eiriktsarpalis/nosln

This system is a .NET toolset designed to automatically generate solution files from directory structures. It provides both a command-line interface and a reusable library that create .sln and .slnx files by analyzing project paths, handling references, and respecting gitignore rules. The implementation supports multiple .NET versions, including legacy .NET Framework and modern .NET 10 targets.

A new example project (TestApp.Net461) has been added to the examples directory, demonstrating how to use the Argu library for command-line argument parsing in a .NET Framework 4.6.1 context. This complements the existing examples by providing a reference implementation for users targeting older .NET Framework versions.

examples · high confidence

Introduces dotnet-nosln, a command-line tool that automatically generates .NET solution files from the directory structure. The tool supports filtering projects and files via globbing patterns, respects .gitignore rules, and can launch an IDE with the generated solution. It requires the .NET 10 SDK and is distributed as a global .NET tool.

(repo-wide) · high confidence

Adds the NoSln library, a new capability for programmatically generating solution files (specifically the .slnx format) from a list of project and file paths. The library handles building a solution tree with nested folders, resolving project-to-project references (including transitive dependencies), and writing the resulting XML structure to disk. It includes cross-platform path utilities to ensure correct relative path generation and file system handling on both Windows and Linux.

src/NoSln · high confidence

The \src/NoSln.Tool\ directory now contains the source code for the \dotnet-nosln\ CLI tool, which generates .slnx solution files from a directory of projects. The tool supports various options to control project inclusion/exclusion via globbing patterns, respects .gitignore files, and allows users to flatten project structures or use absolute paths. It also includes a \--start\ flag to automatically open the generated solution in the default IDE. The tool is configured with a runtime template that allows major version roll-forward, ensuring compatibility across different .NET runtime versions.

src/NoSln.Tool · high confidence

Added a new test project (NoSln.Tests) that verifies the generated solution file places test projects and solution items in the correct folders, handles flattened folder structures, manages transitive project-to-project references, outputs XML format, and uses the .slnx file extension.

tests · high confidence

The project now uses central package version management via Directory.Packages.props, explicitly defining versions for Argu (6.2.5), Fake.IO.FileSystem (6.1.4), FSharp.Core (10.1.302), MinVer (7.0.0), and xunit (2.9.3). This change accompanies a shift to .NET 10.0 for the CLI tool and test projects, while the core library remains on netstandard2.0. Example projects have been added to demonstrate usage on both net461 and net10.0 targets.

(dependencies) · high confidence

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• CAI 64 → 62 (-1.8)
• Rubric changed (rubric-2026.09.15 → rubric-2026.10.1) — scores are not directly comparable.

• Code Health 98 → 97 (-1.7)
• Architecture 99 → 99 (+0.5)
• Maturity 59 → 53 (-6.6)
• Readiness 50 → 50 (+0.0)
• Security 89 → 89 (+0.0)

• Cli.processArguments (cognitive 21) (src/NoSln.Tool/Cli.fs)
• Documentation: no architecture or design documentation

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