From f30355a111557f971aa20e4d2c4a692d3f1d8e6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Medynski <31868385+paulmedynski@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:27:20 -0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Added new-pipeline.yml file to enable testing of new
 pipelines before they are merged to main.

---
 eng/pipelines/new-pipeline.yml                   | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 .../sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml        |  1 +
 .../sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml        |  1 +
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 eng/pipelines/new-pipeline.yml

diff --git a/eng/pipelines/new-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/new-pipeline.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a5e6abb55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/pipelines/new-pipeline.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+####################################################################################################
+# Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.  The .NET Foundation licenses this
+# file to you under the MIT license.  See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+####################################################################################################
+
+# This file exists to allow creation of pipelines in the Azure DevOps Public project.  Currently, it
+# isn't possible to create a pipeline against this repo unless the top-level YAML file is present in
+# the main branch, which it won't be for pipelines that are still in development.
+#
+# When developing a new pipeline on a branch, you may clobber this file with your new pipeline, or
+# change it to a symlink that points to your new pipeline.  This will allow you to create the Azure
+# DevOps pipeline and test your changes before merging to main.  Before merging, revert this file to
+# its original state.
+#
+# Once your new pipeline work is merged to main, you may edit the Azure DevOps pipeline to point to
+# the correct YAML file.
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
index a575d2dd6a..9ffecedab5 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ pr:
       - NuGet.config
     exclude:
       - eng/pipelines/onebranch/*
+      - eng/pipelines/new-pipeline.yml
 
 # Do not trigger commit or schedule runs for this pipeline.
 trigger: none
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml
index dd8f34e58b..1a1075aaa5 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ pr:
       - NuGet.config
     exclude:
       - eng/pipelines/onebranch/*
+      - eng/pipelines/new-pipeline.yml
 
 # Do not trigger commit or schedule runs for this pipeline.
 trigger: none

From 8b74c139a4f6240f08bf9e2d91fa6e86a0530744 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Medynski <31868385+paulmedynski@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:47:34 -0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Added placeholder pipeline elements to avoid validation
 errors in Azure DevOps.

---
 eng/pipelines/new-pipeline.yml | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/eng/pipelines/new-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/new-pipeline.yml
index 4a5e6abb55..825f4fd98a 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/new-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/new-pipeline.yml
@@ -14,3 +14,19 @@
 #
 # Once your new pipeline work is merged to main, you may edit the Azure DevOps pipeline to point to
 # the correct YAML file.
+
+# Disable all automatic triggers
+pr: none
+trigger: none
+
+stages:
+  - stage: PlaceholderStage
+    displayName: Placeholder Stage
+    jobs:
+      - job: PlaceholderJob
+        displayName: Placeholder Job
+        pool:
+          vmImage: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+          - script: echo "Hello from the new pipeline!"
+            displayName: Print message