Tuesday, August 16, 2011

A Domain Specific Language For SharePoint 2010 Deployment

Visual Studio 2010 and SharePoint 2010 has made great improvements to deployments, but still lacks important features. This method is designed to allow for:
  • Easily moving to a new environment
  • Ease of deployment script enhancements without having to change all files
  • XML driven deployment scripts
  • Reduce need for having to know the SharePoint API
To achive this, we will use a Domain Specific Language (DSL) using XML and powershell as the processor.

We'll start out creating the shared environment variables. These are the only part of the method that is environment specific. I generally have one file that I copy to all environments and only uncomment the environment section.
#
# Environment specific variables for use in powershell scripts
#	Usage:
#		. (Join-Path $currentDirectory SharedEnvironment.ps1);
#
#	Maintenance: 
#		Initial development
#

## VM
$SPRootURL = "http://localhost";
$SPEnvironment = "VM";
$SharePointDeploymentFolder = "C:\SharePointDeploy";
$SharePointSolutionCache = "C:\SharePointDeploy\wsp";
## DEV
#$SPRootURL = "http://SPUrlRoot"; # no ending slash
#$SPEnvironment = "DEV";
#$SharePointDeploymentFolder = "C:\SharePointDeploy";
#$SharePointSolutionCache = "C:\SharePointDeploy\wsp";
The processor is the heart of the method. It takes in the XML document and performs tasks based on the documents contents and what actions are implemented.
param (
	[string] $xmlPath = $(Throw 'Missing: xmlPath'),
	[Switch] $remove
)

[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName( "Microsoft.SharePoint" );
if((Get-PSSnapin | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell"}) -eq $null) { Add-PSSnapIn "Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell"; }
$currentDirectory = Split-Path $myInvocation.MyCommand.Path; # $myInvocation.MyCommand.Path;
$WSPCache = ".";
. (Join-Path $currentDirectory MemberCatalogEnvironment.ps1);

# Solution Handling
function ProcessSolution( [System.Xml.XmlNode] $solutionNode )
{
	if ($remove) {
		Retract-Solution $solutionNode;
	} else {
		Install-Solution $solutionNode;
	}
}

function Install-Solution( [System.Xml.XmlNode] $solutionNode )
{
	$curDir = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.ScriptName;
	$fileName = $curDir+"\"+$WSPCache+$solutionNode.File;
	$name = $solutionNode.File;
	
	try
	{
		if (!(test-path $fileName)) {
			$(throw "The file $path does not exist.");
		}
	
		$solution = Get-SPSolution $name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
		if ($solution -eq $null) {
			Write-Host "Install Solution: $name";
			#Add solution to SharePoint
			
			Write-Host "Adding solution $name..."
			$solution = Add-SPSolution (get-item $fileName).FullName
			
			#Deploy the solution
			if ($solution.ContainsWebApplicationResource -and $solutionNode.AllWebApplications) {
				Write-Host "Deploying solution $name to $webApplication..."
				$solution | Install-SPSolution -GACDeployment -CASPolicies:$false -AllWebApplications -Confirm:$false
			}
			elseif ($solution.ContainsWebApplicationResource) {
				Write-Host "Deploying solution $name to $webApplication..."
				$solution | Install-SPSolution -GACDeployment -CASPolicies:$false -WebApplication $webApplication -Confirm:$false
			} else {
				Write-Host "Deploying solution $name to the Farm..."
				$solution | Install-SPSolution -GACDeployment -CASPolicies:$false -Confirm:$false
			}
		} else {
			Write-Host "Update Solution: $name";
			try {
				Update-SPSolution –Identity $name –LiteralPath $fileName –GACDeployment -CASPolicies:$false -Confirm:$false
			} catch [Exception] {
				$_ | gm;
				if ($_ -contains "Cannot uninstall the LanguagePack 0 because it is not deployed") {
					Retract-Solution $solutionNode;
					Install-Solution $solutionNode;
				}
				Else {
					throw $_
				}
			}
		}

		WaitForJobToFinish $solutionNode.File
	} catch [Exception] {
		Write-Error $_; 
		log -message $_ -type "Error";

	}
}

function Retract-Solution( [System.Xml.XmlNode] $solutionNode )
{
	Write-Host "Retracting solution $solutionNode.Name...";
	
	# Solution must be uninstalled and removed.
	$curDir = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.ScriptName
	$fileName = $curDir+"\"+$WSPCache+$solutionNode.File
	
	try
	{
		[Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSolution] $solution = (Get-SPSolution $name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)[0];
		if (($solution -ne $null) -and ($solution.Deployed)) {
			Write-Host "Retracting solution."

			if ($solution.ContainsWebApplicationResource -and $solutionNode.AllWebApplications) {
				Write-Host "Retracting solution $name to $webApplication..."
				$solution | Uninstall-SPSolution -AllWebApplications -Confirm:$false
			}
			elseif ($solution.ContainsWebApplicationResource) {
				Write-Host "Retracting solution $name to $webApplication..."
				$solution | Uninstall-SPSolution -WebApplication $webApplication -Confirm:$false
			} else {
				Write-Host "Retracting solution $name to the Farm..."
				$solution | Uninstall-SPSolution -Confirm:$false
			}
			#Uninstall-SPSolution -Identity $solutionNode.File -Confirm:$false
			WaitForJobToFinish $solutionNode.File

			Write-Host "Deleting solution."
			Remove-SPSolution -Identity $solutionNode.File -Confirm:$false
		}elseif (($solution -ne $null) -and ($solution.Deployed))
		{
			Write-Host "Deleting solution."
			Remove-SPSolution -Identity $solutionNode.File -Confirm:$false
		}
	} catch [Exception] {
		Write-Error $_;
		log -message $_ -type "Error";
	}
}

# Feature Handling
function ProcessFeatureActivation( [System.Xml.XmlNode] $featureNode, $retry = 2 )
{
	try
	{
		if (-not $remove) {
			[Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFeatureDefinition] $feature = Get-SPFeature | ? {$_.DisplayName -eq $featureNode.Name};

			if ($feature -eq $null) {
				Install-SPFeature -path $featureNode.Name;
			}

			if( ($featureNode.Url -ne $null) -and ($featureNode.Url -ne "") )
			{
				$url = $SPRootURL + $featureNode.Url;
				Write-Host 'Enable feature:' $featureNode.Name;
				Enable-SPFeature -identity $featureNode.Name -URL $url;
			}
			else
			{
				Write-Host 'Enable feature:' $featureNode.Name
				Enable-SPFeature -identity $featureNode.Name
			}
		}
	} catch [Exception] {
		Write-Error $_; 
		log -message $_ -type "Error";
	}
}

function ProcessFeatureDeactivation( [System.Xml.XmlNode] $featureNode )
{
	try
	{
		if( ($featureNode.Url -ne $null) -and ($featureNode.Url -ne "") )
		{
			$url = $SPRootURL + $featureNode.Url;
			#stsadm -o deactivatefeature -id $featureNode.Id -url $url
			Write-Host 'Disable feature:' $featureNode.Name;
			Disable-SPFeature -identity $featureNode.Name -confirm:$false -url $url;
		}
		else
		{
			#stsadm -o deactivatefeature -id $featureNode.Id
			Write-Host 'Disable feature:' $featureNode.Name;
			Disable-SPFeature -identity $featureNode.Name -confirm:$false;
		}
	} catch [Exception] {
		Write-Error $_; 
		log -message $_ -type "Error";
	}
}

function ProcessScript( [System.Xml.XmlNode] $scriptNode )
{
	"Executing $($scriptNode.Name)...";
	Invoke-Expression $scriptNode."#text";
}

function ProcessCopyFile( [System.Xml.XmlNode] $copyfileNode )
{
	"Copying $copyfileNode.file to $copyfileNode.destination...";
	$curDir = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.ScriptName
	$fileName = $curDir+"\"+$WSPCache+$copyfileNode.file
	xcopy /Y /E /R $filename $copyfileNode.destination
	if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
		Write-Error("Error Copying: " + $filename);
	}
}

function Main 
{
	[string]$xmlName = Split-Path -Path $xmlPath -Leaf
	Start-Transcript "$currentDirectory\$xmlName-log.txt";
	Write-Host "Current Directory: $currentDirectory";
	Write-Host "Config: $xmlPath";
	
	if (test-path $xmlPath) {
		# Found the file in the pwd or via the absolution path
		#"Path Found.";
		$configFileItem = Get-Item $xmlPath;
	} else {
		# Attempt to find the Config XML in the script's directory
		#"Path Not Found.";
		$idx = $inputConfigFile.LastIndexOf("\");
		$configFileItem = Get-Item $(Join-Path $currentDirectory $xmlPath.substring($idx+1,$xmlPath.Length-1-$idx));
	}
	#$configFileItem;
	$configXml = New-Object System.Xml.XmlDocument;
	$configXml.Load( $configFileItem.FullName );
	if ($configXml.SharePointDeploymentConfig.WSPCache) {
		$WSPCache = $configXml.SharePointDeploymentConfig.WSPCache;
	}
	Write-Host "WSP cache location: $WSPCache"; Write-Host("");
	
	#foreach ($taskNode in $configXml.SharePointDeploymentConfig.get_ChildNodes()|?{$_ -ne $null}) { ProcessTask $taskNode;  } 
	$configXml.SharePointDeploymentConfig.get_ChildNodes()|?{$_ -ne $null} | % { ProcessTask $_;  }
	
	Write-Host("");
	
	#[Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm]::Local.solutions | format-table -property name, Deployed, DeployedWebApplications, DeploymentState;
	#"---";[Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm]::Local.solutions | ? { $_.LastOperationResult -ne "DeploymentSucceeded" } | % { $_.Name; $_.LastOperationDetails; $_; };"Done.";
	Stop-Transcript;
}

function ProcessTask( [System.Xml.XmlNode] $taskNode )
{
	#Write-Host("");Write-Host("---")
	# For multiple web.config modifications, sleeping between activations reduces errors.
	if ($taskNode.Sleep -ne $null) {
		Sleep-For $taskNode.Sleep;
	}

	if( $taskNode.get_Name() -eq "Solution" )
	{
		#"Solution"
		#$taskNode;
		ProcessSolution $taskNode
	}
	elseif( $taskNode.get_Name() -eq "SiteCollection" )
	{
		#"SiteCollection"
		ProcessSiteCollection $taskNode
	}
	elseif( $taskNode.get_Name() -eq "FeatureActivate" )
	{
		#"FeatureActive"
		ProcessFeatureActivation $taskNode
	}
	elseif( $taskNode.get_Name() -eq "FeatureDeactivate" )
	{
		#"FeatureDeactive"
		ProcessFeatureDeactivation $taskNode
	}
	elseif( $taskNode.get_Name() -eq "BdcAppDef" )
	{
		"BdcAppDef"
		"Not Implemented"
		ProcessBusinessDataCatalogAppDef $taskNode
	}
	elseif( $taskNode.get_Name() -eq "CopyFile" )
	{
		#"CopyFile"
		ProcessCopyFile $taskNode
	}
	elseif( $taskNode.get_Name() -eq "Script" )
	{
		#"Script"
		ProcessScript $taskNode
	}
}

function WaitForJobToFinish([string]$SolutionFileName)
{ 
    $JobName = "*solution-deployment*$SolutionFileName*"
    $job = Get-SPTimerJob | ?{ $_.Name -like $JobName }
    if ($job -eq $null) 
    {
        Write-Host 'Timer job not found'
    }
    else
    {
        $JobFullName = $job.Name
        Write-Host -NoNewLine "Awaiting job $JobFullName"
        
        while ((Get-SPTimerJob $JobFullName) -ne $null) 
        {
            Write-Host -NoNewLine .
            Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
        }
        Write-Host  "Finished."
    }
}

function Pause ($Message="Press any key to continue...")
{
	Write-Host -NoNewLine $Message
	$null = $Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey("NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown")
	Write-Host ""
}

function log {
	param (
		[string] $message = $(throw "Please specify a message."),
		[string] $type = "Information",
		[string] $logName = "Application",
		[string] $sourceName = "Logos Inc Deployment"
	)
	
	$EventLog = Get-EventLog -list | Where-Object {$_.Log -eq $logName}
	$EventLog.MachineName = "."
	$EventLog.Source = $sourceName;
	$EventLog.WriteEntry($message, $type, 1103);
}

. main
After all of that, we can create our simple XML files. The number of XML files depends on the number of deployment options required. There could be 1 XML which deploys the whole environment (see example below) and a couple other XML files to deploy a small subset of functionality.
Some options not used in this example and I will leave it to the reader as an exercise to implement:
  • BCS
  • Site collection restore
  • Copy files elsewhere on the servers - this may be needed if placing files in places where the WSP won't deploy to
Note: Due to an apparent limitation in the syntax highlighter functionality, the XML brush does not handle self closing nodes correctly. For presentation purposes, I have changed the self-closing nodes to have end tags.

	
	
		
	
	
	<Script Name="Remove Session">
		Disable-SPSessionStateService;
	</Script>
	
	<Script Name="Remove Blocked Extension">
		& .\RemoveBlockedExtension -webApplication "http://localhost";
	</Script>
	
	
	
	
	

	<Script Name="Enable Session">
		Enable-SPSessionStateService -DatabaseName "LogosIncSessionState" -SessionTimeout 120
	</Script>
	
	
	
	
	



Now that we have the files needed, we can put them into the directory structure:
C:\SharePointDeploy - Powershell Scripts and XML files
C:\SharePointDeploy\wsp - Cache of WSP files and other deployment files
Usage from the C:\SharePointDeploy directory:
.\SPDeploy.ps1 .\Deploy-Logos-EVERYTHING.xml
.\SPDeploy.ps1 .\Deploy-Logos-EVERYTHING.xml -remove

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