microsoft / microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence
[Feature Request] Support for ordering projects
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- Dominant language
- C#
- Stars
- 213
- Forks
- 14
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Description
It would be great to have the ability to control the order of projects in a .slnx file.
For example, I would like MyCompany.Domain to appear above MyCompany.Client.
Currently, the projects are ordered automatically, which doesn’t always match the desired structure.
Having a way to specify the order manually would make project organization clearer and more predictable.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the .slnx project serialization and ordering logic, then inspect any existing tests for project ordering. The change is complete when a manually specified order, such as MyCompany.Domain before MyCompany.Client, is preserved when the solution is written and read back.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100