add DROP_PATH into .yml variable, pass it into templates as DirectoryPath param

Author: ramsessanchez

.azure-pipelines/buildAndPackage.yml

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ pr:
 pool: 
   vmImage: windows-latest
 
+variables: 
+  DROP_PATH: '$(Agent.BuildDirectory)/Drop'
+
 stages: 
 - stage: Build 
   jobs: 
@@ -54,9 +57,13 @@ stages:
       deploy: 
         steps: 
         - template: templates/download-artifacts.yml
+          parameters: 
+            directoryPath: $(DROP_PATH)
         - template: templates/install-java.yml
         - template: templates/secure-files.yml 
         - template: templates/copy-and-build.yml
+          parameters: 
+            directoryPath: $(DROP_PATH)
 
   - deployment: Github_Release
     dependsOn: Maven_Preview
@@ -68,6 +75,9 @@ stages:
       deploy:   
         steps: 
         - template: templates/download-artifacts.yml
+          parameters: 
+            directoryPath: $(DROP_PATH)
         - template: templates/version-and-release.yml
           parameters:
             gitConnection: 'microsoftgraphrelease'
+            directoryPath: $(DROP_PATH)

.azure-pipelines/templates/copy-and-build.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
+parameters:
+- name: directoryPath
+  type: string
+
 steps: 
 - task: CopyFiles@2
   inputs:
     SourceFolder: '$(Agent.TempDirectory)'
     Contents: '**'
-    TargetFolder: '$(DROP_PATH)/'
+    TargetFolder: '${{ parameters.directoryPath }}/'
 
 - task: Gradle@2
   inputs:
-    gradleWrapperFile: '$(DROP_PATH)/gradlew'
-    workingDirectory: '$(DROP_PATH)/'
+    gradleWrapperFile: '${{ parameters.directoryPath }}/gradlew'
+    workingDirectory: '${{ parameters.directoryPath }}/'
     options: '-x jar -x javadoc -x javadocJar -x compileJava -x processResources -x classes -x sourceJar'
     tasks: 'publishSnapshotPublicationToSonatypeSnapshotRepository'
     publishJUnitResults: true

.azure-pipelines/templates/download-artifacts.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+parameters: 
+- name: directoryPath
+  type: string
+
 steps: 
 - download: none
 - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
@@ -7,4 +11,4 @@ steps:
     itemPattern: |
       **
       *
-    targetPath: '$(DROP_PATH)/'
+    targetPath: '${{ parameters.directoryPath }}/'

.azure-pipelines/templates/version-and-release.yml

@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ parameters:
 - name: gitConnection
   type: string 
   default: '' 
+- name: directoryPath
+  type: string
 
 steps: 
 - task: PowerShell@2
   inputs:
-    filePath: '$(DROP_PATH)/Scripts/getLatestVersion.ps1'
-    arguments: '-propertiesPath "$(DROP_PATH)/gradle.properties"'
+    filePath: '${{ parameters.directoryPath }}/Scripts/getLatestVersion.ps1'
+    arguments: '-propertiesPath "${{ parameters.directoryPath }}/gradle.properties"'
     pwsh: true
 
 - task: GitHubRelease@1