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FileTracker Class

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This class contains utility functions to encapsulate launching and logging for the Tracker

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Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.Build.Utilities.FileTracker

Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core (in Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class FileTracker

public static class FileTracker

public ref class FileTracker abstract sealed

[<AbstractClass>]
[<Sealed>]
type FileTracker =  class end

public final class FileTracker

The FileTracker type exposes the following members.

Methods

  Name Description
Public methodStatic member CreateRootingMarkerResponseFile(String) Given a rooting marker, creates a temporary response file with that rooting marker in it.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member CreateRootingMarkerResponseFile(array<ITaskItem[]) Given a set of source files in the form of ITaskItem, creates a temporary response file containing the rooting marker that corresponds to those sources.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member EndTrackingContext Stops tracking file accesses.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member EnsureFileTrackerOnPath() Prepends the path to the appropriate FileTracker assembly to the PATH environment variable. Used for inproc tracking.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member EnsureFileTrackerOnPath(String) Prepends the path to the appropriate FileTracker assembly to the PATH environment variable. Used for inproc tracking, or when the .NET Framework may not be on the PATH.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member FileIsExcludedFromDependencies Test to see if the specified file is excluded from tracked dependenciesMSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member FileIsUnderPath Test to see if the specified file is under the specified pathMSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member FindTrackerOnPath Searches %PATH% for the location of Tracker.exe, and returns the first path that matches.Matching full path to Tracker.exe or null if a matching path is not found.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member ForceOutOfProcTracking(ExecutableType) Determines whether we must track out-of-proc, or whether inproc tracking will work.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member ForceOutOfProcTracking(ExecutableType, String, String) Determines whether we must track out-of-proc, or whether inproc tracking will work.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member FormatRootingMarker(ITaskItem) Construct a rooting marker string from the ITaskItem array of primary sources.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member FormatRootingMarker(array<ITaskItem[]) Construct a rooting marker string from the ITaskItem array of primary sources.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member FormatRootingMarker(ITaskItem, ITaskItem) Construct a rooting marker string from the ITaskItem array of primary sources.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member FormatRootingMarker(array<ITaskItem[], array<ITaskItem[]) Construct a rooting marker string from the ITaskItem array of primary sources.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member GetFileTrackerPath(ExecutableType) Given the ExecutableType of the tool being wrapped and information that we know about our current bitness, figures out and returns the path to the correct FileTracker.dll.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member GetFileTrackerPath(ExecutableType, String) Given the ExecutableType of the tool being wrapped and information that we know about our current bitness, figures out and returns the path to the correct FileTracker.dll.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member GetTrackerPath(ExecutableType) Given the ExecutableType of the tool being wrapped and information that we know about our current bitness, figures out and returns the path to the correct Tracker.exe.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member GetTrackerPath(ExecutableType, String) Given the ExecutableType of the tool being wrapped and information that we know about our current bitness, figures out and returns the path to the correct Tracker.exe.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member ResumeTracking Resume tracking file accesses in the current tracking context.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member SetThreadCount Set the global thread count, and assign that count to the current thread.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member StartProcess(String, String, ExecutableType) Start the process; tracking the command.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member StartProcess(String, String, ExecutableType, String) Start the process; tracking the command.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member StartProcess(String, String, ExecutableType, String, String) Start the process; tracking the command.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member StartProcess(String, String, ExecutableType, String, String, String) Start the process; tracking the command.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member StartProcess(String, String, ExecutableType, String, String, String, String) Start the process; tracking the command.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member StartTrackingContext Starts tracking file accesses.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member StartTrackingContextWithRoot Starts tracking file accesses, using the rooting marker in the response file provided. To automatically generate a response file given a rooting marker, call FileTracker.CreateRootingMarkerResponseFile.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member StopTrackingAndCleanup Stop tracking file accesses and get rid of the current tracking contexts.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member SuspendTracking Temporarily suspend tracking of file accesses in the current tracking context.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member TrackerArguments(String, String, String, String, String) This method constructs the correct Tracker.exe arguments from its parameters.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member TrackerArguments(String, String, String, String, String, String) This method constructs the correct Tracker.exe arguments from its parameters.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member TrackerCommandArguments This method constructs the correct Tracker.exe command arguments from its parametersMSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member TrackerResponseFileArguments(String, String, String) This method constructs the correct Tracker.exe response file arguments from its parameters.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member TrackerResponseFileArguments(String, String, String, String) This method constructs the correct Tracker.exe response file arguments from its parameters.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member WriteAllTLogs Write tracking logs for all contexts and threads.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public methodStatic member WriteContextTLogs Write tracking logs corresponding to the current tracking context.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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Reference

Microsoft.Build.Utilities Namespace