<Project ToolsVersion="3.5" DefaultTargets="Default" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
    <PropertyGroup>
        <TPath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks</TPath>
        <TPath Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\Common\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks')">$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\Common\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks</TPath>
    </PropertyGroup>
    <Import Project="$(TPath)"/>
    <Target Name="Default" DependsOnTargets="Sample1;Sample2"/>
    <Target Name="Sample1">
        <ItemGroup>
            <!-- Set the collection of files to Zip-->
            <FilesToZip Include="C:\hotfixes\**\*"/>
        </ItemGroup>
        <!-- Create a zip file based on the FilesToZip collection -->
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Compression.Zip TaskAction="Create" CompressFiles="@(FilesToZip)" RemoveRoot="C:\hotfixes\" ZipFileName="C:\newZipByFile.zip"/>
        <!-- Create a zip file based on a Path -->
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Compression.Zip TaskAction="Create" CompressPath="C:\hotfixes" RemoveRoot="C:\hotfixes\" ZipFileName="C:\newZipByPath.zip"/>
        <!-- Extract a zip file-->
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Compression.Zip TaskAction="Extract" ExtractPath="C:\aaa11" ZipFileName="C:\newZipByPath.zip"/>
    </Target>
    <Target Name="Sample2">
        <PropertyGroup>
            <SourceDirectory>MotorData\</SourceDirectory>
        </PropertyGroup>
        <ItemGroup>
            <Files Include="$(SourceDirectory)*" Exclude="$(SourceDirectory).XYZ\**\*">
                <Group>Common</Group>
            </Files>
            <Files Include="$(SourceDirectory)Cars\*" Exclude="$(SourceDirectory)Cars\.XYZ\**\*">
                <Group>Cars</Group>
            </Files>
            <Files Include="$(SourceDirectory)Trucks\*" Exclude="$(SourceDirectory)Trucks\.XYZ\**\*">
                <Group>Trucks</Group>
            </Files>
        </ItemGroup>
        <!-- Create the output folder -->
        <ItemGroup>
            <OutputDirectory Include="output\"/>
        </ItemGroup>
        <MakeDir Directories="@(OutputDirectory)"/>
        <PropertyGroup>
            <WorkingDir>%(OutputDirectory.Fullpath)</WorkingDir>
        </PropertyGroup>
        <!-- Zip files based on the group they belong to -->
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Compression.Zip TaskAction="Create" CompressFiles="@(Files)" ZipFileName="$(WorkingDir)%(Files.Group).zip"/>
    </Target>
</Project>