How can an editor VSIX extend the C# method 'References' UI?

Chris Fortier 0

In the VS extensibility model, is there a way for me to add additional links/text to the 'References' text that is shown on top of each C# methods?

Anna Xiu-MSFT 29,836 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-05-23T10:00:43.4633333+00:00

Hello, are you using VS2022? Do you want to extend CodeLens?
Chris Fortier 0 Reputation points

2024-05-26T03:23:22.2533333+00:00

Yes, VS2022 - it looks like Codelens is indeed what I want - thanks!

I found the github sample for Codelens extensibility, but did not see anything here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/extensibility/?view=vs-2022

Would it be possible to add additional documentation here?
Chris Fortier 0 Reputation points

2024-05-26T03:24:54.0233333+00:00

I am using VS2022 and yes, Codelens is what I was looking for.

I found the github Codelens extensibility sample, but did not find anything here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/extensibility/?view=vs-2022
Would it be possible to add documentation there in the future?
Anna Xiu-MSFT 29,836 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-05-28T03:42:12.0766667+00:00

Hello, you can find the CodeLensOopSample in Resources section:

Currently, the sample repository is only provided in GitHub.
Chris Fortier 0 Reputation points

2024-05-30T21:06:28.32+00:00

Thanks! That sample is geared towards VS2019. Has any work been done to make it work in VS2022 (it currently does not as-is)?
Anna Xiu-MSFT 29,836 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-06-03T07:49:34.56+00:00

Hello, do you mean that the sample doesn't work in VS2022?
Chris Fortier 0 Reputation points

2024-06-03T15:12:37.2066667+00:00
It's not so much the extension, but all the dependencies it has:

It does not build straightaway with many warnings. Building again succeeds, but with many warnings.

There are over 50 outdated nuget package references, some even deprecated. Updating those packages results in build failure.

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