run-toolset-tests

name	run-toolset-tests
description	Run the razor-toolset-ci pipeline to validate the current branch against large third-party repositories (MudBlazor, OrchardCore, ASP.NET Core, etc.). Use when asked to run toolset tests, ecosystem tests, or third-party validation.

Run Razor Toolset Tests

Pushes the current branch to dotnet/roslyn on GitHub and triggers the razor-toolset-ci Azure DevOps pipeline (definition 1270, project internal) to build the Razor compiler toolset and validate it against large third-party projects.

Background

The pipeline lives in the razor-toolset-tests repo in dnceng/internal. It:

1. Builds Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Razor.Toolset from the merged Roslyn repo
2. Injects it (plus the matching Roslyn toolset) into 11 third-party projects
3. Builds each project to verify compatibility

Projects tested: MudBlazor, Havit.Blazor, Telerik Blazor UI, OrchardCore, GrandNode2, Damselfly, Hawaso, dotnet-podcasts, and ASP.NET Core (MVC, Razor Pages, Blazor components).

Important: When manually triggered, the pipeline checks out from the RazorGitHubRepo resource (github.com/dotnet/roslyn). The commit must be pushed to dotnet/roslyn — commits on forks or the internal ADO mirror are not accessible for manual runs.

Steps

1. Verify prerequisites

• Confirm we're in the merged Roslyn repository (look for src/Razor/src/Compiler or check git remotes).
• Get the current commit SHA: git rev-parse HEAD
• Get the current branch name: git branch --show-current (if HEAD is detached, use git rev-parse --short HEAD as the name)

2. Find or configure a remote for dotnet/roslyn

• Run git remote -v and look for a remote whose URL contains dotnet/roslyn.
• Common remote names: upstream, dotnet.
• If no such remote exists, add one:

  git remote add dotnet https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn.git
  

• Store the remote name for subsequent steps.

3. Push to GitHub

Push current HEAD to a test branch on dotnet/roslyn:

git push <remote> HEAD:refs/heads/toolset-test/<branch-name> --force

If the branch name is empty (detached HEAD), use the short SHA instead.

If the push fails with a permission error, inform the user they need push access to dotnet/roslyn.

4. Trigger the pipeline

Use the ado-pipelines_run_pipeline MCP tool:

• project: "internal"
• pipelineId: 1270
• resources:

  {
    "pipelines": {},
    "repositories": {
      "RazorGitHubRepo": {
        "refName": "refs/heads/toolset-test/<branch-name>",
        "version": "<commit-sha>"
      }
    }
  }
  

If the MCP tool fails, fall back to the REST API via PowerShell:

$body = @{
    resources = @{
        repositories = @{
            RazorGitHubRepo = @{
                refName = "refs/heads/toolset-test/<branch-name>"
                version = "<commit-sha>"
            }
        }
    }
} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5

az devops configure --defaults organization=https://dev.azure.com/dnceng project=internal
$result = az rest --method post `
    --uri "https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_apis/pipelines/1270/runs?api-version=7.1" `
    --body "$body" `
    --resource "499b84ac-1321-427f-aa17-267ca6975798" | ConvertFrom-Json
Write-Output "Run URL: https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_build/results?buildId=$($result.id)"

5. Report results

Show the user:

• The pipeline run URL (from the response, or construct from the build ID)
• The commit SHA and branch that was pushed
• A reminder to clean up the remote branch when done:

  git push <remote> --delete toolset-test/<branch-name>
  

Notes

• All 11 projects run as parallel jobs — individual jobs can fail independently.
• The pipeline uses the windows.vs2026.amd64 agent image.
• Pipeline definition: https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_build?definitionId=1270
• Pipeline source repo: https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/razor-toolset-tests