azure-devops-variable-token-replacer

A .NET console application used to replace tokens in a file with matching values from an Azure DevOps variable group

Command Line Options:

Option	Description
-u, --url	URL of Azure DevOps organization. Required unless default set in appsettings.json.
-p, --project	Name of Azure DevOps project. Required unless default set in appsettings.json.
-g, --group	Name of Azure DevOps variable group. Required.
-i, --input	Path to input file. Required.
-o, --output	Path to output file. Required.
--openingTag	Opening tag of replacement token. Required unless default set in appsettings.json.
--closingTag	Closing tag of replacement token. Required unless default set in appsettings.json.
--help	Display help screen.
--version	Display version information.

Example appsettings.json:

{
  "Settings": {
    "DevOpsUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/org_name/", //or http://org_name.visualstudio.com/
    "ProjectName": "project_name",
    "TokenOpeningTag": "#{",
    "TokenClosingTag": "}#"
  }
}

NOTE: If running from inside an IDE, make sure to set the command line arguments in the appropriate configuration setting. E.g., the Debug settings in the Project Properties in Visual Studio accessible via context menu and stored in AzureDevOpsVariableTokenReplacer.csproj.user.