Custom Target Authoring Patterns

Canonical patterns from Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets in the MSBuild repository.

The Three-Level Target Chain

Every major entry point (Build, Rebuild, Clean) delegates to a property listing its dependencies, which chains through Before → Core → After:

<PropertyGroup>
  <BuildDependsOn>
    BeforeBuild;
    CoreBuild;
    AfterBuild
  </BuildDependsOn>
</PropertyGroup>