Funnel 2010Master large and mid-size Visual Studio solutions: Decrease solution loading and re-compilation times dramatically by filtering projects not relevant for the current task. |
Release notes This is the Visual Studio 2010 version of the Funnel extension. Decrease solution loading and re-compilation times dramatically by filtering projects not relevant for the current development task. Large solutions which contain a significant amount of code or projects may be time consuming for Visual Studio in loading and compiling the solution code. In most cases however, we do not need all the source code contained by a Visual Studio solution. We usually work on one or two aspects or features of the application and after completing them, move to the next one. Funnel allows an in-time selective loading of solution parts. It improves the performance for loading and compiling your projects dramatically. This article provides a detailed problem description of dealing with mid-size, big or even huge solutions. How it works Install the extension and open the solution file. The project selection dialog is shown
You can select the projects to load in the tree and click on the Filter button (shortcut - ENTER) or choose to load all projects by clicking on Load All (shortcut - ESC). Saved Filters are provided alternatively, so that often used project filters can be re-used. Just select the projects to load in the projects tree, and choose Save / Save As from the context menu in the tree.
The filters can be selected from the combobox at the top of the dialog. Saved filters can be managed directly in the filter selection dialog or later after solution loading. They are stored as plain xml files in the same directory as solution, so they can be easily shared in teams. If a solution is loaded, the solution explorer toolbar is extended with an additional button which is used to reload the whole solution as shown in the following screenshot. If a filter is applied, the number of loaded projects is limited (below only 3 projects are selected in the applied filter)
On the contrary the whole solution contains 76 projects
More information See Getting started for a detailed extension description. Demo Watch this 70-seconds screencast to see how the extension works. Visual Studio 2012/2013/2015 support is provided by Funnel also available at the Visual Studio Gallery: /vsgallery/5396fa4a-d638-471b-ac3d-671ccd2ea369 |
