_temp
*** Resolving Path: [C:\agent\_work\6047\s\MainApp]
*** AL Source Folder : C:\agent\_work\6047\s\MainApp
*** Resolving Path: [C:\agent\_work\6047\s]
*** AL Cache Folder : C:\agent\_work\6047\s
*** Check BcContainerHelper
*** Load BcContainerHelper
BcContainerHelper version 6.1.10
BC.HelperFunctions emits usage statistics telemetry to Microsoft
Running on Windows, PowerShell 7.5.4
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