TFS BranchObject from XML

Branch.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"><soap:Body><QueryBranchObjectsResponse xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/TeamFoundation/2005/06/VersionControl/ClientServices/03"><QueryBranchObjectsResult><BranchObject><Properties><RootItem it="$/SystemCenter/Main" ctype="8"><Version xsi:type="ChangesetVersionSpec" cs="7861" /></RootItem><Description>Converted to Branch after Code given by Adam</Description><Owner>adam@driscoll.com</Owner><OwnerDisplayName>Adam Driscoll</OwnerDisplayName><OwnerUniqueName>adam@driscoll.com</OwnerUniqueName><BranchMappings /></Properties><DateCreated>2014-12-17T15:48:34.037Z</DateCreated><ChildBranches /><RelatedBranches /></BranchObject></QueryBranchObjectsResult></QueryBranchObjectsResponse></soap:Body></soap:Envelope>

BranchObject.ps1

[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFrom("C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\wgyzjlaf.ik1\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Client.dll") | Out-Null

$Reader = [Xml.XmlReader]::Create("$PSScriptRoot\Branch.xml")

while($reader.LocalName -ne "BranchObject" -and $reader.Read())
{
    Write-Verbose "Skipping soap envelope"
}

while ($reader.NodeType -eq [System.Xml.XmlNodeType]::Element -and $reader.Name -eq "BranchObject")
{
    [Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Client.BranchObject]::FromXml($null, $reader)
}
$reader.ReadEndElement()

$reader.Dispose()

To collect the XML for a branch operation:

1. Open Fiddler and target the DenEnv.exe process
2. In Visual Studio open Source Control Explorer, right click on a branch and click Branches and Merging -> View Branch Heirarchy
3. In Fiddler find the soap message and click decode.
4. Open the Raw view of the soap envelope and copy that into your test file