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+# Notes:
+#   - Minimal appveyor.yml file is an empty file. All sections are optional.
+#   - Indent each level of configuration with 2 spaces. Do not use tabs!
+#   - All section names are case-sensitive.
+#   - Section names should be unique on each level.
+
+#---------------------------------#
+#      general configuration      #
+#---------------------------------#
+
+# version format
+version: 1.0.{build}-{branch}
+
+branches:
+  # whitelist
+  #only:
+  #  - master
+  #  - production
+
+  # blacklist
+  except:
+    - gh-pages
+
+# Do not build on tags (GitHub and BitBucket)
+skip_tags: true
+
+# Skipping commits with particular message or from specific user
+skip_commits:
+  message: /.*nobuild.*/      # skips any commit containing "nobuild" in the message
+
+# Do not build feature branch with open Pull Requests
+skip_branch_with_pr: true
+
+# Maximum number of concurrent jobs for the project
+max_jobs: 2
+
+#---------------------------------#
+#    environment configuration    #
+#---------------------------------#
+
+# Build worker image (VM template)
+image: Visual Studio 2017
+
+# scripts that are called at very beginning, before repo cloning
+init:
+  - git config --global core.autocrlf input
+
+# clone directory
+clone_folder: c:\projects\myproject
+
+# setting up etc\hosts file
+hosts:
+  queue-server: 127.0.0.1
+  db.server.com: 127.0.0.2
+
+# environment variables
+environment:
+  my_var1: value1
+  my_var2: value2
+  # this is how to set encrypted variable. Go to "Encrypt data" page in account menu to encrypt data.
+  my_secure_var1:
+    secure: FW3tJ3fMncxvs58/ifSP7w==
+
+# environment:
+#  global:
+#    connection_string: server=12;password=13;
+#    service_url: https://127.0.0.1:8090
+#
+#  matrix:
+#  - db: mysql
+#    provider: mysql
+#
+#  - db: mssql
+#    provider: mssql
+#    password:
+#      secure: $#(JFDA)jQ@#$
+
+# this is how to allow failing jobs in the matrix
+matrix:
+  fast_finish: true     # set this flag to immediately finish build once one of the jobs fails.
+  allow_failures:
+    - platform: ARM
+      configuration: Debug
+    - platform: x64
+      configuration: Release
+
+# exclude configuration from the matrix. Works similarly to 'allow_failures' but build not even being started for excluded combination.
+  exclude:
+    - platform: x86
+      configuration: Debug
+
+# scripts that run after cloning repository
+install:
+  # by default, all script lines are interpreted as batch
+  - echo This is batch
+  # to run script as a PowerShell command prepend it with ps:
+  - ps: Write-Host 'This is PowerShell'
+  # batch commands start from cmd:
+  - cmd: echo This is batch again
+  - cmd: set MY_VAR=12345
+
+#---------------------------------#
+#       build configuration       #
+#---------------------------------#
+
+# build platform
+platform:
+  - x86
+  - x64
+  - ARM
+  - Any CPU
+
+# build Configuration, i.e. Debug, Release, etc.
+configuration: Release
+
+# to add several configurations to build matrix:
+#configuration:
+#  - Debug
+#  - Release
+
+build:
+  parallel: true                  # enable MSBuild parallel builds
+  project: MyTestAzureCS.sln      # path to Visual Studio solution or project
+  publish_wap: true               # package Web Application Projects (WAP) for Web Deploy
+  publish_wap_xcopy: true         # package Web Application Projects (WAP) for XCopy deployment
+  publish_azure: true             # package Azure Cloud Service projects and push to artifacts
+  publish_nuget: true             # package projects with .nuspec files and push to artifacts
+  publish_nuget_symbols: true     # generate and publish NuGet symbol packages
+  include_nuget_references: true  # add -IncludeReferencedProjects option while packaging NuGet artifacts
+
+  # MSBuild verbosity level
+  verbosity: quiet|minimal|normal|detailed
+
+
+# scripts to run before build
+before_build:
+
+# scripts to run *after* solution is built and *before* automatic packaging occurs (web apps, NuGet packages, Azure Cloud Services)
+before_package:
+
+# scripts to run after build
+after_build:
+
+# to run your custom scripts instead of automatic MSBuild
+build_script:
+
+# to disable automatic builds
+#build: off
+
+#---------------------------------#
+#       tests configuration       #
+#---------------------------------#
+
+# to run tests again only selected assemblies and/or categories
+test:
+  assemblies:
+    only:
+      - asm1.dll
+      - asm2.dll
+
+  categories:
+    only:
+      - UI
+      - E2E
+
+# to run tests again all except selected assemblies and/or categories
+#test:
+#  assemblies:
+#    except:
+#      - asm1.dll
+#      - asm2.dll
+#
+#  categories:
+#    except:
+#      - UI
+#      - E2E
+
+# to run tests from different categories as separate jobs in parallel
+test:
+  categories:
+    - A            # A category common for all jobs
+#    - [UI]         # 1st job
+#    - [DAL, BL]    # 2nd job
+
+# scripts to run before tests
+#before_test:
+#  - echo script1
+#  - ps: Write-Host "script1"
+#
+# scripts to run after tests
+#after_test:
+
+# to run your custom scripts instead of automatic tests
+#test_script:
+#  - echo This is my custom test script
+
+# to disable automatic tests
+#test: off
+
+
+#---------------------------------#
+#      artifacts configuration    #
+#---------------------------------#
+
+artifacts:
+
+  # pushing a single file
+  - path: test.zip
+
+  # pushing a single file with environment variable in path and "Deployment name" specified
+  - path: MyProject\bin\$(configuration)
+    name: myapp
+
+  # pushing entire folder as a zip archive
+  - path: logs
+
+  # pushing all *.nupkg files in build directory recursively
+  - path: '**\*.nupkg'
+