vs-parse

Node-based parser of Visual Studio projects/solutions.

Modules

All functions come in synchronous and asynchronous versions. Synchronous versions are suffixed with "Sync". Asynchronous versions return a promise which resolves to the same value as the synchronous version of a function.

parseSolution

parseSolutionSync

Solution file parser

const parseSolution = (file, options = {}) => Promise.resolve({})
const parseSolutionSync = (file, options = {}) => {}

Examples

From a path

const parser = require('vs-parse');
const solutionData = await parser.parseSolution('HelloWorld.sln');

From a string

const parser = require('vs-parse');
const fs = require('fs');

const contents = fs.readFileSync('HelloWorld.sln', { encoding: 'utf-8' });
const solutionData = await parser.parseSolution(contents);

From a buffer

const parser = require('vs-parse');
const fs = require('fs');

const buffer = fs.readFileSync('HelloWorld.sln');
const solutionData = await parser.parseSolution(buffer);

Sample Output

const parser = require('vs-parse');
const solutionData = await parser.parseSolution('HelloWorld.sln');

console.log(solutionData);
/*
  Outputs:

  {
    fileFormatVersion: '12.00',
    visualStudioVersion: '15.0.27004.2009',
    minimumVisualStudioVersion: '10.0.40219.1',
    projects: [
      {
        id: '1580E0CD-6DAA-4328-92F6-2E0B0F0AB7AF',
        name: 'TestNUnit3',
        relativePath: 'TestNUnit3\\TestNUnit3.csproj',
        projectTypeId: 'FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC'
      }
    ]
  }
*/

A full parse of a solution and all its dependencies can be done by passing the deepParse option. This will force the parser to enumerate and parse all dependent projects (as well as their dependencies). See parseProject() for details.

Example:

const parser = require('vs-parse');
const solutionData = await parser.parseSolution('HelloWorld.sln' { deepParse: true });

console.log(solutionData);
/*
  Outputs:

  {
    fileFormatVersion: '12.00',
    visualStudioVersion: '15.0.27004.2009',
    minimumVisualStudioVersion: '10.0.40219.1',
    projects: [
      {
        id: '1580E0CD-6DAA-4328-92F6-2E0B0F0AB7AF',
        name: 'TestNUnit3',
        relativePath: 'TestNUnit3\\TestNUnit3.csproj',
        projectTypeId: 'FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC',
        codeFiles: [
          {
            fileName: 'MyFile.cs'
          }
        ],
        packages: [
          {
            name: 'NUnit',
            version: '3.7.1',
            targetFramework: 'net452'  
          }
        ],
        references: [
          {
            assemblyName: 'nunit.framework',
            culture: 'neutral',
            hintPath: '..\packages\NUnit.3.7.1\lib\net45\nunit.framework.dll',
            processorArchitecture: 'MSIL',
            publicKeyToken: 'b035f5f7f11d50a3a',
            version: '3.7.1.0'
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
*/

parseProject

parseProjectSync

Parses a project file.

const parseProject = (file, options = {}) => Promise.resolve({})
const parseProjectSync = (file, options = {}) => {}

Examples

From a path

const parser = require('vs-parse');
const projectData = await parser.parseProject('./TestNUnit3/TestNUnit3.csproj');

From a string

const parser = require('vs-parse');
const fs = require('fs');

const contents = fs.readFileSync('./TestNUnit3/TestNUnit3.csproj', { encoding: 'utf-8' });
const projectData = await parser.parseProject(contents);

From a buffer

const parser = require('vs-parse');
const fs = require('fs');

const buffer = fs.readFileSync('./TestNUnit3/TestNUnit3.csproj');
const projectData = await parser.parseProject(buffer);

Sample Output

Example:

const parser = require('vs-parse');
const projectData = await parser.parseProject('./TestNUnit3/TestNUnit3.csproj');

console.log(projectData);
/*
  Outputs:

  {
    codeFiles: [
      {
        fileName: 'Class1.cs'
      }
    ],
    references: [
      {
        assemblyName: 'nunit.framework',
        culture: 'neutral',
        hintPath: '..\packages\NUnit.3.7.1\lib\net45\nunit.framework.dll',
        processorArchitecture: 'MSIL',
        publicKeyToken: 'b035f5f7f11d50a3a',
        version: '3.7.1.0'
      }
    ]
  }
*/

A full parse of a project and all its dependencies can be done by passing the deepParse option. This will force the parser to enumerate and parse all packages. Project files using the <PackageReference> format do not require this option to return dependent packages. Dependency parsing will defer to the dependencies listed in packages.config over <PackageReference> if a packages.config file is present.

Example:

const parser = require('vs-parse');
const projectData = await parser.parseProject('./TestNUnit3/TestNUnit3.csproj', { deepParse: true });

console.log(projectData);
/*
  Outputs:

  {
    codeFiles: [
      {
        fileName: 'Class1.cs'
      }
    ],
    packages: [
      {
        name: 'NUnit',
        version: '3.7.1',
        targetFramework: 'net452'  
      }
    ],
    references: [
      {
        assemblyName: 'nunit.framework',
        culture: 'neutral',
        hintPath: '..\packages\NUnit.3.7.1\lib\net45\nunit.framework.dll',
        processorArchitecture: 'MSIL',
        publicKeyToken: 'b035f5f7f11d50a3a',
        version: '3.7.1.0'
      }
    ]
  }
*/

parsePackages

parsePackagesSync

Parses a nuget 'packages.config' file.

const parsePackages = (file, options = {}) => Promise.resolve({})
const parsePackagesSync = (file, options = {}) => {}

Examples

const parser = require('vs-parse');
const packages = await parser.parsePackages('./packages.config');

console.log(packages);
/*
  Outputs:

  [
    {
      name: 'NUnit',
      version: '3.7.1',
      targetFramework: 'net452'  
    }
  ]
*/

parseSemverSync

A very simple semver parser. Mostly a wrapper over standardized tools, with support for .NET-specific assembly versioning.

const parser = require('vs-parse');

const versionString = '1.2.3.4';
const versionInfo = parser.parseSemverSync(versionString);

console.log(versionInfo);
/*
 Outputs:

 {
    major: '1',
    minor: '2',
    patch: '3',
    version: '1.2.3',
    originalString: '1.2.3.4'
  }
*/

Module Parser Options

An options object can be passed to a parsing function to customize its behaviour.

Deep Parse

deepParse - Specifying true will also read and parse all dependencies. Defaults to false.

Example: A solution is dependent on its projects, while a project is dependent on its packages.

Directory Root

dirRoot - The root directory under which the solution or project lives. Defaults to undefined.

Required when doing a deep parse of a solution or project from file contents or a buffer.