microsoft / microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence
Adding more, custom project types
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Description
I frequently use @alexrp's Vezel.Zig.Sdk, which introduces the project file extensions .cproj, cxxproj, and .zigproj. As of today, it is not possible to add these projects to a solution file, because the extensions are not recognized.
Built-in project types appear to be handled in ProjectTypeTable.BuiltInTypes.cs. Would it be possible to add more project types here, or is there another way to allow them to be recognized by solution files?
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Research direction
Start by reading src/Microsoft.VisualStudio.SolutionPersistence/Model/ProjectTypeTable.BuiltInTypes.cs and trace how project extensions are recognized when solution files are parsed. Determine whether custom project types need an extension point or additional built-ins; done means .cproj, .cxxproj, and .zigproj projects can be recognized in solution files.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- build-system, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100