Command line application that validates Helix references inside the 'src' folder. Watchdog not only checks project references but also finds any other kind of dependency by checking .cs, .csproj, .config files for namespace references.
helixWatchdog.exe --source "c:\dev\myproject\src\" --pattern "*.cs|*.csproj|*.config" --namespace "My.Name.Space"
Helix Watchdog searches the specified file types (*.cs, *.csproj, *.config) in the src directory for regex matches following this scheme
{NamespacePrefix}.(Project|Feature|Foundation|Website).{ModuleName}.
Any match is saved as reference and checked using a set of validators.
Any > Foundation ==> Valid
Project > Feature ==> Valid
Website > Any ==> Valid
Best Practice: To make the most of this validation tool, ensure that settings, pipelines and other configs are prefixed with the full namespace following the Helix scheme. Example:
Bad:
<setting name="SomeSetting" value="some value" />
Good:
<setting name="MyNamespace.Feature.SomeModule.SomeSetting" value="some value" />
This way, Helix Watchdog will detect if any other feature is referencing this setting which would be a break of Helix principles.