The objective of this section is to configure a code repository with VSTS in such a way that every time a developer checks in the code into the repository, it should automatically trigger the build script to execute and thus complete compilation, unit test execution, and SonarQube analysis (static code analysis), and notify different stakeholders based on the outcome of the CI process.
We should always remember that a process is always the same irrespective of the tools we use, be it open-source tools or commercial tools. We need build scripts; in case of a Java-based project, we need build.xml for Ant or pom.xml for Maven to execute the build. We need unit test cases written in JUnit or any other supported language.Â
Before explaining the steps for CI, we need to understand and remind ourselves that the DevOps is a culture and combination of people, processes...