Automatic Version Numbering for VSIX Package (vsixmanifest) with vsSolutionBuildEvent

gistfile1.java

#[" 
     Updating version
"]

#[var ver       = #[File get("_version")]]
#[var tpl       = #[File get("Version.tpl")]]
#[var vsSBEDir  = $($(ProjectDir:$(SolutionName)))]

#[var tStart    = $([System.DateTime]::Parse("2015/01/15").ToBinary())]
#[var tNow      = $([System.DateTime]::UtcNow.Ticks)]
#[var revBuild  = $([System.TimeSpan]::FromTicks($([MSBuild]::Subtract(#[var tNow], #[var tStart]))).TotalMinutes.ToString("0"))]

#[var cs = $(tpl.Replace(%Version%, "$(ver.Replace(".", ", ")), #[var revBuild]"))]
#[var cs = $(cs.Replace(%VersionRevString%, "$(ver).#[var revBuild]").Replace(%VersionString%, "$(ver)"))]

#[( #[File exists.directory(".git")] && #[File exists.file("git.exe", true)] ) {

    #[var branchSha1        = #[File sout("git", "rev-parse --short HEAD")]]
    #[var branchName        = #[File sout("git", "rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD")]]
    #[var branchRevCount    = #[File sout("git", "rev-list HEAD --count")]]
    
    #[var cs = $(cs.Replace(%branchName%, "#[var branchName]").Replace(%branchSha1%, "#[var branchSha1]").Replace(%branchRevCount%, "#[var branchRevCount]"))]
}
else {
    #[var cs = $(cs.Replace(%branchName%, "-").Replace(%branchSha1%, "-").Replace(%branchRevCount%, "-"))]
}]

#[File write("#[var vsSBEDir]Version.cs"):#[var cs]]

#[" 
    .vsixmanifest
"]

#[($(Configuration) ~= "_with_revision" || $(Configuration) ~= "CI_") {
    #[var ver = #[var ver].#[var revBuild]]
}]

#[File replace.Regexp("#[var vsSBEDir]/source.extension.vsixmanifest", "<Version>[0-9\.]+</Version>", "<Version>#[var ver]</Version>")]