Can I send a generated file from Azure Pipeline to a second repository?

Question

I’m new to the CI thing. I have an Azure Pipeline that generates a file based on my main repository. I want to know the best way to get this generated file and Commit it to another repository (without affecting the main repository).

Basically: [Pipeline of Main Repository] --> [Generate file] --> [Commit to secondary repository]

Important: The second repository doesn’t belong to the same organization.

I have not been able to find information on whether it is possible to clone and commit to a repository within a pipeline without affecting the main repository.

Thank you very much.

Answer 1

I can make it work with the following steps.

Steps:

1. Create an Azure Repos service connection for the Azure Repo in another organization with your Personal Access Token.

2. Check out multiple repositories in your pipeline. The source code is checked out into directories named after the repositories as a subfolder $(Build.SourcesDirectory). In my sample, the self repo path is $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/selfreponame, the second repo path is $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/testrepo.

3. Use git command to push the generated file to the second repo in the bash task.

Sample yaml:

trigger:
- none

resources:
  repositories:
  - repository: MyAzureReposGitRepository # In a different organization
    endpoint: OtherReposServiceConnection
    type: git
    name: testproject/testrepo
    ref: refs/heads/main

pool:
  vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'

steps:
- checkout: self
- checkout: MyAzureReposGitRepository
  persistCredentials: true

- task: Bash@3
  inputs:
    targetType: 'inline'
    script: |
      # create a new txt file
      echo "This is a text file." > myFile.txt      
      # copy the file to the folder of that repo. You can copy your generated file here.
      cp myFile.txt $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/testrepo
      
      cd $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/testrepo
      
      git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
      git config --global user.name "Your Name"
      git fetch
      git checkout main
      git add --all
      git commit -m "Add myFile.txt"
      git push

Result :

Answer 2

You may consider using rest api: Add a binary file. In this case, you need:

1. Create PAT on the second team project: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/use-personal-access-tokens-to-authenticate?view=azure-devops&tabs=Windows
2. Add a push step to your build: How to upload files to Azure DevOps via Power Shell script and Rest API