dev@vstudio

Visual Studio

Extensions

• Multiple Solution Explorer Tools
  • https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=misaz.multiplesolutionexplorertools
  • https://www.davidyardy.com/blog/multiple-solution-explorer-tools–visual-studio-extension/
• VSX Blog: http://www.visualstudioextensibility.com/
• WSL Debugging
  • VSCode: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl
  • VS: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.Dot-Net-Core-Debugging-With-Wsl2

Extensibility

• Sample VS Extensions: https://github.com/microsoft/VSSDK-Extensibility-Samples
• Tutorial Series: https://michaelscodingspot.com/visual-studio-2017-extension-development-tutorial-part-1/
  • Github: https://github.com/michaelscodingspot/CodyDocs
• Using Nuget packages: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/simplify-extension-development-with-packagereference-and-the-vssdk-meta-package/
• https://brianlagunas.com/adding-solution-folders-and-moving-projects-with-a-custom-iwizard/

Language & Editor Extensions

• Textmate Grammar sample: https://github.com/Microsoft/VSSDK-Extensibility-Samples/tree/master/TextmateGrammar
• NodeJS Tools for VS2017 (see Jade support): https://github.com/microsoft/nodejstools/blob/master/Nodejs/Product/Nodejs/Jade/Classifier/JadeClassifier.cs
• Antlr Extension: https://github.com/kaby76/AntlrVSIX
• Plenty of languages: https://github.com/tunnelvisionlabs/LangSvcV2
• Colors:
  • Background Color Fix: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=NoahRichards.BackgroundColorFix
  • Alternating Line Colors: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sjnaughton.AlternatingLineColor
    • https://github.com/sjnaughton/alternating-line-color-visual-studio-extension
  • Updates:
    • https://github.com/Epsilekt/T4Editor/issues/2
    • https://github.com/jpozo20/SharpLizer/blob/master/SharpLizer/Classification/TextViewColorizer.cs
  • Theme detection:
    • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15920572/how-to-get-current-used-color-theme-of-visual-studio
• Mads Kristensen's extensions
  • Syntax Highlighting Pack: https://github.com/madskristensen/TextmateBundleInstaller
• Roslyn-based:
  • https://github.com/hicknhack-software/semantic-colorizer
  • https://github.com/tomasr/viasfora
  • https://github.com/tomasr/roslyn-colorizer/blob/master/RoslynColorizer/RoslynColorizer.cs
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/extensibility/getting-started-with-language-service-and-editor-extensions?view=vs-2017
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/extensibility/creating-an-extension-with-an-editor-item-template?view=vs-2017

Experimental Instances

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54958880/resetting-experimental-instance-of-visual-studio
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45724449/unable-to-start-debugging-a-vs2017-vsix-project

> %appdata%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\15.0_909a0d75Exp\ActivityLog.xml
> %appdata%\Roaming\Microsoft\VisualStudio\16.0_52bd62b5Exp\ActivityLog.xml

> %localappdata%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\15.0_909a0d75Exp

> cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VSSDK\VisualStudioIntegration\Tools\Bin\"
> CreateExpInstance /Reset /VSInstance=15.0_909a0d75 /RootSuffix=Exp

Projects and Items Templates

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/how-to-locate-and-organize-project-and-item-templates?view=vs-2017
• VS 2019 Tags: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/build-visual-studio-templates-with-tags-for-efficient-user-search-and-grouping/
• Project System: https://github.com/microsoft/VSProjectSystem

VSIX

• Update: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/extensibility/how-to-update-a-visual-studio-extension?view=vs-2017

• Deploying vstemplate via vsix:

  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/extensibility/getting-started-with-the-vsix-project-template?view=vs-2017
  • https://www.dotnetcurry.com/visualstudio/1243/create-project-template-visual-studio-2013-2015
  • Using TemplateBuilder: https://blogs.endjin.com/2014/07/a-step-by-step-guide-to-developing-visual-studio-item-templates-using-sidewaffle/
  • Example VSIX full of templates: https://github.com/LigerShark/side-waffle

• Misc

  • Create solutions and projects from C#: * Nager.TemplateBuilder (https://github.com/tinohager/Nager.TemplateBuilder)
  • Experimental instance settings: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\VisualStudio

Distributing VSIX

• Simple local Gallery (Windows Service via Topshelf):
  • https://blog.sverrirs.com/2017/05/vs-selfhosted-extension-gallery.html
  • https://github.com/sverrirs/vsgallery
• Atom Generator: https://github.com/garrettpauls/VSGallery.AtomGenerator
• Private Gallery blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/create-a-private-gallery-for-self-hosted-visual-studio-extensions/
  • PrivateGalleryCreator: https://github.com/madskristensen/PrivateGalleryCreator
  • Open VSIX Gallery: http://vsixgallery.com/
    • https://github.com/madskristensen/ExtensionGallery

C++

• C++ with VS 2019 and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL): https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/c-with-visual-studio-2019-and-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl/