REL-1275252: use relsvr-rap.exe directly

Author: griffin-metevia

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+### 09-Apr-2026
+-[REL-1275252](https://jira.kcura.com/browse/REL-1275252) - use relsvr-rap.exe directly
+
 ### 03-Mar-2026
 -[REL-1238691](https://jira.kcura.com/browse/REL-1238691) - initial commit

README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Before running the build, ensure the following tools are installed and available
 - **[.NET SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download)** — required for `dotnet restore`
 - **[Visual Studio 2022 or later](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/)** (or [Build Tools for Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/)) — required to compile the solution; includes MSBuild. [MSBuild must also be added to the PATH Environment Variable](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/msbuild)
 - **[Node.js and npm](https://nodejs.org/)** — required to install front-end dependencies for the custom page
-- **[relsvr-rap CLI](relsvr-rap-Usage-Guide.md)** — Relativity's RAP build tool; install from the Relativity.Server.RAPTool NuGet package using `dotnet tool install --global Relativity.Server.RAPTool` or if the nupkg file is downloaded locally, it can be installed using `dotnet tool install --global Relativity.Server.RAPTool --add-source C:\path\to\local\folder`
+- **[relsvr-rap CLI](relsvr-rap-Usage-Guide.md)** — Relativity's RAP build tool; make sure it is copied to a location in the %PATH% environment variable
 
 ## Building
 

build.ps1

@@ -56,18 +56,9 @@ function Step([string]$Message) {
     Write-Host "==> $Message" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 }
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# 1. Verify Relativity.Server.RAPTool is installed
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Step "Checking that Relativity.Server.RAPTool dotnet tool is installed"
-
-$installedTool = dotnet tool list --global | Select-String "Relativity.Server.RAPTool"
-if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0 -or -not $installedTool) {
-    throw "The 'Relativity.Server.RAPTool' dotnet tool is not installed. Install it with: dotnet tool install --global Relativity.Server.RAPTool"
-}
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# 2. Restore NuGet and npm packages
+# 1. Restore NuGet and npm packages
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Step "Restoring NuGet packages for SampleRap.sln"
 
@@ -81,7 +72,7 @@ if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "npm install failed." }
 Set-Location $PSScriptRoot
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# 3. Build the solution
+# 2. Build the solution
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Step "Building SampleRap.sln (configuration: $Configuration)"
 msbuild @("$PSScriptRoot\Source\SampleRap.sln",
@@ -97,11 +88,11 @@ msbuild @("$PSScriptRoot\Source\SampleRap.sln",
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "msbuild failed." }
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# 4. Build the RAP
+# 3. Build the RAP
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Step "Building RAP with relsvr-rap (version $RAPVersion, target $RelativityServerRelease)"
 
-relsvr-rap build `
+relsvr-rap.exe build `
     --source "$PSScriptRoot" `
     --input "DevelopmentScripts\build.xml" `
     --version $RAPVersion `

relsvr-rap-Usage-Guide.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ The `relsvr-rap` CLI builds Relativity Application Package (RAP) files from your
 ## Command Syntax
 
 ```text
-relsvr-rap build --source <path> --input <file> --version <version> --relativity-server-release <year> [--warnings-as-errors <true|false>] [--log-file <path>] [--log-level <level>]
+relsvr-rap.exe build --source <path> --input <file> --version <version> --relativity-server-release <year> [--warnings-as-errors <true|false>] [--log-file <path>] [--log-level <level>]
 ```
 
 ## Parameters
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ relsvr-rap build --source <path> --input <file> --version <version> --relativity
 From the repo root (`server-sample-rap`):
 
 ```powershell
-relsvr-rap build `
+relsvr-rap.exe build `
   --source "C:\Projects\MyRelativityApp" `
   --input "DevelopmentScripts\build.xml" `
   --version "1.0.0.0" `
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ relsvr-rap build --source C:\MyApp --input DevelopmentScripts\build.xml --versio
 ### Full Example
 
 ```powershell
-relsvr-rap build `
+relsvr-rap.exe build `
   --source "C:\Projects\MyRelativityApp" `
   --input "DevelopmentScripts\build.xml" `
   --version "1.5.0.0" `