Configure independent version tracks for main packages (3.0.0-rc1) and LOGGING packages (3.0.0-beta3)

Author: rajkumar-rangaraj

.props/_GlobalStaticVersion.props

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <SemanticVersionMajor>3</SemanticVersionMajor>
     <SemanticVersionMinor>0</SemanticVersionMinor> <!-- If changing the Minor version, also update the Date value. -->
     <SemanticVersionPatch>0</SemanticVersionPatch>
-    <PreReleaseMilestone>beta2</PreReleaseMilestone> <!--Valid values for an Application Insights release: beta1, beta2, EMPTY for stable. If you build your application locally, you can use any value. -->
+    <PreReleaseMilestone>rc1</PreReleaseMilestone> <!--Valid values for an Application Insights release: beta1, beta2, rc1, EMPTY for stable. Subdirectory Directory.Build.props can override for independent release tracks. -->
     <PreReleaseMilestone Condition="'$(Redfield)' == 'True'">redfield</PreReleaseMilestone>
     <PreReleaseMilestone Condition="'$(NightlyBuild)' == 'True'">nightly</PreReleaseMilestone> <!-- Overwrite this property for nightly builds from the DEVELOP branch. -->
     <!--

LOGGING/Directory.Build.props

@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
 
+  <!-- 
+    LOGGING packages have an independent release track.
+    The version override is in Directory.Build.targets because it must run AFTER Product.props imports _GlobalStaticVersion.props.
+    To promote LOGGING to the same version as main packages, remove the PropertyGroup from Directory.Build.targets.
+  -->
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!--  The common project structure looks like this:                                                               -->
     <!--  d:\DDGit\                                                                                                   -->

LOGGING/Directory.Build.targets

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <!-- 
+    LOGGING packages have an independent release track.
+    This file runs AFTER the csproj and Product.props imports, so VersionPrefix is available.
+    To promote LOGGING to the same version as main packages, remove this PropertyGroup.
+  -->
+  <PropertyGroup Label="LOGGING Version Override">
+    <PreReleaseMilestone>beta3</PreReleaseMilestone>
+    <VersionSuffix>$(PreReleaseMilestone)</VersionSuffix>
+    <!-- Recalculate PackageVersion with the overridden PreReleaseMilestone -->
+    <PackageVersion>$(VersionPrefix)-$(PreReleaseMilestone)</PackageVersion>
+    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(StableRelease)' != 'True'">$(PackageVersion)-build$(BuildNumber)</PackageVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>