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Leverage Unicode/Ansi attributes in metadata

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Description

Per https://github.com/microsoft/win32metadata/issues/711, the metadata now declares unicode vs. ansi methods. CsWin32 already detects these by method naming convention, but we can drop this now in favor of the attributes.

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Research direction

Review win32metadata issue 711 and CsWin32's existing method-naming detection. Locate the generator entry point that reads method metadata, then compare its current behavior with the declared Unicode/ANSI attributes. Done means the generator relies on those attributes instead of naming conventions and the affected behavior is verified by the relevant tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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