microsoft / microsoft/WinAppVSCE

[Feature]: Usage on a MAUI app?

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Currently, the C# and MAUI extensions forcibly set the WindowsAppSdk packaging to None, which breaks on apps that depend on packaged features.

It would be nice if WinApp extension could be used to compensate, since the Windows applications are basically just normal Packaged WinUI3 apps.

When I tried this myself, it doesn't seem like the debug option enumerates in VS code.

Describe the solution you'd like

Support for MAUI would be epic.

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Research direction

Start by inspecting how the C# and MAUI extensions set WindowsAppSdk packaging to None and how the debug option is enumerated in VS Code. The work is done when WinApp support works for MAUI apps that use packaged features and the appropriate debug option appears.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, vscode
Domain
desktop, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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