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Create the ATOM feed (VsixFeed) for Visual Studio Private Galleries using VsixUtil

You can use the Visual Studio VSSDK command line utility tool to create an ATOM feed, see Private galleries

VsixUtil  createVsixFeed

Syntax

VSIXUtil createVsixFeed -source [sourceValue] -output [outputValue]– filename [fileNameValue] -title [titleValue] – recursive – ignoreErrors

Arguments

Parameter Description
-source directory contains the VSIX files.
-output output directory.
-recursive includes the current directory and all its subdirectories in a VSIX search operation.
-ignoreErrors ignore an invalid VSIX item in a VSIX search operation.
-fileName file name for the VSIX feed.
-title title for the VSIX feed.

Examples

  • Search VSIX files from the location C:\extensions and create the feed at location C:\extensions.

    VsixUtil createVsixFeed -source C:\extensions -output C:\extensions

  • Search VSIX files from the location C:\extensions, create the feed at location C:\extensions and skip the invalid VSIX files (if any).

    VsixUtil createVsixFeed -source C:\extensions -output C:\extensions -ignoreErrors

    This command will not include the invalid VSIX files in the feed.

  • Search VSIX files from the location C:\extensions and all its subdirectories, then create the feed at the location C:\extensions.

    VsixUtil createVsixFeed -source C:\extensions -output C:\extensions  -recursive

  • Search VSIX files from the location C:\extensions and create the feed name PreProdFeed at the location C:\extensions.

    VsixUtil createVsixFeed -source C:\extensions -output C:\extensions -ignoreErrors  -recursive -fileName "PreProdFeed"

  • You can run the tool under the directory where VSIX files are located, and then run the below command to generate the feed at the same location.

    VsixUtil createVsixFeed

  • Create a feed from the local repository, for example, c:\localExtensionProjectRepo

    VsixUtil createVsixFeed –source c:\localExtensionProjectRepo -recursive

The install location for the VsixUtil tool is {VS Install Path}\VSSDK\VisualStudioIntegration\Tools\Bin\VsixUtil.exe. You can also download the latest version of Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools that ships the VSIX Utility.

FAQ

  • How can I find the feed location generated by the VsixUtil createVsixFeed command? You can find the location of the feed from the output of the command.

    For example, VSIX Feed '<OutPutDirectory>\AtomFeed.xml' created successfully.

  • I am getting error code VsixFeed0001, what does it mean and how can I fix this?
    It means the source contains invalid Vsix files, you can either remove the invalid file from the source location or use the argument -ignoreErrors to skip the invalid file.

Example of VSIX entry

<Vsix> 
 <Id></Id> 
 <Version></Version> 
 <References />
 <Rating xsi:nil="true" /> 
 <RatingCount xsi:nil="true" /> 
 <DownloadCount xsi:nil="true" /> 
 <Installations> 
  <Identifier></Identifier> 
  <VersionRange></VersionRange>
  <ProductArchitecture></ProductArchitecture>
 </Installations> 
</Vsix>

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