astrohart / vsixsynchronizer

A Visual Studio extension

VSIX Syncronizer

Provides the ability to generate code-behind files for .vsixmanfiest and .vsct files in managed code to make the information easy to consume from the rest of the extension.

Download this extension from the Open VSIX Gallery.

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To enable the synchronization of .vsct and/or .vsixmanifest files, simply right-click the file in Solution Explorer and hit Synchronize To Code File.

This will set the Custom Tool property on the file as shown here in the Property Grid:

It will apply the VsctGenerator for .vsct files and VsixManifestGenerator to .vsixmanifest files.

A code-behind file is then being generated and kept up-to-date with any changes to the .vsct or .vsixmanifest files.

Generated code-behind files

The code being generated are C# classes that compiles like regular C# files into your project. Here's examples of what those classes would look like:

.vsct files

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// <auto-generated>
//     This file was generated by VSIX Syncronizer
// </auto-generated>
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
namespace VsixSynchronizer
{
    using System;
    
    /// <summary>
    /// Helper class that exposes all GUIDs used across VS Package.
    /// </summary>
    internal sealed partial class PackageGuids
    {
        public const string guidPackageString = "8c737258-7da1-4314-97e9-cb61f7cf8d22";
        public static Guid guidPackage = new Guid(guidPackageString);

        public const string guidUIContextString = "f19443c0-4f6b-45c3-bea5-80c1f8a538dd";
        public static Guid guidUIContext = new Guid(guidUIContextString);

        public const string guidVsixSynchronizerCmdSetString = "c6562423-a610-432a-8efa-ca46df10ddd6";
        public static Guid guidVsixSynchronizerCmdSet = new Guid(guidVsixSynchronizerCmdSetString);
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Helper class that encapsulates all CommandIDs uses across VS Package.
    /// </summary>
    internal sealed partial class PackageIds
    {
        public const int ToggleVsctSyncId = 0x0200;
    }
}

.vsixmanifest files

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// <auto-generated>
//     This file was generated by VSIX Syncronizer
// </auto-generated>
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
namespace VsixSynchronizer
{
    internal sealed partial class Vsix
    {
        public const string Id = "d7834c28-6a0f-4b5a-b3e0-735dc78cd439";
        public const string Name = "VSIX Synchronizer";
        public const string Description = @"Provides the ability to generate code-behind files for .vsixmanfiest and .vsct files in managed code to make the information easy to consume from the rest of the extension.";
        public const string Language = "en-US";
        public const string Version = "1.0";
        public const string Author = "Mads Kristensen";
        public const string Tags = "vsix, vssdk";
    }
}

Now you can consume those GUIDs and IDs from the .vsct files and the metadata about your extension from the .vsixmanifest files.

License

Apache 2.0