azure-pipelines
Validating Azure Pipeline Changes
When modifying Azure DevOps pipeline files (YAML files in build/azure-pipelines/), you can validate changes locally using the Azure CLI before committing. This avoids the slow feedback loop of pushing changes, waiting for CI, and checking results.
Prerequisites
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Check if Azure CLI is installed:
az --versionIf not installed, install it:
# macOS brew install azure-cli # Windows (PowerShell as Administrator) winget install Microsoft.AzureCLI
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