Azure DevOps MarketPlace

How can we leverage Azure DevOps with its Marketplace?

Azure DevOps is positioned as a revolutionary tool, facilitating developers and enterprises from planning to automatic deployment of projects through its integrated features of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment. However, its base functionality can be extended even further, thanks to its integration with the Azure DevOps Marketplace. This space offers several extensions that simplify and optimize multiple processes, some free, others paid, and originated by Microsoft or third parties. Undoubtedly, the marketplace becomes an invaluable resource to customize and improve any DevOps project.

What can we find in the Azure DevOps Marketplace?

Exploring the Azure DevOps Marketplace is to enter a world of possibilities to enhance our workflow:

• Featured Extensions: Here are popular applications for both Visual Studio and Visual Code, covering almost all programming languages and technologies.
• Essential Integrations:
  • Azure Boards with Slack to streamline communication.
  • Code quality tools like MDPen, especially useful in .NET projects.
  • Connectors like AWS Tooltip to integrate Azure DevOps with Amazon Web Services.
• Versatile Solutions: We also find applications for automatic deployments, such as extensions for Google Cloud or the ability to connect apps with Google Play.

Browsing the Marketplace allows us to customize the execution and development of our projects by adapting tools to our specific needs.

How to use the Report Generator extension?

One of the most interesting extensions is Report Generator, intended for projects with unit tests. This tool is notable for:

• Being free and easy to install.
• Generating detailed reports on test coverage.
• Providing a clear and concise visual analysis.

Report Generator reveals how much of the code is covered by tests, helping to evaluate the effectiveness and robustness of the tests.

Installing Report Generator

The installation of Report Generator is simple. It is done directly from the Azure DevOps Marketplace:

1. We navigate in the Azure DevOps portal to the Marketplace section.
2. Search for "Report Generator" and select the Get it Free option.
3. With Azure DevOps as a service, the extension is added without additional download.

Once installed, when running a `.NET project with a suitable pipeline, the "Code Coverage" tab appears to view the generated reports.

Advantages of Report Generator

This extension adapts to multiple technologies and offers:

• Understandable visual reports.
• Efficiency in monitoring test coverage.
• Versatile support by being suitable for various types of projects beyond .NET.

How to maximize the functionality of Azure DevOps with extensions?

Integrating extensions not only enhances the internal Azure DevOps experience, but also increases its operational capability:

• Installing additional extensions related to pipeline execution.
• Empower collaboration and project scope in hybrid and multicloud environments, leveraging integrations to deploy simultaneously on platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud.
• Accessible and adaptable modularity according to the needs and evolution of the project.

The use of Marketplace tools, such as Report Generator, expands the native capabilities of Azure DevOps. It incorporates and enables customized and scalable solutions, adjusting to each phase of development, demonstrating that the potential of Azure DevOps continues to grow with each added extension. Thus, it invites you to continue exploring and learning new methods to optimize project management, continue learning and revolutionize your development workflows with Azure DevOps!