TFS online 2017 upload files via powershell - tfs

Question

I have a trial 2017 online TFS and i am trying to find a way to upload files with powershell commands. I have tried installing some relevant modules with wrapped api commands, but none of them has anything similar.
Any suggestions?here are actually the two commands i am trying to execute through ps

Answer 1

Why you have to do this? The actions via web portal are more convenient and friendly.
Whatever you can have a try with the REST API.
Create a folder: (Create folder test0232 under $/0522TFVCScrum/ in below example)
Param(
[string]$vsoAccount = "YourInstance",
[string]$keepForever = "true",
[string]$user = "test#hotmail.com",
[string]$token = "PAT or Password here"
)
# Base64-encodes the Personal Access Token (PAT) appropriately
$base64AuthInfo = [Convert]::ToBase64String([Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes(("{0}:{1}" -f $user,$token)))
function CreateJsonBody
{
$value = #"
{"changes":[{"changeType":1,"item":{"path":"$/0522TFVCScrum/test0232","isFolder":true}}],"comment":"Added folder test0232"}
"#
return $value
}
$json = CreateJsonBody
$uri = "https://$($vsoAccount).visualstudio.com/_apis/tfvc/changesets?api-version=4.1-preview.3"
$result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $uri -Method Post -Body $json -ContentType "application/json" -Headers #{Authorization=("Basic {0}" -f $base64AuthInfo)}
Write-host $result
Create a file with below body: (Just replace the Jsonbody in above script, 0229test.ps1 created in this sample)
{"changes":[{"changeType":1,"item":{"path":"$/0522TFVCScrum/0229test.ps1","contentMetadata":{"encoding":65001}},"newContent":{"content":"test0229","contentType":0}}],"comment":"Added file 0229test.ps1"}
Upload file:
Cannot find a way to upload files directly with the REST API, however you can try to copy files to workspace first, then add the files in source control with Add command, then check in the files with Checkin command.
Downlaod as Zip:
You can track the API with tools, then you can get the URL something like this:
https://{your account}.visualstudio.com/b3cbc52a-22f6-4de9-ae78-b2b305365ff8/_api/_versioncontrol/itemContentZipped?repositoryId=&path=%24%2F0522TFVCScrum%2Ftest0228&version=T&__v=5
Then you can try downlaod with that url in your script.