Create code packages

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Code package naming convention

The first step to use the API is to bundle your web application into a code package. Use the following conventions when you name a code package (a package containing Web App binaries, configuration and so on).

<app name>.<package type>.app.<version>.nupkg

app name – Optional.

package type – Values are:

cms (primary Web App)

commerce (commerce manager)

version – You can specify in different ways such as using a "date format" or a version number.

Examples

cms.app.1.0.0.nupkg

customer.cms.app.1.0.0.nupkg ("customer" being the "app name")

commerce.app.20190311103000.nupkg (version defined in a date/time format)

Code package content

The package should contain the Web App-related files, which normally exists at the path D:\\Home\Site on the actual Azure Web App.

Only folders and files related to the code are allowed (that is, wwwroot, applicationHost.xdt), and a

metadata file (optional) that should follow the package name.

Sample folder structure

myapp.cms.app.1.0.0.nupkg
  wwwroot
    App_Data
      jobs
        continuous
          WebJob
            Run.cmd
            ...
            ...
            ...
    Web.config
    Web.Integration.config
    Web.Preproduction.config
    Web.Production.config
  applicationHost.xdt (optional)
  applicationHost.Preproduction.xdt (optional)
  applicationHost.Production.xdt (optional)
  myapp.cms.app.nuspec (optional)

Transforms in any target environment need to be a part of the initial code package.

You can download an Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) sample site (Alloy) package example here: alloy.cms.app.1.2.1.nupkg

Create a code package

You can create a package by deploying to a folder and zipping this folder.

Example:

msbuild /p:
Configuration=Release;
DeployOnBuild=True;
DeployDefaultTarget=WebPublish;
WebPublishMethod=FileSystem;
PublishProvider=FileSystem;
LastUsedBuildConfiguration=Release;
ExcludeApp_Data=False;
publishUrl=..\SitePackageContent\wwwroot;DeleteExistingFiles=False

You can zip this folder (SitePackageContent in the example) as cms.app.1.0.0.nupkg to make it a deployment package that you can use in DXP.