Pending changes API call

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I have a build chain set (build, test, QA, Prod)

The Prod build step is manual, and in the GUI it says the number of pending changes since the last Prod-run.

In the QA it display my pending changes if the TEST deployment failed (e.g. because of auto-tests failing)

This is very convenient so when I'm about to go live, I can easily see all the changes and files that has actually changed in my project since last deploy.

I need to get the same view from the API. How can I get that?

the app/rest/buildTypes/id:DeployToProd/builds gives me a list of all previous builds in the Production. But from here - where do I go to get the "Pending Changes" ?

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Hello Lars,

Since 9.1 you can use the following request
http://teamcity/app/rest/changes?locator=buildType:(id:BUILD_CONF_ID),pending:true
 to get pending changes for a build configuration.
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Looks like the thing I'm looking for, but I'm having serious problems in finding out what to write in the locator/buildtype/buildConfID.

Can you help me getting to what the locators are called?

The only thing I'm sure about is the name of my build, for instance

viewType.html?buildTypeId=Test_DeployToProd

In the settings the "Test_DeployToProd" is named "Build Configuration ID" and the settingspage is not disclosing any other id's

If i try the most likely scenario

guestAuth/app/rest/changes?locator=buildType:(id:Test_DeployToProd),pending=true

 I'm getting an error:

Bad locator syntax: Invalid dimension name :'pending=true'. Should contain only alpha-numeric symbols or be known one

I'm running version 9.1.6 build 37459

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"Test_DeployToProd" is a build configuration ID that can be used in request. Please use ":" instead of "=" in you request:

http://teamcity/app/rest/changes?locator=buildType:(id:Test_DeployToProd),pending:true

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I see that now. Sorry...typo.

The syntax is working (it returns a result instead of error), but the result is different than expected.

I get

<changes count="0" href="/guestAuth/app/rest/changes?locator=buildType:(id:Test_DeployToProd),pending:true"/>

However, the UI indicates 4 pending changes at the moment.

Any suggestions? I'd like to see the 4 changes in the API (actually I'm mostly interested in a total list of files affected)

 

 

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Could you please double check that the build configure ID is correct?

Do you see pending changes in TeamCity UI if you login as guest user?

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Yes, the pending change is also visible in UI when i log on as guest.

The BuildID must be correct, 'cause if I remove pending:true, i get the list of completed builds. And I'm certainly hitting a buildconfig, becuase if I'm misspelling, I get an error telling that the config cannot be found:

"No build type nor template is found by id 'Test_DeployToProdx'  "

 

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Do you use feature branches in this build configuration? By default only changes in default branch are returned.

Please try to add branch locator: /app/rest/changes?locator=buildType:(id:Test_DeployToProd),pending:true,branch:master

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No feature branches. We are using a TFS repository. In VCS setup there's no mention of branches. I don't think I can set it any way.

The suggested change with branch locator does not change the result.

If I remove pending and keep branch:master, it returns no results either.

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Hi Lars,

Sorry for delay, I was on vacation. Is the issue still actual?

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Still actual. It seems that the call you are suggesting is not hitting the right place, thus not return the expected result

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