Deploy log is too verbose when set to Minimum

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When I build a Xamarin.Android project when an APK is produced, the build output is full of information about what internal targets got skipped and many other things that I, as an app dev, don't really need to see. My MSBuild project build output verbosity is set to Minimal and the Xamarin Diagnostics output verbosity is set to the default Normal but I tried changing it to Minimal and Quiet with no difference to this behavior. I think it'd be better to make the output less verbose or allow us to change it.

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jpobst commented 2 years ago

The Build output when set to Minimum seems pretty minimal:

Build started...
1>------ Build started: Project: App21, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
1>  App21 -> C:\code\temp\App21\bin\Debug\App21.dll
========== Build: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

However, the Deploy output is quite a bit longer than expected:

Build started...
1>------ Build started: Project: App21, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
1>  App21 -> C:\code\temp\App21\bin\Debug\App21.dll
2>Starting deployment to Google Pixel 3a XL ...
2>Deploying to Google Pixel 3a XL ...
Build started.
Project "App21.csproj" (Install target(s)):
Found Java SDK version 11.0.12.
Found Java SDK version 11.0.12.
Dex Fast Deployment Enabled: False
MonoAndroid Tools: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\
Android Platform API level: 31
TargetFrameworkVersion: v12.0
Android NDK: 
Android SDK: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\
Android SDK Build Tools: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\build-tools\30.0.3\
Java SDK: C:\Program Files\Microsoft\jdk-11.0.12.7-hotspot\
Application Java class: android.app.Application
Skipping target "_ResolveLibraryProjectImports" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_BuildLibraryImportsCache" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_GenerateAndroidResourceDir" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_GenerateLayoutBindings" because it has no outputs.
Skipping target "_ConvertResourcesCases" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_CompileResources" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_PrepareUpdateAndroidResgen" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_UpdateAndroidResgen" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
  Adding assembly reference for App21, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Java.Interop, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Mono.Android, recursively...
    Adding assembly reference for System.Net.Http, recursively...
    Adding assembly reference for System.Drawing.Common, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for mscorlib, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for System.Core, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for System, recursively...
    Adding assembly reference for Mono.Security, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for System.Numerics, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for System.Numerics.Vectors, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for System.Runtime, recursively...
    Adding assembly reference for System.ComponentModel.Composition, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for System.Xml, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Activity, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Annotation, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.AppCompat.AppCompatResources, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.AppCompat, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Arch.Core.Common, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Arch.Core.Runtime, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.AsyncLayoutInflater, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Browser, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.CardView, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Collection, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.CoordinatorLayout, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Core, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.CursorAdapter, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.CustomView, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.DocumentFile, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.DrawerLayout, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Fragment, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Interpolator, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Legacy.Support.Core.UI, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Legacy.Support.Core.Utils, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Lifecycle.Common, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Lifecycle.LiveData.Core, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Lifecycle.Runtime, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Lifecycle.ViewModel, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Lifecycle.ViewModelSavedState, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Loader, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.LocalBroadcastManager, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.MultiDex, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Print, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.RecyclerView, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.SavedState, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.SlidingPaneLayout, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.SwipeRefreshLayout, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.Transition, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.VectorDrawable.Animated, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.VectorDrawable, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.VersionedParcelable, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.AndroidX.ViewPager, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.Essentials, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.Google.Android.Material, recursively...
  Adding assembly reference for Xamarin.Google.Guava.ListenableFuture, recursively...
Skipping target "_CopyConfigFiles" because it has no inputs.
Skipping target "_ConvertPdbFiles" because it has no outputs.
Skipping target "_LinkAssembliesNoShrink" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_CopyConfigFiles" because it has no inputs.
Skipping target "_ConvertPdbFiles" because it has no outputs.
Skipping target "_GenerateJavaStubs" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_ManifestMerger" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_ConvertCustomView" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_AddStaticResources" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_GeneratePackageManagerJava" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_GenerateAndroidAssetsDir" because it has no outputs.
Skipping target "_PrepareCreateBaseApk" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_CreateBaseApk" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_CompileJava" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_CompileNativeAssemblySources" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_CreateApplicationSharedLibraries" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Skipping target "_CompileToDalvik" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.
Copying file from "C:\code\temp\App21\obj\Debug\120\android\bin\com.companyname.app21.apk" to "C:\code\temp\App21\bin\Debug\com.companyname.app21.apk".
Creating "obj\Debug\120\android_debug_keystore.flag" because "AlwaysCreate" was specified.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\build-tools\30.0.3\zipalign.exe -p 4 "obj\Debug\120\android\bin\com.companyname.app21.apk" "bin\Debug\\com.companyname.app21-Signed.apk" 
C:\Program Files\Microsoft\jdk-11.0.12.7-hotspot\bin\java.exe -jar "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\apksigner.jar" sign --ks "C:\Users\jopobst\AppData\Local\Xamarin\Mono for Android\debug.keystore" --ks-pass pass:android --ks-key-alias androiddebugkey --key-pass pass:android --min-sdk-version 31 --max-sdk-version 31  bin\Debug\com.companyname.app21-Signed.apk 
Signed android package 'bin\Debug\com.companyname.app21-Signed.apk'
Using cached value from RegisterTaskObject
Found device: 95PAX0FZTG
Creating "obj\Debug\120\upload.flag" because "AlwaysCreate" was specified.
Creating directory "obj\.cache\".
Done building project "App21.csproj".
Build succeeded.
2>Deployment was successful to Google Pixel 3a XL.
========== Build: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
========== Deploy: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========

@jonathanpeppers Do you know who would control Deploy logging? Is that us or the VS extension team?

jonathanpeppers commented 2 years ago

@jpobst yes this one would probably have been better off left on Developer Community. I've noticed myself that the Deploy logging doesn't respect the MSBuild verbosity options.

@tondat would you know if there is something custom during deploy, where it has its own verbosity setting?

tondat commented 2 years ago

@jonathanpeppers the verbosity for deploy is set to normal by default, when we did this change, if we assigned minimal verbosity then the tracing of deploy progress is empty and users has a lot of time without feedback and we tries to reduce this noise showing the deploy progress

tondat commented 2 years ago

I will add a task to verify it

jonathanpeppers commented 2 years ago

I think if it just followed the MSBuild verbosity setting it would be fine:

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