Visual Studio Extensibility Development: Extending Visual Studio Ide for Productivity, Quality, Tooling, and Analysis

Table of Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewers
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Basics Primer
	Why Should I Extend Visual Studio?
	Compiler
	What Is an SDK (Software Development Kit)?
	Recap of Tree Data Structure
	Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF)
	XML and JSON
	Serialization and Deserialization
	Revisiting Visitor, Abstract Factory, and Factory Design Patterns
		Design Pattern
		Factory Design Pattern
		Abstract Factory
		Visitor Pattern
	MSBuild Basics
		What Is Code Compilation?
		What Happens When We Say That We’re Building the Code?
		How Do We Use MSBuild in Visual Studio?
	Async Await
	.NET Compiler Platform (Roslyn)
	Summary
Chapter 2: Getting Started
	Creating Your First Visual Studio 2019 Extension
	Open Packaging Convention
	VSIX
	Grokking the Structure of a Boilerplate Extension
		VSIXAnatomyPackage.cs File
		Source.extension.vsixmanifest File
		References
		Properties
	Anatomy of Extension
		Examining the Files
			[Content_Types].xml
			Catalog.json
			DumpExtensions.dll
			Extension.vsixmanifest
			Manifest.json
			VSIXAnatomy.dll
			VSIXAnatomy.pkgdefs
		Examining the Other Parts of the Extension
			Language Packs
			Dependencies and Other References
	How Does Visual Studio Discover and Load an Extension?
	Summary
Chapter 3: Extending Visual Studio
	Know Your IDE – Visual Studio 2019 User Interface
	Visual Studio Extensibility Model
		Extending Menus and Commands
		Tools Menu Extension
			Extern
			Include
			Define
			Commands
				Menus
				Groups
				Buttons
				Combos
				Bitmaps
			The Condition Attribute
			The VSCT File Continued
		Running the Code
		The AsyncPackage Abstract Class
	FAQs
	Summary
Chapter 4: Developing Your First Extensions
	Extensions to Aid Development of VS Extensions
	Visual Studio Extension to Perform Search
		Starting the Extension
		Adding the Command to the Menu
		Adding an Icon and Keyboard Support
		Writing the Search Functionality
		Testing the Extension
	Tool Window Extension to Show DTE Object
		Starting the Extension
		Adding a ToolWindowPane
		Writing the Extension
		Running the Extension
	Summary
	Class References
		DTE
		Document Interface
		TextSelection
		DialogPage
		ToolWindowPane
Chapter 5: Developing Real-World Extensions
	Visual Studio Extension to Display Infobar
		Starting the Infobar Extension
		Displaying the Infobar
			Writing an Infobar Display Class
			Modifying the Event Handler
		Running the Extension
	Visual Studio Extension to Generate Code
		Starting the Code Generating Extension
		Generating the Code
			Writing the Code Generation Class
			Updating the Command Class
		Running the Extension
	Summary
	Class References
		Infobar Type System
		Code Generation Types
Chapter 6: Developing Real-World Extensions for Visual Studio Editor
	Visual Studio Editor
		Editor Subsystems
			Text Model Subsystem
			Text View Subsystem
			Classification Subsystem
			Operations Subsystem
		Editor Features
			Tags
			Classifier
			Adornments
			Projection
			Outlining
			Operations
			IntelliSense
	Editor Extensibility
		Diagnostic Analyzer with Code Fix
		Writing a Diagnostic Code Analyzer with Code Fix
			Setting Up the Project
				SupportedDiagnostics
				Initialize
			Coding the Diagnostic Analyzer
			Running the Diagnostic Analyzer
			Writing a Code Fix
			Testing the Extension
			Distributing the Extension
	Code Refactoring Extension
		Coding the Extension
		Testing the Refactoring
	IntelliSense
	IntelliCode
	Summary
	Class References
		Text Model Subsystem
		Content Types
		Text View Types
		Diagnostic Analyzer
		AnalysisContext
Chapter 7: Snippets, Templates, and More …
	Code Snippets
		Anatomy of a Code Snippet
		Developing and Distributing Code Snippets
	Project and Item Templates
	Connected Services
	Debugging
	Summary
Chapter 8: Continuous Integration and Hosting
	Visual Studio Marketplace
	Publishing Extension to Visual Studio Marketplace
	Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
	Private Galleries
		Anatomy of a Private Gallery
		Creating Private Galleries
		Consuming Private Galleries
	Summary
Chapter 9: Tips and Tricks
	Tips and Tricks
		VSIXManifest Metadata Values
			Name and Description
			License
			Tags
		Correct Target Version
		Packaging and Updating the Extension
		Use Extensibility Essentials 2019 Extension
		Find or Assign Keyboard Shortcut to Commands
		Import Visual Studio 2017 Extensions into Visual Studio 2019
		Research VS Commands
		Run a Command
		Make Use of KnownImageMonikers
		Coding Is Easier with IntelliCode
		Async Package and Background Loading
		Use Async All the Way
		Make Use of Analyzers
		Get a Service
		Provide a Service
		Make Use of Options Page
		Localize the Extension
		InstalledProductRegistration Attribute
		Consider to Make Use of Ngen for Better Performance
		Reset Experimental Instance
		Rule-Based UI Context
		Use Syntax Visualizer
		Look at Sample Extensions
		Add Sound Effects
		Extensibility Logs
		Digitally Sign Your Extension
		Create a VS Extension Pack
		User Experience Guidelines
		Use the Checklist
		Visual Studio Performance Manager
		Measure the Performance Impact of Your Extension on Visual Studio
		Live Code Share
		Quick Launch/ Search
		Close Tool Window
		Use EditorConfig File
		Peek Definition
		Customize Scrollbar
		Conditional Breakpoints, Tracepoints, and Data Breakpoints
		Code Editing Shortcuts
		Make Use of Snippets
		Make Use of Code Map
		Use IntelliTest to Write and Maintain Better Tests
		Programmatically Attach or Break the Debugger in Your Code
		C# Interactive Window
		Paste Special for XML and JSON
		Share Feedback with Microsoft
		Ask the Experts
		Visual Studio YouTube Channel
		Tips on Twitter
		Subscribe to Blogs
	Visual Studio Code
	Visual Studio 2019 for Mac
	Useful Visual Studio 2019 Extensions
	Summary
Index