Issue with API Deleting for Team Foundation Server TFS - api

Question

Hello can anyone tell me how to delete files using the API for TFS? Below is what I have but I can not get it to work any help would really be appreciated.
string[] InLocalDirectory = Directory.GetFiles(LogicAppConfig.Query(AppConfigLogic.TypeOfConfig.Path), "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
// Source Control
List<string> InSourceControl = new List<string>();
ItemSet SetOfItem = _ServerVersionControl.GetItems(_ServerPath, VersionSpec.Latest, RecursionType.Full);
foreach (Item GotItem in SetOfItem.Items)
{
ItemType TypeOfItem = GotItem.ItemType;
if (TypeOfItem == ItemType.File)
{
string LocalPath = _WorkspaceLocal.GetLocalItemForServerItem(GotItem.ServerItem);
InSourceControl.Add(LocalPath);
}
}
List<int> ToDeleteById = new List<int>();
foreach (string SourceFile in InSourceControl)
{
if (!IsIgnored(SourceFile) && !InLocalDirectory.Contains(SourceFile))
{
// Delete Source Control File
Item DeleteItem = _ServerVersionControl.GetItem(SourceFile);
ToDeleteById.Add(DeleteItem.ItemId);
// Update Local XML Directory
DataXml.Delete(SourceFile);
}
}
WorkItemStore wis = _CollectionTeamProject.GetService<WorkItemStore>();
wis.DestroyWorkItems(ToDeleteById);

Answer 1

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Common;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Client;
using Microsoft.TeamFoundation.SourceControl.WebApi;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi;
namespace ConsoleAppX
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
VssCredentials creds = new VssClientCredentials();
creds.Storage = new VssClientCredentialStorage();
VssConnection connection = new VssConnection(new Uri("https://tfsuri"), creds);
TfvcHttpClient tfvcClient = connection.GetClient<TfvcHttpClient>();
TfvcItem ti = tfvcClient.GetItemAsync("ProjectName", "$/FilePath","FileName").Result;
TfvcChange tchange = new TfvcChange(ti,VersionControlChangeType.Delete);
List<TfvcChange> change = new List<TfvcChange> { tchange };
TfvcChangeset tchangeset = new TfvcChangeset();
tchangeset.Changes = change;
tfvcClient.CreateChangesetAsync(tchangeset);
}
}
}

Answer 2

To delete a file, you need to use the VersionControlServer class to get an existing Workspace or create a new workspace. The workspace has a PendDelete method to create pending changes in the workspace. Then use the Workspace.Checkin method to commit them to source control:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.client.workspace.aspx

Answer 3

I tried the penddelete before I tried the last way of doing it. But even when I manually go and delete a file and it hits the _WorkspaceLocal.PendDelete(SourceFile); line and is inserted for deletion it does not pick up on the line if (changes.Count() > 0) and then never check in.
string[] InLocalDirectory = Directory.GetFiles(LogicAppConfig.Query(AppConfigLogic.TypeOfConfig.Path), "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
// Source Control
List<string> InSourceControl = new List<string>();
ItemSet SetOfItem = _ServerVersionControl.GetItems(_ServerPath, VersionSpec.Latest, RecursionType.Full);
foreach (Item GotItem in SetOfItem.Items)
{
ItemType TypeOfItem = GotItem.ItemType;
if (TypeOfItem == ItemType.File)
{
string LocalPath = _WorkspaceLocal.GetLocalItemForServerItem(GotItem.ServerItem);
InSourceControl.Add(LocalPath);
}
}
List<int> ToDeleteById = new List<int>();
foreach (string SourceFile in InSourceControl)
{
if (!IsIgnored(SourceFile) && !InLocalDirectory.Contains(SourceFile))
{
// Delete Source Control File
Item DeleteItem = _ServerVersionControl.GetItem(SourceFile);
ToDeleteById.Add(DeleteItem.ItemId);
// Update Local XML Directory
DataXml.Delete(SourceFile);
// Set for Deletion
_WorkspaceLocal.PendDelete(SourceFile);
}
}
string ConflictMessage = "";
Conflict[] conflicts = _WorkspaceLocal.QueryConflicts(new string[] { _LocalPath }, true);
foreach (Conflict conflict in conflicts)
{
if (conflict != null)
{
try
{
if (conflict.CanMergeContent)
{
conflict.Resolution = Resolution.AcceptMerge;
}
else
{
conflict.Resolution = Resolution.AcceptYoursRenameTheirs;
}
ConflictMessage += #"\n\r\n\r" + conflict.GetFullMessage();
_WorkspaceLocal.ResolveConflict(conflict);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
LogicAppConfig.Insert(AppConfigLogic.TypeOfConfig.Message, "Error Detected Previously:\r\n\r\n" + ex.Message + "\r\n\r\n" + ex.Source + "\r\n\r\n" + ex.StackTrace + "\r\n\r\n" + LogicAppConfig.Query(AppConfigLogic.TypeOfConfig.Path));
}
}
}
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(ConflictMessage))
{
LogicAppConfig.Insert(AppConfigLogic.TypeOfConfig.Message, ConflictMessage);
}
PendingChange[] changes = _WorkspaceLocal.GetPendingChanges();
if (changes.Count() > 0)
{
int ChangeSetId = _WorkspaceLocal.CheckIn(changes, _WorkspaceName + " Deleted by Member Collaboration Utility");
}