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![KEY POINTS FOR MOBILE BUILD
• Build all app configs from same commit
• UI-TEST, DEV, TEST, PROD, etc.
• Modify config appsettings.json, Android/iOS manifest
files etc. before build task
• Build number format 1.0.$(Build.BuildID)
• Increment app version code, version name using
$(Build.BuildNumber)
• Use different package name and label for different
configurations
• Keep your signing certificates safe with VSTS secured
files
• Publish different artifacts for different branches
• Run task with custom conditions to support multiple
branches and(succeeded(),
eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/master’))
• NEWS ALERT! You can also build iOS apps with VSTS hosted
build agent (preview)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/faug-08-mobile-devops-slideshare-180316140351/85/Finland-Azure-User-Group-8-DevOps-Mobile-Client-Releases-5-320.jpg)
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Finland Azure User Group #8 DevOps Mobile Client Releases
The document discusses the global DevOps Boot Camp in Helsinki 2018, emphasizing mobile client releases using tools like Visual Studio Team Services and Azure App Center. Key points include configuration management for builds, automated UI testing, and integration with Google Play for release management. The document also raises considerations for testing costs and user impact based on device compatibility.
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Finland Azure User Group #8 DevOps Mobile Client Releases
- 1. HELSINKI BY KOMPOZURE REGISTER NOW http://bit.ly/devops-hki-2018
- 2. FAUG #8 DEVOPS MOBILE CLIENTRELEASES Okko Oulasvirta Principal Consultant MSCD ALM okko.oulasvirta@kompozure.com @OkkoOulasvirta Global DevOps Boot Camp HKI 2018 http://bit.ly/devops-hki-2018 KOMPOZURE
- 3. FAUG #8 DEVOPS: MOBILECLIENT RELEASES VISUAL STUDIO TEAM SERVICES VISUAL STUDIO APP CENTER GOOGLE PLAY
- 4. MOBILE APP RELEASEPIPELINE VSTS App Center Google Play Production app Apple Itunes TestFlight app Production app GIT master CI Build iOS Simulation app.ipa iOS ALPHA app.ipa Android Simulation app.apk Android ALPHA app.apk CD Release App Center UI Testing Environment Automated UI tests iOS devices DEV Team Android devices Android devices App Center DEV Team Devices iOS devices ALPHA Approval Pull Request Closed Beta app Closed Alpha app BETA PROD Release Validation iOS BETA,PROD app.ipa Android BETA,PROD app.apk
- 5. KEY POINTS FORMOBILE BUILD • Build all app configs from same commit • UI-TEST, DEV, TEST, PROD, etc. • Modify config appsettings.json, Android/iOS manifest files etc. before build task • Build number format 1.0.$(Build.BuildID) • Increment app version code, version name using $(Build.BuildNumber) • Use different package name and label for different configurations • Keep your signing certificates safe with VSTS secured files • Publish different artifacts for different branches • Run task with custom conditions to support multiple branches and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/master’)) • NEWS ALERT! You can also build iOS apps with VSTS hosted build agent (preview)
- 6. KEY POINTS FORMOBILE RELEASE Use Visual Studio App Center automated UI tests to ensure basic functionality of your app • Use pre- and post deployment approvals • Use pre- and post deployment gates NOTE: UI test may take up to 5 minutes to run per device
- 7. AUTOMATED UI TEST- PRICING Scale UI testing with concurrent devices: each concurrent testing device (30h/mo) costs 99$ per month and for enterprise use (no test time limit) price is 499$ per device. Questions to ponder for UI tests price: • How much your manual testing costs? • How fast you want to be with your release pipeline? • Do you have enough testers and devices? • How many users do you lose if their model and/or OS version on their device is not supported?
- 8. BENEFITS… Questions to ponder forUI tests price: • How much manual testing costs? • Do you have enough testers and devices? • How many users do you lose if their device model OS version
- 9. VISUAL STUDIO APPCENTER RELEASE Install VSTS extension for App Center • Connect App Center to VSTS with service endpoint using App Token • Use VSTS build/release tasks to deploy UI tests and distribute internally your app via App Center
- 10. VISUAL STUDIO APPCENTER RELEASE Testers are added to App Center • Azure AD account • MS account • Google account • Github account • App Center account Testers are notified by email for new app releases.
- 11. GOOGLE PLAY RELEASE InstallVSTS extension for Google Play • Create Service Account in Google Play • Connect Google Play to VSTS with service endpoint using service account and private key • Use VSTS build/release tasks to • Ceate Google Play Alpha, Beta, Production releases • Promote release • Make partial roll-outs
- 12. GOOGLE PLAY RELEASE ClosedAlpha/Beta testers are invited to Google Play • Google account Google Play notifies users android for new app releases. • Create app to Google Play • First deployment manually (release config and signed with certificate)
- 13. DEMO SIMPLE XAMARIN BUILD SIMPLEAPP CENTER “APP LAUNCHES” TEST
- 14. FAUG #? DEVOPS: AZURERELEASES ARM TEMPLATES, VSTS CI/CD PIPELINE
- 15. FAUG #? DEVOPS: MOBILETESTING APP CENTER TESTING – “DEVICE IN THE CLOUD” XAMARIN UITESTS
- 16. FAUG #? DEVOPS: MOBILEMONITORING AZURE APP CENTER AZURE APPINSIGHTS
- 17. FAUG #? SHARE CODEWITH NUGETS VSTS PACKAGE MANAGEMENT PRIVATE NUGETS, NPM, MAVEN…