.NET Core Extension Pack

This extension pack packages some of the most popular (and some of my favorite) .NET Core related extensions. If you like it, please leave your Rating & Review and share with your friends. If you have any idea on how to improve this extension pack, I'm looking forwarded to hear from you. Just let me know your awesome ideas! 😊

Extensions Included

C# Productivity

• C#
  • The main C# extension for Visual Studio Code powered by OmniSharp.
• C# Snippets
  • In addition to C# built-in snippets, there are some code snippets still very useful.
  • C# Built-in Snippets
    • #if, #region
    • class, enum, interface, namespace, exception
    • ctor, indexer, iterator, prop, propfull, propg
    • if, else, for, forrr, do, while, lock, using, switch
    • try, tryf
    • cw
  • Class Snippets
    • classd, classa
  • Method Snippets
    • pum, pvm
  • Property Snippets
    • propi
  • Guid Snippets
    • guid, guidn
  • Console Snippets
    • cr, cgo
  • LINQ Snippets
    • linq_distinct, linq_where
  • Design Pattern Snippets
    • singleton, singletonl, singletonts
    • immutable
• C# Extensions
  • The Quick Actions is really a productivity saver.
  • Explorer
    • New C# Class
    • New C# Interface
  • Quick Actions
    • Initialize field from parameter (In Constructor Parameter)
    • Initialize property from parameter (In Constructor Parameter)
    • Initialize readonly property from parameter (In Constructor Parameter)
    • Initialize ctor from properties (In Class Body)
• C# FixFormat
  • This replace C# built-in C# formatter.
  • Some of the highlights:
    • Sort usings in alphabetical order. Doubles will be removed automatically.
    • Fix indent size for all lines (omnisharp still cant do it for wrapped lines).
    • Cleanup empty lines with allowed limit in row.
    • It provides batch mode that you can batch formatting all your C# files in a folder. You can launch this feature when right-click on a folder in EXPLORER pane.
  • Recommended settings below:
    • "csharp.format.enable": false
    • "csharpfixformat.style.spaces.beforeParenthesis": false
    • "csharpfixformat.style.braces.onSameLine": false
    • "csharpfixformat.style.newline.elseCatch": true
• Super Sharp (C# extensions)
  • It provides some missing refactoring features for C#.
  • Some of the highlights:
    • Add DI in the constructor automatically!
    • Move class | enum | interface | struct to new file.
• C# XML Documentation Comments
  • Type "///", it auto-generates an XML doucumentation comment.
• Better Comments
  • It will highlight important comments in your code.
  • // * hightlight information
  • // ! hightlight important stuff
  • // ? hightlight some questions
  • // TODO: highlight TODOs
  • // @param PARAM highlight parameter info
• Paste JSON as Code
  • It let you copy JSON and paste as Go, TypeScript, C#, C++ and more using quicktype.
• TODO Highlight
  • This can let you list all the // TODO: comments in the project. Neats!
  • Remember add **/*.cs into todohighlight.include setting. Recommended setting below:

    "todohighlight.include": [
            "**/*.js",
            "**/*.jsx",
            "**/*.ts",
            "**/*.tsx",
            "**/*.html",
            "**/*.php",
            "**/*.css",
            "**/*.scss",
            "**/*.cs"
        ]
    

Testing Tools

• .NET Core Test Explorer
  • It supports MSTest, NUnit, and xUnit.
  • Useful keyboard shortcuts:
    • Alt+R Alt+A - Run all tests
    • Alt+R Alt+R - Re-run last command
    • Alt+R Alt+C - Run test(s) in context

NuGet & Build Tools

• NuGet Package Manager
  • It lets you easily add or remove NuGet package references to/from your project's .csproj or .fsproj files using Code's Command Palette.
• MSBuild project tools
  • It provides MSBuild language service which contains intellisense for MSBuild project files, including auto-complete for <PackageReference> elements.
  • If you'd like to configure all the *.csproj file that associate with MSBuild language mode. You can use the following user settings in your VSCode.

    "files.associations": {
        "*.csproj": "msbuild"
    }
    

• .NET Core Tools
  • Right click on a .csproj, .fsproj or .sln file in the explorer, then you can run .NET Core commands (Build/Run/Test) from context menu.
• Path Intellisense
  • This provide you IntelliSense when entering <ProjectReference Inlcude="..." /> path.
• Version Lens
  • Shows the latest version for each package using code lens.

ASP.NET Core Productivity

• Essential ASP.NET Core Snippets
  • High quality ASP.NET Core snippets for Visual Studio Code.
  • It contains C#, ASP.NET Core, Razor, JSON (appsettings.json), EF Core snippets.
  • Here are some of the most used snippets:
    • services-add-dbcontext: Generates AddDbContext() in Startup.ConfigureService()
    • ac-api-controller: Generates API Controller class
    • ac-mvc-action: Generates MVC Action
    • ac-api-action: Generates API Action
    • ef-dbcontext: Generates API Controller class
    • connstr: Generates ConnectionStrings section in appsettings.json
    • connstr-ip: Generates ConnectionStrings item in appsettings.json
    • connstr-trusted: Generates ConnectionStrings item in appsettings.json
• ASP.NET Helper
  • It parses your project to enable IntelliSense for Razor pages within an ASP.NET MVC project.
  • There are Tag helper IntelliSense which are very useful
    • asp-controller="ctrlName"
      • Triggered by Ctrl+Space hotkey
    • asp-action="actionName"
      • Triggered by Ctrl+Space hotkey
      • The action method must have [HttpGet] attribute attached.
    • asp-route-xxxParam="value"
      • This will be triggered after asp-action been entered.
  • Known issue:
    • @model must appear in the first line of the Razor page when you want IntelliSense for @Model object.

Misc

• gitignore
  • It providing Language support for .gitignore files.
  • It can also add local .gitignore by pulling file from the the github/gitignore repository.

Some other extensions you may need (Optional)

• NuGet Reverse Package Search ("Add Package" support)
  • Adds reverse .NET package lookup support like the "Add Package" context menu item in full Visual Studio.
• mssql
  • If you are using Microsoft SQL Server, you might need this awesome extension.
• Git Lens
  • It's too informative for me. I turn it off all the time.
• VS Live Share
  • Adds real-time collaborative editing and debugging into VS Code.

Other manual setup (Optional)

• Recommended Settings
  • "editor.minimap.renderCharacters": false
    • Enhanced minimap performance by disabling render characters in minimap.

Enjoy!