Friendly extension methods are in Windows.Win32 namespace which is not commonly included
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Description
Folks often miss the extension methods for COM interfaces because they land in the Windows.Win32 namespace instead of the sub-namespace matching the COM interface. Put them in the same namespace so they are never overlooked.
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Research direction
Start by locating the source-generator logic that emits friendly extension methods for COM interfaces and see where it assigns the Windows.Win32 namespace. Verify the generated methods move to the sub-namespace matching each COM interface, then check the relevant generator tests or generated output for the expected namespace.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100