Does this repository contain the source code of generators (custom tools)?

[Takym]

Hello

This is relating to #54117. Is there the source code of generators (custom tools) such as ResXFileCodeGenerator or TextTemplatingFileGenerator? If the runtime or SDK does not contain generators, how could the files be converted in Linux when I specified <Generator>...</Generator> into the Item element of the project file?

Thanks

PS: I created a simple small C# project with the .resx file. Then, I built the project with the command dotnet build. The dotnet command did not generate designer.cs file. So, is the <Generator>...</Generator> only able in Visual Studio?

[huoyaoyuan]

Some of the dotnet repo specific tools live in dotnet/arcade repo. You may search there.

[Takym]

Thank you for telling me, but I could not find it.
https://github.com/dotnet/arcade/search?q=ResXFileCodeGenerator
https://github.com/dotnet/arcade/search?q=TextTemplatingFileGenerator

[huoyaoyuan]

Use MSBuild to find what it uses should be a good approach.

Right click VS project and select "Open in Terminal", the opened terminal will use MSBuild shipped with Visual Studio.

msbuild /pp:pp.xml

This will process the project file and import everything required. You can search for the xml to find what are imported.

msbuild /bl:bl.binlog

This will do a build, then log every step MSBuild does. Then you can use the Log Viewer to inspect it. The log should contain some details of everything invoked.

[Takym]

I looked at pp.xml and bl.binlog. So, I could confirm that the build system uses ResGen.exe for embedded resources and does not generate files with generators (custom tools). Also, I noticed resource designer files or text template outputs are generated only with Visual Studio on saving them. Thanks!