SS Refactor

Overview

# SS Refactor from Site Sculptors is a Visual Studio extension that provides context menu commands to convert C# properties between MVVM patterns, including [ObservableProperty] (CommunityToolkit.Mvvm), auto-properties, and full properties. It works with auto-properties, full properties, Prism-style properties, and most common MVVM property patterns. It is compatible with both Visual Studio 2022 and Visual Studio 2026 .

Features

Convert to ObservableProperty: Converts auto-properties, full properties (block-bodied, expression-bodied, SetProperty, Prism-style, etc.) to [ObservableProperty] fields.
Convert to AutoProperty: Converts full properties and observable fields to auto-properties ({ get; set; }).
Convert to FullProperty: Converts auto-properties and observable fields to full MVVM properties using a backing field and SetProperty pattern.
Context menu integration for quick access.
Robust property detection for adjacent and variably formatted properties.
Always generates fields with underscore prefix (e.g., _name).
Automatically adds using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel; if missing.
Checks for CommunityToolkit.Mvvm NuGet package and guides user to install if missing (with clipboard and NuGet UI support).
Ensures containing class is partial, with prompt to make it partial if needed.
Skips and warns about properties that cannot be safely converted.
Supports .NET Framework 4.7.2 and Visual Studio 2022 or later.

How to Use

Highlight one or more properties in your C# code (auto, full, or Prism-style).
Right-click to open the context menu.
Select one of the conversion commands:
- Convert to ObservableProperty
- Convert to AutoProperty
- Convert to FullProperty
The selected properties will be replaced with the chosen property pattern.

Examples

Auto-Property Example


// Before:
public string Name { get; set; }
// After (ObservableProperty):
[ObservableProperty]
private string _name;
// After (FullProperty):
private string _name;
public string Name
{
get => _name;
set => SetProperty(ref _name, value);
}

Full Property Example


// Before:
private bool isBusy;
public bool IsBusy
{
    get => isBusy;
    set => SetProperty(ref isBusy, value);
}
// After (ObservableProperty):
[ObservableProperty]
private bool _isBusy;
// After (AutoProperty):
public bool IsBusy { get; set; }

Prism-Style Property Example


// Before:
private string myVar;
public string MyProperty
{
    get { return myVar; }
    set { myVar = value; RaisePropertyChanged(); }
}
// After (ObservableProperty):
[ObservableProperty]
private string _myProperty;

Requirements

Visual Studio 2022 (v17.0 or later)
.NET Framework 4.7.2 or later

Installation

Download and install the VSIX from the Visual Studio Marketplace or from the Releases page.

Documentation & Support

License

MIT