Azure-webjobs-sdk: WebJob as .NET Standard/Core project will not make valid zip package on VSTS

[JSCProjects]

We are using the new csproj definition(.NET Standard/.NET Core) for our new assemblies and when we try to create a package from VSTS which we will use to deploy our WebJob with VSTS to a website.

Repro steps

Provide the steps required to reproduce the problem

Prereq:

• VSTS buildtemplate with own buildagent with latest version of vs2017
  
  
  
  • Visual Studio Build task with MSBuildArguments:
  
  

/p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:WebPublishMethod=Package /p:SkipInvalidConfigurations=true /p:PackageLocation="$(build.artifactstagingdirectory)$(BuildConfiguration)"

Repro

1. Create Console App (.NET Core)
2. Edit newly created csproj file
3. Change targetframework to net461
4. Reference Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs Version="2.1.0"
5. Microsoft.Web.WebJobs.Publish Version="1.1.0"
6. Push changes to VSTS
7. Trigger build

Expected behavior

A zip file with all the assemblies of the WebJob

Actual behavior

With the old CSPRoj versions of VS2017 I get a zip with all the assemblies of the WebJob.
With .NET Standard/Core project the zip is empty :-(

Known workarounds

Change from .NET Standard/Core projecttype to Azure WebJob (.NET Framework)

[paulbatum]

@vijayrkn do you have any context on this? i assume the issue is related to either the publish nuget or to VSTS itself..

[vijayrkn]

@JSCProjects - Here is an example on what all properties are expected to create a WebDeploy package with new Sdk style projects
https://github.com/vijayrkn/ASPNetPublishSamples/blob/bff9f78d796668dc07d5e28a8b93531caade839c/Publish.cmd#L170

[JSCProjects]

@vijayrkn sorry for the late response. Your suggested solution still doesn't give me a valid webjob zip with VSTS

Below my project file

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk;Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Publish">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net461</TargetFramework>
    <ApplicationIcon />
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <StartupObject />
    <AssemblyName>Fudura.Far.Facturatie.WebJob</AssemblyName>
    <RootNamespace>Fudura.Far.Facturatie.WebJob</RootNamespace>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>WebJob-1.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">
    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>WebJob-1.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="REMOVED.REMOVED.Common" Version="1.4.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="REMOVED.REMOVED.Common.Ninject.WebJobs" Version="1.0.1" />
    <PackageReference Include="REMOVED.REMOVED.Common.NServiceBus" Version="3.0.6" />
    <PackageReference Include="REMOVED.REMOVED.Common.NServiceBus.Metrics.ServiceControl" Version="1.0.2" />
    <PackageReference Include="REMOVED.Shared" Version="2.0.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="REMOVED.Shared.BlobStorage" Version="3.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="logentries.nlog" Version="2.6.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs" Version="2.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.SlowCheetah" Version="3.0.61" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Web.WebJobs.Publish" Version="1.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ConfigurationManager" Version="3.2.3" />
    <PackageReference Include="Ninject" Version="3.3.4" />
    <PackageReference Include="Ninject.Extensions.ContextPreservation" Version="3.3.1" />
    <PackageReference Include="Ninject.Extensions.NamedScope" Version="3.3.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="4.4.13" />
    <PackageReference Include="NServiceBus.Azure.Transports.WindowsAzureServiceBus" Version="7.2.11" />
    <PackageReference Include="NServiceBus.Heartbeat" Version="2.0.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="NServiceBus.Ninject" Version="6.0.1" />
    <PackageReference Include="NServiceBus.NLog" Version="2.0.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="SonarAnalyzer.CSharp" Version="6.8.2.4717" />
    <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.0.2" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\Handlers\Handlers.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\Model\Model.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\Messages\Messages.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <None Update="app.config">
      <TransformOnBuild>true</TransformOnBuild>
    </None>
    <None Update="app.Debug.config">
      <IsTransformFile>True</IsTransformFile>
    </None>
    <None Update="app.Release.config">
      <IsTransformFile>True</IsTransformFile>
    </None>
    <None Update="Settings.job">
      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
    </None>
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>

[vijayrkn]

Are these properties getting passed?
https://github.com/vijayrkn/ASPNetPublishSamples/blob/bff9f78d796668dc07d5e28a8b93531caade839c/Publish.cmd#L116-L119

I don't see them in the csproj or in the screenshot.

[JSCProjects]

But how can I set these properties in the csproj?

[vijayrkn]

You can set them as properties similar to
<AssemblyName>Fudura.Far.Facturatie.WebJob</AssemblyName>

for e.g the following properties under PropertiesGroup:

<PropertyGroup>
    <IsWebJobProject>true</IsWebJobProject>
    <WebJobName>$(AssemblyName)</WebJobName>
    <WebJobType>Continuous</WebJobType>
</PropertyGroup>

[JSCProjects]

Thanx that will do the job!

[JSCProjects]

I've upgraded to version 3.0 and now I'm getting almost empty zips again.

[spr0ut]

You can set them as properties similar to
<AssemblyName>Fudura.Far.Facturatie.WebJob</AssemblyName>

for e.g the following properties under PropertiesGroup:

<PropertyGroup>
    <IsWebJobProject>true</IsWebJobProject>
    <WebJobName>$(AssemblyName)</WebJobName>
    <WebJobType>Continuous</WebJobType>
</PropertyGroup>

This is missing from VS 2019 WebJob templates - a frustrating experience as it will publish via VS direct to Azure correctly but when using msbuild to package, it produces an empty .zip file.

[agtenr]

Any news on this. I am experiencing the same issue

[mohaemen]

I have the same issue too

[unowiz]

I have the same issue. I have created a new project using Vs2019 Webjobs .NET framework template. There is no issue publishing from VS 2019 but when trying to do build on azure devops using msbuild or vsbuild tasks, it says succeeded but the webjobs zip contents would not have the dlls

[paulbatum]

So to clarify, are the above workaround steps (add the webjobs properties to your project file) not working? The templates should be updated to include these proeprties in VS 16.5 preview 2 and newer, but if these manual steps are not working for you then there might be another issue that we need to investigate.

[unowiz]

Hey @paulbatum, thanks, Works. I presumed the workaround didn't work earlier but that was for different reason.

[paulbatum]

@unowiz great, thanks letting me know. I will leave this issue open until the VS update is available.

[JSCProjects]

Still facing troubles generating a valid zip. I’m using dotnet.exe instead of msbuild.exe