/// <summary>
/// Discover instances of Visual Studio and register the first one. See <see cref="RegisterInstance" />.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>Instance of Visual Studio found and registered.</returns>
public static MSBuildInstance RegisterDefaults()
{
MSBuildInstance instance = GetVSInstances().FirstOrDefault() as MSBuildInstance;
if (instance == null)
{
instance = GetSdkInstances().FirstOrDefault();
}
RegisterInstance(instance);
return(instance);
}
/// <summary>
/// Add assembly resolution for Microsoft.Build core dlls in the current AppDomain from the specified
/// instance of a .NET SDK version.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="instance"></param>
public static void RegisterInstance(MSBuildInstance instance)
{
if (instance == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(instance));
}
AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += (_, eventArgs) =>
{
var assemblyName = new AssemblyName(eventArgs.Name);
if (s_msBuildAssemblies.Contains(assemblyName.Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
var targetAssembly = Path.Combine(instance.MSBuildPath, assemblyName.Name + ".dll");
return(File.Exists(targetAssembly) ? Assembly.LoadFrom(targetAssembly) : null);
}
return(null);
};
}