A simple Rake build script example

rakefile.rb

require 'albacore'
require 'fileutils'

PROJECT_NAME = "Your Project Here"
DOT_NET_PATH = "C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/"
NUNIT_PATH = "Tools/nunit/"
MSPEC_PATH = "Tools/mspec/"
PROJECT_CONFIG = (ENV['PROJECT_CONFIG'] == nil) ? "Debug" : ENV['PROJECT_CONFIG']
COMPANY_NAME = "Your Company Here"
BUILD_NUMBER = (ENV['BUILD_NUMBER'] == nil) ? "1.0.0.0" : ENV['BUILD_NUMBER']

COMMON_DIR = "../Common/"
CONFIG_DIR = "../Common/Config"
SOLUTION_DIR = "../Solutions"
SOLUTION = "../Solutions/YourSolution.sln"
RESULTS_DIR  = "Results"
TEST_WORKING_DIR = "#{SOLUTION_DIR}/YourSolution.Tests/bin/#{PROJECT_CONFIG}/"
TEST_ASSEMBLY = "YourSolution.Tests.dll"
PACKAGE_DIR = "Package"
PACKAGE_SOURCE_FILES = "#{SOLUTION_DIR}/YourSolution.WindowsService/bin/#{PROJECT_CONFIG}"
DEPLOYABLES_DIR = "Deployables"

ZIPFILE_NAME = "#{PROJECT_NAME}-#{PROJECT_CONFIG}-#{BUILD_NUMBER}.zip"
ZIPFILE_FULLNAME = "#{DEPLOYABLES_DIR}/#{ZIPFILE_NAME}"

desc 'this is the default task'
task :default => [:all] do
end

desc 'runs all tasks'
task :all =>[:assemblyinfo,:compile,:run_tests,:mspec,:package,:copy_config,:zip] do	
end

desc "generates our assembly info"
assemblyinfo :assemblyinfo do |asm|
	if(!File.directory? "#{COMMON_DIR}") then Dir.mkdir "#{COMMON_DIR}" end
  	asm.version = "#{BUILD_NUMBER}"
  	asm.company_name = "#{COMPANY_NAME}"
  	asm.product_name = "#{PROJECT_NAME}"
  	asm.output_file = "#{COMMON_DIR}AssemblyInfo.cs"
end

desc 'compiles the application'
task :compile do
  sh "#{DOT_NET_PATH}msbuild.exe #{SOLUTION} /property:Configuration=#{PROJECT_CONFIG}"
end

desc 'runs unit tests'
nunit :run_tests  => [:compile] do |nunit|
  nunit.path_to_command = "#{NUNIT_PATH}nunit-console.exe"
  nunit.assemblies "#{TEST_WORKING_DIR}#{TEST_ASSEMBLY}"
  nunit.options '/framework=4.0.30319'
end

desc 'runs mspec tests'
mspec :mspec do |mspec|
    mspec.path_to_command = "#{MSPEC_PATH}mspec.exe"
    mspec.assemblies "#{TEST_WORKING_DIR}#{TEST_ASSEMBLY}"
    mspec.options '--teamcity'
end

desc 'copies the relevant config file'
task :copy_config do
	puts 'copying config file'
	FileUtils.cp "#{CONFIG_DIR}/YourSolution.WindowsService.exe.config.#{PROJECT_CONFIG}", "#{PACKAGE_DIR}/YourSolution.WindowsService.exe.config"
end

desc 'copys the output (compiled) files'
task :package do
	puts 'packaging files'
	if(File.directory? "#{PACKAGE_DIR}") then
		puts 'removing existing package files and folder'
		FileUtils.rm_r "#{PACKAGE_DIR}"
	end
	puts 'creating package folder'
	Dir.mkdir "#{PACKAGE_DIR}"
	puts 'copying files to package folder'
	@files_to_package = FileList["#{PACKAGE_SOURCE_FILES}/*.*"]
	puts 'listing files to be packaged'
	puts 'package source folder is ' + "#{PACKAGE_SOURCE_FILES}"
	@files_to_package.each do |file|
		puts "will copy" + file		
	end
  	FileUtils.cp_r @files_to_package, "#{PACKAGE_DIR}"
end

desc 'zips up the output files'
zip :zip do |zip|
	puts 'cleaning output folder'
  	if(File.directory? "#{DEPLOYABLES_DIR}") then 
        FileUtils.rm_r "#{DEPLOYABLES_DIR}"
    end
  Dir.mkdir "#{DEPLOYABLES_DIR}" 
	puts 'creating zip'
	zip.directories_to_zip "#{PACKAGE_DIR}"
	zip.output_file = "#{ZIPFILE_NAME}"
	zip.output_path = "#{DEPLOYABLES_DIR}"
end