updating url rewriting rule with vs2012 web deployment web.config transformations - visual-studio-2012

Question

I can't figure out how to get my web.config deployment transformation to work for a rewrite rule. I've tried the following and it ignores it.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration xmlns:xdt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/XML-Document-Transform">
<system.webServer>
<rewrite xdt:Transform="Replace">
<rules>
<rule name="Force HTTPS On Login/Register" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="Account/Login(.*)|Register(.*)" ignoreCase="true" />
<conditions>
<add input="{HTTPS}" pattern="^OFF$" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="https://{HTTP_HOST}/{R:0}" redirectType="Permanent" />
</rule>
<rule name="Force HTTPS Off" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="((Account/Login(.*))|(Register(.*)))" negate="true" ignoreCase="true" />
<conditions>
<add input="{HTTPS}" pattern="^ON$" ignoreCase="true" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="http://{HTTP_HOST}{REQUEST_URI}" redirectType="Permanent" />
</rule>
</rules>
</rewrite>
</system.webServer>

Answer 1

I use SlowCheetah to transform my web.config for production. I originally tried what you tried, but found that I had to add an empty
<rewrite>
<rules />
</rewrite>
to the base web.config
and then write a transform like
<system.webServer>
<rewrite>
<rules>
<rule name="Redirect to HTTPS" stopProcessing="true" xdt:Transform="Insert">
<match url="(.*)" />
<conditions>
<add input="{HTTPS}" pattern="^OFF$" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="https://{HTTP_HOST}/{R:1}" redirectType="Permanent" />
</rule>
</rules>
</rewrite>
</system.webServer>
(that is a redirect transform, but I think the same principal should apply).
Note xdt:Transform="Insert" to insert a new node into the skeletal <rules /> in the base config file.