Xanathar's Visual Studio Extension Pack of Everything

This repository contains a Visual Studio Extension Pack project with a collection of my essential extensions bundled together for convenience. This pack is designed to streamline the development environment setup in Visual Studio by installing a curated set of extensions.

Structure

The project is structured as follows:

• Properties/: Contains project properties and settings.
• BasePack.csproj: The project file for the extension pack.
• Extensions.vsext: JSON file listing the extensions included in the pack.
• source.extension.vsixmanifest: Manifest file for the extension pack.
• UpdateExtensions.ps1: PowerShell script for updating the list of extensions easily.
• Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs: Contains assembly metadata.

Using UpdateExtensions.ps1

The UpdateExtensions.ps1 script is used to manage the extensions included in the extension pack. It allows you to view, select, and update the list of extensions dynamically.

How to Run

1. Open PowerShell.
2. Navigate to the directory containing UpdateExtensions.ps1.
3. Run the script:

   .\UpdateExtensions.ps1

4. Follow the on-screen prompts to select or deselect extensions.
5. The script updates the Extensions.vsext file based on your selections.

Features

• Lists all installed Visual Studio extensions.
• Allows selection of extensions to include in the pack.
• Automatically updates the Extensions.vsext file.
• Preserves and allows updating of the extension pack's description and version.

Contributing

Contributions to this extension pack are welcome. If you have suggestions for additional extensions or improvements, please open an issue or submit a pull request. Only add extensions that you have personally tested and verified to work with the latest version of Visual Studio 2022, and that you believe are essential / useful for a broad range of users.

License

This project is licensed under the Creative Commons License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Fun-Fact about the Project Name

The project's name draws its inspiration from the renowned Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook, "Xanathar's Guide to Everything" 🎲📚. Just as Xanathar's guide offers a wealth of new rules and options for D&D players, our extension pack aims to provide developers with a comprehensive set of tools and features for their coding journeys in Visual Studio.