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This repo contains the Visual Studio team's implementation of .NET's managed extensibility framework. It is broken up into several NuGet packages, as listed below.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Composition

NuGet package

Lightning fast MEF engine, supporting System.ComponentModel.Composition and System.Composition.

Features

  • A new, faster host for your existing MEF parts
  • Reuse the MEF attributes you're already using
  • ExportFactory<T> support to create sub-containers with scoped lifetime (i.e. sharing boundaries)

Documentation

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Microsoft.VisualStudio.Composition.Analyzers

NuGet package

Analyzers for MEF consumers to help identify common errors in MEF parts.

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Microsoft.VisualStudio.Composition.AppHost

NuGet package

Adds a VS MEF system with a pre-computed, cached MEF graph.

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Microsoft.VisualStudio.Composition.VSMefx

NuGet package

A diagnostic tool to understand catalogs, compositions and diagnose issues in them.

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