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Authoring: Add analyzer with code fixes

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authoring enhancement
Dominant language
C#
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Description

Today we have similar behavior as Windmdexp for authoring components: compile time errors with diagnostics for code not valid for Windows Runtime. We would like to go further and add an analyzer with code fixes that allow the user to fix code that would raise a diagnostic. An example scenario is when users use the generic List type, intellisense offers a codefix to use IList instead.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the existing authoring diagnostics and the behavior provided by Windmdexp. Then trace the generic List example to determine where an analyzer and code fix would integrate; the work is done when invalid authoring code can produce a diagnostic with an applicable fix, including replacing List with IList where appropriate.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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