Azure DevOps Task for Azure SQL

Introduction

This is a WIP project, though the task is in a working condition.

Clone this repository
Navigate to the directory the repository was cloned into on your machine via Command Prompt
Download the latest version of node here
After installing node, close your current Command Prompt window and reopen a new window
You will also need to install the 'TFS Cross Platform Command Line Interface' (tfx-cli) to package your extension. tfx-cli can be installed using npm by running npm i -g tfx-cli
Sign in to the Visual Studio Marketplace management portal
If you don't already have a publisher, you will be prompted to create one. All extension live under a publisher
Open your extension manifest file: 'vss-extension.json' and set the value of the "publisher" field to the ID of your publisher
From the Command Prompt window, run tfx extension create --rev-version. This will also increment build number.
Running the above command will generate a .vsix file
Click the + New extension option and select Visual Studio Team Services
Click the link in the center of the Upload dialog to open a browse dialog
Locate the .vsix file created in the packaging step and upload it in the dialog box
A private version of this extension should now be uploaded to your AzD account

From the management portal, select your newly uploaded extension from the list, right-click, and choose Share/Unshare
Click the + Account button, enter the name of your account, and press enter
After sharing this extension with your AzD account, you must now install it to your account
Right-click your extension and choose View Extension to open its details page
Click the Get it free button to start the installation process (the account you shared the extension with should be selected)
Click the Install button
Your extension should now be installed to your account and ready to use as build and release tasks