microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence

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Shared serializers and models for Visual Studio solution files. Handles traditional .sln file and new .slnx file.

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Forks: 14
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 24

Dominant language: C#
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: May 28, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
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.slnx solution containing a project that imports a .projitems is always dirty in VS — save writes a byte-identical file, prompt returns on every open Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#156 · Opened Aug 7, 2026
Project configuration mappings are deleted when its GUID collides with another project's derived default ID Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 72/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#154 · Opened Jul 29, 2026
SSMS and Visual Studio both claim .slnx, causing SQL solutions to open in Visual Studio Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#152 · Opened Jun 10, 2026
Name validation is stricter than VS and MSBuild Open

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#151 · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 2, 2026
Visual Studio 2026 removes DefaultStartup every time I add a project to the solution Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#147 · 4 reactions · Opened Apr 21, 2026
Add support for setting multiple startup projects Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 58/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#143 · 5 comments · 6 reactions · Opened Mar 6, 2026
Custom project types support is broken in slnx Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#142 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Jan 31, 2026
[Feature Request] Allow Folders within Folders Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#140 · 7 reactions · Opened Dec 10, 2025
SLNX: "Do not build" (no <build> node) is always reset Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#138 · Opened Oct 27, 2025
slnx file not loading platform Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#137 · Opened Oct 2, 2025
SolutionModel incorrectly allows duplicated projects that differ on directory separator characters Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#134 · 1 reaction · Opened Sep 26, 2025
Adding the first project gets solution model into an incorrect state with no build types or platforms Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#132 · Opened Sep 25, 2025
[Feature Request] Support for ordering projects Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#131 · 1 comment · 7 reactions · Opened Sep 18, 2025
[Feature Request] Add Support for MSBuild Conditionals and Properties. Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#128 · 5 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Jul 23, 2025
Adding more, custom project types Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#127 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 13, 2025
Loading and saving a .sln solution file changes its content and break target names! Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#122 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · Opened May 12, 2025
[Feature Request] Solution Import Sharing Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#116 · 2 comments · 8 reactions · Opened Apr 28, 2025
[Feature idea] Add ability to group project for build/test Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#111 · 1 comment · 8 reactions · Opened Mar 18, 2025
feedback Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 28/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#93 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jan 14, 2025
Add support for `Microsoft.Build.Traversal` projects Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#87 · 2 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Jan 9, 2025
Add support for Solution Filters (.slnf) Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 38/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#85 · 6 comments · 20 reactions · Opened Jan 7, 2025
COMn and LPTn with 1-3 superscripts are not accounted for Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#73 · 2 comments · Opened Nov 4, 2024
Specification of slnx? Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#64 · 10 comments · 39 reactions · Opened Oct 12, 2024
Feature Request: Add Globbing Pattern Support for Files in .slnx Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence#61 · 28 comments · 180 reactions · Opened Oct 10, 2024

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