Nightly windows pipeline split into 4 jobs

build/nightly-windows.yml

@@ -14,50 +14,70 @@ trigger: none # disable CI build
 
 queue:
   name: Hosted VS2017
-  timeoutInMinutes: 120
 
-steps:
-- task: Bash@3
-  displayName: 'Updating assembly versions'
-  inputs:
-    filePath: build/updateversion.sh
-    workingDirectory: build
-    arguments: $(Build.BuildNumber)
+# Cannot use matrix strategy to create jobs for different platforms, 
+# since then the platform is given as a variable which cannot be passed as a parameter to a template,
+# because templates are actualized at a very early stage when the variable has no value yet.
+jobs:
+- job: Windows Build and Test (x64)
+  timeoutInMinutes: 180
   
-- task: NuGetToolInstaller@0
-  inputs:
-    versionSpec: '4.7.0'
+  steps:
+  - template: windows-msbuild.yml
+    parameters:
+      BuildConfiguration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'  
+      BuildNumber: '$(Build.BuildNumber)'
 
-- task: NuGetCommand@2
-  displayName: 'Restoring NuGet packages'
-  inputs:
-    command: 'restore'
-    restoreSolution: '**/*.sln'
-
-- task: MSBuild@1
-  displayName: 'Building solutions'
-  inputs:
-    solution: '**/*.sln'
-    clean: true
-    configuration: $(BuildConfiguration)
-
-- template: vstest-fast.yml
+  - template: vstest-fast.yml
     parameters:
       Platform: 'x64'
 
-- template: vstest-fast.yml
+- job: Windows Build and Test (x86)
+  timeoutInMinutes: 180
+
+  steps:
+  - template: windows-msbuild.yml
+    parameters:
+      BuildConfiguration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'  
+      BuildNumber: '$(Build.BuildNumber)'
+
+  - template: vstest-fast.yml
     parameters:
       Platform: 'x86'
 
-- template: evaluator-netcore.yml
+
+- job: Windows Evaluator
+  timeoutInMinutes: 180
+
+  steps:
+  - template: windows-msbuild.yml
+    parameters:
+      BuildConfiguration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'  
+      BuildNumber: '$(Build.BuildNumber)'
+
+  - template: evaluator-netcore.yml
     parameters:
       Configuration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'
 
-- template: evaluator-netframework.yml
+  - template: evaluator-netframework.yml
     parameters:
       Configuration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'
 
-- task: Bash@3
+
+- job: Package and Publish
+  timeoutInMinutes: 30
+  dependsOn: 
+  - Windows Build and Test (x64)
+  - Windows Build and Test (x86)
+  - Windows Evaluator
+
+  steps:
+  - template: windows-msbuild.yml
+    parameters:
+      BuildConfiguration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'  
+      BuildNumber: '$(Build.BuildNumber)'
+
+  - task: Bash@3
     displayName: 'Gathering built assemblies'
     condition: eq(variables['BuildConfiguration'], 'Release')
     inputs:
@@ -65,7 +85,7 @@ steps:
       arguments: ../bin $(BuildConfiguration)
       workingDirectory: build
 
-- task: NuGetCommand@2
+  - task: NuGetCommand@2
     displayName: 'Creating NuGet packages'
     condition: eq(variables['BuildConfiguration'], 'Release')
     inputs:
@@ -74,14 +94,14 @@ steps:
       includeSymbols: true
       buildProperties: version=$(Build.BuildNumber);bin=../bin
 
-- task: CopyFiles@2
+  - task: CopyFiles@2
     displayName: 'Copying build artifacts'
     condition: eq(variables['BuildConfiguration'], 'Release')
     inputs:
       sourceFolder: bin
       targetFolder: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
 
-- task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
+  - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
     displayName: 'Publishing build artifacts'
     condition: eq(variables['BuildConfiguration'], 'Release')
     inputs:

build/windows-msbuild.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+# The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+# See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+# Template for building all solutions using MSBuild
+
+parameters:
+  BuildNumber: '0.0.0'
+  BuildConfiguration: 'Release'
+
+
+steps:
+- task: Bash@3
+  displayName: 'Updating assembly versions'
+  inputs:
+    filePath: build/updateversion.sh
+    workingDirectory: build
+    arguments:  ${{ parameters.BuildNumber }}
+
+- task: NuGetToolInstaller@0
+  inputs:
+    versionSpec: '4.7.0'
+
+- task: NuGetCommand@2
+  displayName: 'Restoring NuGet packages'
+  inputs:
+    command: 'restore'
+    restoreSolution: '**/*.sln'
+
+- task: MSBuild@1
+  displayName: 'Building solutions'
+  inputs:
+    solution: '**/*.sln'
+    clean: true
+    configuration: ${{ parameters.BuildConfiguration }}