SeaLights .NET Core agent - Command Reference

Creating a session ID

Standard Session ID

dotnet ./<agent-path>/SL.DotNet.dll config --appName <arg> --branchName <arg> --buildName <arg> --includeNamespace <arg> [--excludeNamespace <arg>] [--include <arg>] [--exclude <arg>] [--buildSessionId <arg> | --buildSessionIdFile <arg>] [--token  <arg> | --tokenFile <arg>] [--proxy <arg> [--proxyUsername <arg> --proxyPassword <arg>]]

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Parameter	Description
`appName`	Name of the application
`branchName`	The source branch of the application
`buildName`	The build label of the current build
`includeNamespace`	Comma-separated list of namespaces to include in scan Supports wildcards (* = any string, ? = any character). For example: 'com.example.* ,io.*.demo, com.?ello.world'
`excludeNamespace`	Comma-separated list of packages to exclude from scan Supports wildcards (* = any string, ? = any character). For example: 'com.example.* ,io.*.demo, com.?ello.world'
`include`	Comma-separated list of files to include in scan Supports wildcards (* = any string, ? = any character). For example: '-with-dependencies.dll , bad-bad?.exe, -source.dll' Default: .exe, .dll
`exclude`	Comma-separated list of files to exclude from scan. This is a regex so to include all sub directories and files use the .*
`buildSessionId`	Optional: A user provided session ID
`buildSessionIdFile`	Optional: A user provided Build Session ID file.
`token`	Access token generated from the SeaLights server
`tokenFile`	Path to file containing the access token generated from the SeaLights server
`proxy`	Address of proxy to run connection through To use the system proxy just provide the value 'system'
`proxyUsername`	The proxy username if needed
`proxyPassword`	The proxy password if needed

Pull Request Session ID

dotnet ./<agent-path>/SL.DotNet.dll prConfig --appName <arg> --pullRequestNumber <arg> --targetBranch <arg> --latestCommit <arg> --repositoryUrl <arg> --includeNamespace <arg> [--excludeNamespace <arg>] [--include <arg>] [--exclude <arg>] [--buildSessionId <arg> | --buildSessionIdFile <arg>] [--token  <arg> | --tokenFile <arg>] [--proxy <arg> [--proxyUsername <arg> --proxyPassword <arg>]]

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Parameter	Description
`appName`	Name of the application
`pullRequestNumber`	The number assigned to the Pull Request from the source control
`targetBranch`	The branch to which this PR will be merged into (already reported to SeaLights)
`latestCommit`	The full SHA of the last commit made to the Pull Request
`repoUrl`	The pull request URL for the PR to be scanned, up until the section before the `pullRequestNumber` value
`includeNamespace`	Comma-separated list of namespaces to include in scan Supports wildcards (* = any string, ? = any character). For example: 'com.example.* ,io.*.demo, com.?ello.world'
`excludeNamespace`	Comma-separated list of packages to exclude from scan Supports wildcards (* = any string, ? = any character). For example: 'com.example.* ,io.*.demo, com.?ello.world'
`include`	Comma-separated list of files to include in scan Supports wildcards (* = any string, ? = any character). For example: '-with-dependencies.dll , bad-bad?.exe, -source.dll' Default: .exe, .dll
`exclude`	Comma-separated list of files to exclude from scan. This is a regex so to include all sub directories and files use the .*
`buildSessionId`	Optional: A user provided session ID
`buildSessionIdFile`	Optional: A user provided Build Session ID file.
`token`	Access token generated from the SeaLights server
`tokenFile`	Path to file containing the access token generated from the SeaLights server
`proxy`	Address of proxy to run connection through To use the system proxy just provide the value 'system'
`proxyUsername`	The proxy username if needed
`proxyPassword`	The proxy password if needed

Scanning a build

Scanning files

The project must contain all the PDB files!

dotnet ./<agent-path>/SL.DotNet.dll scan {--buildSessionId <arg> | --buildSessionIdFile <arg>} --workspacePath <arg> --ignoreGeneratedCode true [--firstModule {true|false}] [--uniqueModuleId <arg>] [--baseDir <arg>] [--scm <arg>] [--token  <arg> | --tokenFile <arg>] [--proxy <arg> [--proxyUsername <arg> --proxyPassword <arg>]]

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Parameter	Description
`token`	Access token generated from the SeaLights server
`tokenFile`	Path to file containing the access token generated from the SeaLights server
`buildSessionId`	Session ID of configuration created
`buildSessionIdFile`	Path to file containing the Session ID of configuration created
`workspacePath`	Path to the source workspace
`firstModule`	Must be provided when scanning the first module
`uniqueModuleId`	A unique module ID to be used for seperate modules
`baseDir`	Base path where all relative paths should start from. By default the agent searches for the solution file and uses its path for this value
`hashingAlgorithm`	Hashing algorithm to use. Available options are md5 (default), sha1, sha256, sha384, sha512
`scm`	The SCM that is used in order to provide integration with. Values: auto, git, none
`proxy`	Address of proxy to run connection through To use the system proxy just provide the value 'system'
`proxyUsername`	The proxy username if needed
`proxyPassword`	The proxy password if needed
`ExtraScanDir`	Scan additional folder to collect more runtime components (.git/dll/exe ) for scanning. The path is an absolute path.
`extraDbgSearchDirs`	Comma-separated list of absolute paths to the folders where the agent will recursively search for *.pdb files

Ending multi-modules scan

dotnet ./<agent-path>/SL.DotNet.dll reportBuildStatus {--buildSessionId <arg> | --buildSessionIdFile <arg>} --success <true|false> [--message <arg>] [--duration <arg>] [--token  <arg> | --tokenFile <arg>] [--proxy <arg> [--proxyUsername <arg> --proxyPassword <arg>]]

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Parameter	Description
`token`	Access token generated from the SeaLights server
`tokenFile`	Path to file containing the access token generated from the SeaLights server
`buildSessionId`	Session ID of configuration created
`buildSessionIdFile`	Path to file containing the Session ID of configuration created
`success`	Indicates that the build succeeded (considered failed if not specified)
`message`	Additional build status message to report (optional)
`duration`	Build duration in milliseconds (optional)

Coverage Collection operation

Starting the test listener (process wrapper)

For a single process to be run with the SeaLights agent as a test listener to capture the test footprints.

dotnet ./<agent-path>/SL.DotNet.dll testListener {--buildSessionId <arg> | --buildSessionIdFile <arg>} --target <arg> [--workingDir <arg>] [--targetArgs <arg>] [--labId <arg>] [--token  <arg> | --tokenFile <arg>] [--proxy <arg> [--proxyUsername <arg> --proxyPassword <arg>]] [--profilerRegistrationMethod <path32|path64>]

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Parameter	Description
`token`	Access token generated from the SeaLights server
`tokenFile`	Path to file containing the access token generated from the SeaLights server
`buildSessionId`	Session ID of configuration created
`buildSessionIdFile`	Path to file containing the Session ID of configuration created
`target`	Name of the application to run with the test listener
`workingDir`	Path to working directory. Current working directory will be used if not specified
`profilerRegistrationMethod`	Sets the COM32 profiler DLL registration method.
`targetArgs`	Command line arguments to pass the target application
`labId`	Unique ID for a set of test labs in case multiple labs are running simultaneously
`proxy`	Address of proxy to run connection through To use the system proxy just provide the value 'system'
`proxyUsername`	The proxy username if needed
`proxyPassword`	The proxy password if needed

Configuring a Background Listener

Environment variables required for Background test listener

You need to run your process with the following environment variables:

.NET Core/ Windows

CORECLR_ENABLE_PROFILING=1
CORECLR_PROFILER={01CA2C22-DC03-4FF5-8350-59E32A3536BA}
CORECLR_PROFILER_PATH_32=SL.DotNet.ProfilerLib.Windows_x86.dll
CORECLR_PROFILER_PATH_64=SL.DotNet.ProfilerLib.Windows_x64.dll
SL_CollectorId=SL_Agent

POWERSHELL

.NET Core/ Linux

CORECLR_ENABLE_PROFILING=1
CORECLR_PROFILER={3B1DAA64-89D4-4999-ABF4-6A979B650B7D}
CORECLR_PROFILER_PATH_32=libSL.DotNet.ProfilerLib.Linux.so
CORECLR_PROFILER_PATH_64=libSL.DotNet.ProfilerLib.Linux.so
SL_CollectorId=SL_Agent

BASH

Parameter	Description
`CORECLR_ENABLE_PROFILING`	Enable Sealights profiling to capture coverage by setting the value to 1.
`CORECLR_PROFILER`	Linux: `{3B1DAA64-89D4-4999-ABF4-6A979B650B7D}` Windows: `{01CA2C22-DC03-4FF5-8350-59E32A3536BA}`
`CORECLR_PROFILER_PATH_32`	Name of the profiler executable for an x86 architecture: Linux: `libSL.DotNet.ProfilerLib.Linux.so` Windows: `SL.DotNet.ProfilerLib.Windows_x86.dll`
`CORECLR_PROFILER_PATH_64`	Name of the profiler executable for an x64 architecture: Linux: `libSL.DotNet.ProfilerLib.Linux.so` Windows: `SL.DotNet.ProfilerLib.Windows_x64.dll`
`SL_CollectorId`	A random alphanumeric ID that was provided during the startBackgroundTestListener
`SL_LogLevel`	Optional: Level of logs to generate - Default is 0 (none), Fatal=1, Error=4, Debug=6, All=999
`SL_LogDir`	Optional: Folder to save log files in

Starting Background test listener

dotnet ./<agent-path>/SL.DotNet.dll startBackgroundTestListener {--buildSessionId <arg> | --buildSessionIdFile <arg>} --testListenerSessionKey <arg> [--labId <arg>] [--token  <arg> | --tokenFile <arg>] [--proxy <arg> [--proxyUsername <arg> --proxyPassword <arg>]]

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Parameter	Description
`token`	Access token generated from the SeaLights server
`tokenFile`	Path to file containing the access token generated from the SeaLights server
`buildSessionId`	Session ID of configuration created
`buildSessionIdFile`	Path to file containing the Session ID of configuration created
`testListenerSessionKey`	A random alphanumeric ID (%RANDOM% in command line) This ID needs to be passed to any process that you want to capture cover
`labId`	Unique ID for a set of test labs in case multiple labs are running simultaneously
`proxy`	Address of proxy to run connection through To use the system proxy just provide the value 'system'
`proxyUsername`	The proxy username if needed
`proxyPassword`	The proxy password if needed

Stop Background test listener

dotnet ./<agent-path>/SL.DotNet.dll stopBackgroundTestListener {--buildSessionId <arg> | --buildSessionIdFile <arg>} --testListenerSessionKey <arg> [--token  <arg> | --tokenFile <arg>] [--proxy <arg> [--proxyUsername <arg> --proxyPassword <arg>]]

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Parameter	Description
`token`	Access token generated from the SeaLights server
`tokenFile`	Path to file containing the access token generated from the SeaLights server
`buildSessionId`	Session ID of configuration created
`buildSessionIdFile`	Path to file containing the Session ID of configuration created
`testListenerSessionKey`	A random alphanumeric ID that was provided during the startBackgroundTestListener
`proxy`	Address of proxy to run connection through To use the system proxy just provide the value 'system'
`proxyUsername`	The proxy username if needed
`proxyPassword`	The proxy password if needed

Reporting a Test Stage

Starting a test stage

dotnet ./<agent-path>/SL.DotNet.dll startExecution {--buildSessionId <arg> | --buildSessionIdFile <arg>} --testStage <arg> [--labId <arg>] [--token  <arg> | --tokenFile <arg>] [--proxy <arg> [--proxyUsername <arg> --proxyPassword <arg>]]

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Parameter	Description
`token`	Access token generated from the SeaLights server
`tokenFile`	Path to file containing the access token generated from the SeaLights server
`buildSessionId`	Session ID of configuration created
`buildSessionIdFile`	Path to file containing the Session ID of configuration created
`testStage`	Name of the test stage
`labId`	Unique ID for a set of test labs in case multiple labs are running similtaniously
`proxy`	Address of proxy to run connection through. To use the system proxy just provide the value 'system'
`proxyUsername`	The proxy username if needed
`proxyPassword`	The proxy password if needed

Upload report files

dotnet ./<agent-path>/SL.DotNet.dll uploadTestReport {--buildSessionId <arg> | --buildSessionIdFile <arg>} --testStage <arg> --report <arg> [--labId <arg>] [--token  <arg> | --tokenFile <arg>] [proxy <arg> [--proxyUsername <arg> --proxyPassword <arg>]]

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Parameter	Description
`token`	Access token generated from the SeaLights server
`tokenFile`	Path to file containing the access token generated from the SeaLights server
`buildSessionId`	Session ID of configuration created
`buildSessionIdFile`	Path to file containing the Session ID of configuration created
`testStage`	Name of the test stage
`report`	Path to report file or directory containing all the valid reports (Non recursive). Supported formats are MSTest (TRX files), xUnit.Net and NUnit (XML files).
`labId`	Unique ID for a set of test labs in case multiple labs are running simultaneously
`proxy`	Address of proxy to run connection through. To use the system proxy just provide the value '`system`'.
`proxyUsername`	The proxy username if needed
`proxyPassword`	The proxy password if needed

Ending a test stage

dotnet ./<agent-path>/SL.DotNet.dll endExecution {--buildSessionId <arg> | --buildSessionIdFile <arg>} --testStage <arg> [--labId <arg>] [--token  <arg> | --tokenFile <arg>] [--proxy <arg> [--proxyUsername <arg> --proxyPassword <arg>]]

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Parameter	Description
`token`	Access token generated from the SeaLights server
`tokenfile`	Path to file containing the access token generated from the SeaLights server
`buildsessionid`	Session ID of configuration created
`buildsessionidfile`	Path to file containing the Session ID of configuration created
`labId`	Unique ID for a set of test labs in case multiple labs are running similtaniously
`proxy`	Address of proxy to run connection through To use the system proxy just provide the value 'system'
`proxyUsername`	The proxy username if needed
`proxyPassword`	The proxy password if needed

Logging

Agents Commands

To enable logs when executing direct agent commands, you can set the following parameters with any of the above commands

Parameter	Description
`logEnabled`	Set to true to enable logs
`debugMode`	Set to true to enable enhanced logs (prepareForMsbuild)
`logAppendConsole`	Set to true to enable log output to the console
`logAppendFile`	Set to true to enable log output to a file
`logFilename`	Provide the name of the log file
`logFileCount`	Limit the number of log files to create. Default: 10
`logSizeLimit`	Limit the size of the log file. Default: 10*1024 KB

Background Listener

To enable logs, you can add the following environment variables to the registry in addition to the regular variables set for the Profiler as explained in the section Running background processes above

Parameter	Description
`SL_LogLevel`	Level of logs to generate as a Integer value: Default is 0 (none), Fatal=1, Error=4, Debug=6, All=999
`SL_LogDir`	Folder to save log files in.