Start Windows Service VSTS task

A small task to start a Windows Service that is running on the same machine as the VSTS agent that executes this task.

Useful to use when working with Deployment Groups in VSTS.

Requirements

• tfx-cli
• Pester
• Powershell v3.0 or higher

Testing

To run unit tests execute the following powershell command at the test directory:

Invoke-Pester -Script .\tests\StartWindowsService.Tests.ps1 -CodeCoverage .\StartWindowsService.ps1

Build and Publish

To upload the task to an VSTS account, use the tfx-cli.

Login

tfx login --service-url https://youraccount.visualstudio.com/DefaultCollection

Enter your Personal Access Token.

Upload task

At the root of repository execute the following command:

tfx build tasks upload --task-path src

Contributing

Issues and pull-requests are welcome.