Azure Pipelines overview - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to define a pipeline trigger on the main branch.

Azure

trigger:
  branches:
    include:
      - [1]

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Amain

Bfeature

Cdevelop

Drelease

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Common Mistakes

Using a branch name that does not exist in the repository.

Forgetting to indent the YAML correctly.

The trigger specifies which branch starts the pipeline automatically. 'main' is the default main branch.

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medium

Complete the code to specify the agent pool for the pipeline job.

Azure

pool:
  vmImage: '[1]'

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Aubuntu-18.04

Bubuntu-latest

Cwindows-2016

Dmacos-latest

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Common Mistakes

Using an outdated or unsupported vmImage name.

Choosing a Windows image when the build requires Linux.

'ubuntu-latest' is a common choice for running Linux-based builds on the latest supported Ubuntu image.

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hard

Fix the error in the step to run a script in the pipeline.

Azure

- script: echo Hello, Azure Pipelines!
  displayName: '[1]'

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Arun script

BRunScript

CRun Script

Drun_script

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Common Mistakes

Using variable-like names without spaces for displayName.

Omitting displayName or using invalid characters.

The displayName should be a readable string with spaces, like 'Run Script'.

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hard

Fill both blanks to define a job with a name and a step that runs a script.

Azure

jobs:
- job: [1]
  steps:
  - script: echo Build started
    displayName: '[2]'

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ABuildJob

BDeployJob

CStart Script

DInitialize

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Common Mistakes

Using spaces in job names.

Using unclear or generic display names.

The job name is 'BuildJob' and the step displayName is 'Start Script' to describe the action.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to define a pipeline with trigger, pool, and a script step.

Azure

trigger:
  branches:
    include:
      - [1]
pool:
  vmImage: '[2]'
steps:
- script: echo Build running
  displayName: '[3]'

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Amain

Bubuntu-latest

CRun Build

Ddevelop

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Triggering on a non-main branch unintentionally.

Using an outdated vmImage.

Using unclear step display names.

The pipeline triggers on 'main', uses 'ubuntu-latest' vmImage, and the step is named 'Run Build'.