C# TFS hints

gistfile1.cs

class TfsConnection
{
	public static TfsTeamProjectCollection Connect()
	{
		string url = "https://xxx:8081/tfs/";

		ICredentials credential = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
		var server = new TfsTeamProjectCollection(new Uri(url), credential);
			
		return server;
	}
}

/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
public IOrderedEnumerable<IBuildDefinition> GetBuildDefinitions(string projectStartsWith)
{
    TfsTeamProjectCollection server = TfsConnection.Connect();
			
	var vcs = server.GetService<VersionControlServer>();
	var teamProjects = vcs.GetAllTeamProjects(true);

	var buildDefinitions = new List<IBuildDefinition>();
	IBuildServer buildServer = server.GetService<IBuildServer>();
	foreach (var teamProject in teamProjects)
	{
		buildDefinitions.AddRange(buildServer.QueryBuildDefinitions(teamProject.Name));
	}
	return buildDefinitions.OrderBy(b => b.Name);
}

/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
public void IterateBuildRetentionPolicies() {
    TfsTeamProjectCollection server = TfsConnection.Connect();

    IBuildServer buildServer = server.GetService<IBuildServer>();
    foreach (var teamProject in teamProjects)
    {
        IBuildDefinition[] buildDefinitions = buildServer.QueryBuildDefinitions(teamProject.Name);
        foreach (var buildDefinition in buildDefinitions)
        {
            if (buildDefinition != null)
            {
                var retentionPolicies = buildDefinition.RetentionPolicyList;
                foreach (var retentionPolicy in retentionPolicies)
                {
                    if (retentionPolicy.NumberToKeep > 10)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0} is keeping {1} builds", buildDefinition.Name, retentionPolicy.NumberToKeep));
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}