Errors, etc. Fixing input parameters - should be plain strings

Author: stpatrick2016

vsts-extension/CompileMql5Task/CompileMql5.ps1

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ try {
         $metaEditorPath = "$($env:AGENT_WORKFOLDER)\_mql5\metaeditor64.exe"
         if(-not (Test-Path $metaEditorPath -PathType Leaf))
         {
-            Write-Host "Metatrader compiler not found. Downloading from $compilerDownloadLink"
+            Write-Output "Metatrader compiler not found. Downloading from $compilerDownloadLink"
             [System.IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory([System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($metaEditorPath)) | Out-Null
 
             #fix the TLS issues, see here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41618766/powershell-invoke-webrequest-fails-with-ssl-tls-secure-channel
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ try {
 
     foreach($file in $compileFiles)
     {
-        Write-Host "Compiling MQL5 files: $file"
+        Write-Output "Compiling MQL5 files: $file"
 
         $proc = New-Object System.Diagnostics.Process
         $proc.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = $false
@@ -58,19 +58,20 @@ try {
         $logFile = [System.IO.Path]::ChangeExtension($file, ".log")
         if(Test-Path $logFile -PathType Leaf)
         {
-            Write-Host "Compilation log $([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($logFile)):"
-            Write-Host "====================================================================="
-            Write-Host (Get-Content $logFile -Raw)
+            Write-Output "Compilation log $([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($logFile)):"
+            Write-Output "====================================================================="
+            Write-Output (Get-Content $logFile -Raw)
         }
         else 
         {
-            Write-Host "No log created during compilation."
+            Write-Output "No log created during compilation."
         }
 
         #1 - when successful, 0 when fails
         if($exitCode -ne 1)
         {
-            Write-Error "Compilation failed (exit code $exitCode)"
+            Write-VstsTaskError -Message "Compilation failed (exit code $exitCode)"
+            Write-VstsSetResult -Result 'Failed' -Message "Compilation failed"
         }
     }
 

vsts-extension/CompileMql5Task/task.json

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "version": {
         "Major": 0,
         "Minor": 1,
-        "Patch": 1
+        "Patch": 7
     },
     "minimumAgentVersion": "1.95.0",
     "instanceNameFormat": "Compile $(pathToSources)",
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "mql5IncludePath",
-            "type": "filePath",
+            "type": "string",
             "label": "MQL5 Include Path",
             "defaultValue": "",
             "required": false,
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "metaEditorPath",
-            "type": "filePath",
+            "type": "string",
             "label": "Path to metaeditor64.exe",
             "defaultValue": "",
             "required": false,

vsts-extension/vss-extension.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "manifestVersion": 1,
     "id": "stpatrick-tfs-build-tasks-mql5",
     "name": "MetaTrader 5 build tasks",
-    "version": "0.1.2",
+    "version": "0.1.7",
     "publisher": "philip-patrick",
     "targets": [
         {