Handle file deletions

[IvanJosipovic]

When a file is deleted in the source, it should also be removed form the git repo. Currently, deleted files remain in the git repo.

[IvanJosipovic]

In case anyone is intersted, I used the code below.

# Get inputs.
$docPath = "$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/dist/*";
$githubusername = "$(GIT_NAME)";
$githubemail = "$(GIT_EMAIL)";
$githubaccesstoken = "$(GIT_PAT)";
$repositoryname = "$(GIT_REPO)";
$commitMessage = "Automated Release $(Build.BuildId)";
$branchName = "gh-pages";
$gitdirectory = "$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/ghpages";

git config --global core.autocrlf false
git config --global user.email $githubemail
git config --global user.name $githubemail

Write-Host "Cloning existing GitHub repository"
git clone https://${githubusername}:[email protected]/$githubusername/$repositoryname.git --branch=$branchName $gitdirectory --quiet

if ($lastexitcode -gt 0)
{
    Write-Host "##vso[task.logissue type=error;]Unable to clone repository - check username, access token and repository name. Error code $lastexitcode"
    [Environment]::Exit(1)
}

Set-Location $gitdirectory

Write-Host "Clearing Data"
git rm -r '*'

Write-Host "Copying new documentation into branch"
Copy-Item $docPath $gitdirectory -Recurse -Force
git add '*'

Write-Host "Committing the GitHub repository"
git commit --allow-empty -m $commitMessage

if ($lastexitcode -gt 0)
{
    Write-Host "##vso[task.logissue type=error;]Error committing - see earlier log, error code $lastexitcode"
    [Environment]::Exit(1)
}

git push --quiet

if ($lastexitcode -gt 0)
{
    Write-Host "##vso[task.logissue type=error;]Error pushing to $branchName branch, probably an incorrect Personal Access Token, error code $lastexitcode"
    [Environment]::Exit(1)
}

[JamesRandall]

Thanks. I'll reopen this and look to get that merged.
(Sorry it took me a while to reply - I was on a cycling / working break and had to heavily prioritise my work as a result).

[johannesegger]

I'm somewhat glad that you don't do a git rm -r '*' at the beginning, because I have two pipelines that both add a specific part of the app (one provides the UI (HTML + JS), the other one the data (some JSON files)). So I would be very happy if you could consider this use case when fixing this issue.

[ronaldbosma]

I created a PR for this: #12