AzDoBranchPolicy

DSC AzDoBranchPolicy Resource

Syntax

AzDoBranchPolicy [string] #ResourceName
{
    ProjectName      = [String]$ProjectName
    RepositoryName   = [String]$RepositoryName
    BranchName       = [String]$BranchName
    PolicyType       = [String]$PolicyType
    [ isEnabled      = [Boolean]$isEnabled ]
    [ isBlocking     = [Boolean]$isBlocking ]
    [ PolicySettings = [HashTable]$PolicySettings ]
    [ Ensure         = [String] {'Present', 'Absent'} ]
}

Properties

Common Properties

• ProjectName: The name of the Azure DevOps project. This property is mandatory and serves as a key property for the resource.
• RepositoryName: The name of the Git repository. This is a key property.
• BranchName: The branch to apply the policy to, in refs/heads/ format (e.g., refs/heads/main). This is a key property.
• PolicyType: The type of branch policy to apply (e.g., MinimumReviewerCount, CommentRequirements, MergeStrategy). This is a key property.
• isEnabled: Whether the policy is enabled. Defaults to $true.
• isBlocking: Whether the policy blocks pull request completion. Defaults to $true.
• PolicySettings: A hashtable of policy-specific settings.
• Ensure: Specifies whether the policy should exist. Valid values are Present and Absent.

Additional Information

This resource manages branch policies in Azure DevOps Git repositories, enforcing code quality standards such as requiring minimum reviewers, resolving comments, or restricting merge strategies.

Examples

Example 1: Sample Configuration using AzDoBranchPolicy Resource

Configuration ExampleConfig {
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'AzureDevOpsDscNative'

    Node localhost {
        AzDoBranchPolicy AddBranchPolicy {
            Ensure         = 'Present'
            ProjectName    = 'MyProject'
            RepositoryName = 'MyRepository'
            BranchName     = 'refs/heads/main'
            PolicyType     = 'MinimumReviewerCount'
            isEnabled      = $true
            isBlocking     = $true
            PolicySettings = @{
                minimumApproverCount = 2
                creatorVoteCounts    = $false
            }
        }
    }
}

Start-DscConfiguration -Path ./ExampleConfig -Wait -Verbose

Example 2: Sample Configuration using Invoke-DSCResource

# Return the current configuration for AzDoBranchPolicy
$properties = @{
    ProjectName    = 'MyProject'
    RepositoryName = 'MyRepository'
    BranchName     = 'refs/heads/main'
    PolicyType     = 'MinimumReviewerCount'
}

Invoke-DscResource -Name 'AzDoBranchPolicy' -Method Get -Property $properties -ModuleName 'AzureDevOpsDscNative'

Example 3: Sample Configuration using Dsc.PipelineRunner

parameters: {}

variables: {
  ProjectName: MyProject,
  RepositoryName: MyRepository
}

resources:
- name: Main Branch Minimum Reviewer Policy
  type: AzureDevOpsDscNative/AzDoBranchPolicy
  dependsOn:
    - AzureDevOpsDscNative/AzDoGitRepository/MyRepository
  properties:
    ProjectName: $ProjectName
    RepositoryName: $RepositoryName
    BranchName: refs/heads/main
    PolicyType: MinimumReviewerCount
    isEnabled: true
    isBlocking: true
    PolicySettings:
      minimumApproverCount: 2
      creatorVoteCounts: false
    Ensure: Present

LCM Initialization:

$params = @{
    AzureDevopsOrganizationName = "SampleAzDoOrgName"
    ConfigurationDirectory      = "C:\Datum\DSCOutput\"
    ConfigurationUrl            = 'https://configuration-path'
    JITToken                    = 'SampleJITToken'
    Mode                        = 'Set'
    AuthenticationType          = 'ManagedIdentity'
    ReportPath                  = 'C:\Datum\DSCOutput\Reports'
}

Invoke-DscPipelineRunner @params