Use Common paths for Build, Publish and Pack

The new Output paths point to...

Build: `~build\...`
Restore: `~build\ext`
Publish: `~publish\...`
Pack: `~publish\{bin,obj}`

Author: Nirmal4G

.gitignore

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 # User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)
 *.userprefs
 
+# Working folders
+~build/
+~publish/
+
 # Build results
 [Dd]ebug/
 [Dd]ebugPublic/

Directory.Build.props

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
 
+  <Import Project="Directory.Solution.props" />
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RepositoryDirectory>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</RepositoryDirectory>
     <BuildToolsDirectory>$(RepositoryDirectory)build\</BuildToolsDirectory>
@@ -11,7 +13,6 @@
     <When Condition="$(IsCoreProject)">
       <PropertyGroup>
         <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
-        <PackageOutputPath>$(RepositoryDirectory)bin\nupkg</PackageOutputPath>
         <TreatWarningsAsErrors Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>

Directory.Solution.props

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<Project>
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <RestoreUseStaticGraphEvaluation>True</RestoreUseStaticGraphEvaluation>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>

azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ jobs:
     env:
       SignClientUser: $(SignClientUser)
       SignClientSecret: $(SignClientSecret)
-      ArtifactDirectory: bin/nupkg
+      ArtifactDirectory: ~packages/bin
     condition: and(succeeded(), not(eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest')), not(eq(variables['SignClientSecret'], '')), not(eq(variables['SignClientUser'], '')))
 
   # Publish build artifacts
-  - publish: bin/nupkg
+  - publish: ~packages/bin
     artifact: Packages
     displayName: Publish package artifacts

build/Community.Toolkit.Common.props

@@ -32,4 +32,19 @@
     <ContinuousIntegrationBuild>$(TF_BUILD)</ContinuousIntegrationBuild>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- Common Outputs -->
+    <BuildDir>~build\</BuildDir>
+    <PublishDir>~publish\</PublishDir>
+    <!-- Build Outputs -->
+    <BaseOutputPath>$(BuildDir)bin\</BaseOutputPath>
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(BuildDir)obj\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    <!-- Restore Outputs-->
+    <MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath>$(BuildDir)ext\</MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath>
+    <RestoreOutputPath>$(MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath)</RestoreOutputPath>
+    <!-- Pack Outputs -->
+    <PackageOutputPath>$(RepositoryDirectory)~packages\bin\</PackageOutputPath>
+    <NuSpecOutputPath>$(RepositoryDirectory)~packages\obj\</NuSpecOutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
 </Project>

build/Community.Toolkit.Common.targets

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
     <PackageTags Condition="'$(PackageTags)' == ''">$(CommonTags)</PackageTags>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- Exclude files and folders from build and publish across all projects -->
+    <DefaultItemExcludes>$(BuildDir)**;$(PublishDir)**;$(DefaultItemExcludes)</DefaultItemExcludes>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(IsPackable)">
     <None Pack="true" PackagePath="\" Visible="False" Include="$(BuildToolsDirectory)Icon.png" />
     <None Pack="true" PackagePath="\" Visible="False" Include="$(RepositoryDirectory)License.md" />