microsoft / microsoft/vscode-dotnettools

Add ability to browse namespaces and types reachable from project

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Description

Type: Feature Request

I am not using visual studio, but I've heart what I want is an object browser...
Anyway, what I mean is some list/tree of namespaces and types reachable from current project/solution, possibly grouped by assembly. Use case is to browse a library's api to find interesting things instead of creatively using intellisense, then reading documentation about api elements. Useful for everything which does not have api docs published on the web.

Extension version: 0.1.83
VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.80.0-insider (6cd5ac180a6362b45b415a624f62173caf7428a1, 2023-06-09T18:29:25.762Z)
OS version: Linux x64 6.3.6-100.local.fc37.x86_64
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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Begin by scoping how the VS Code extension should enumerate namespaces and types reachable from the current project or solution, including grouping by assembly. Done means users can browse that hierarchy to inspect library APIs.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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