SSDoc – XML Documentation Assistant

SSDoc is a Visual Studio extension that automatically generates clean, StyleCop-friendly XML documentation comments for C# code.
It uses Roslyn APIs to detect symbols, analyze source structure, and insert documentation with precise formatting.

Features

✔ One-click XML Documentation Generation

Automatically generates:

• <summary>
• <param>
• <returns>
• <value>

Supported members:

• Classes
• Interfaces
• Structs
• Enums
• Methods
• Constructors
• Properties

✔ StyleCop-compliant Constructor Comments

• Instance constructors
  Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ClassName"/> class.

• Static constructors
  Initializes static members of the <see cref="ClassName"/> class.

✔ Intelligent Boolean Comment Generation

• Return values
  True if the operation succeeds; otherwise, false.

• Parameters
  A value indicating whether …

• Properties
  Gets/sets a value indicating whether …

✔ Context-aware Type Documentation

Switches templates based on type kind:

• Class: Represents
• Struct: Represents
• Interface: Defines
• Enum: Specifies values that represent …

✔ Identifier Word Splitting

Converts identifiers into natural English:

✔ Roslyn-based Accurate Editing

• Finds the nearest symbol at the caret
• Determines the exact declaration location
• Inserts documentation safely via TryApplyChanges

Installation

1. Open Visual Studio 2022
2. Go to Extensions → Manage Extensions
3. Search for SSDoc
4. Install and restart Visual Studio

Usage

1. Place your caret on any C# declaration (class, method, property, etc.)
2. Use the command:

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