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Diff Classifier Sample

Provides a classifier with color highlighting that affects files with .diff or .patch extensions.

  • Technologies: Visual Studio 2015 SDK
  • Topics: Visual Studio Editor, VSX

Description

This Visual Studio 2015 sample classifier provides color formatting for files with .diff or .patch filename extensions. Uses the classification API.

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Requirements

Visual Studio 2015

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Clone the repo (How to):

git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/VSSDK-Extensibility-Samples.git

Run the sample

  1. To run the sample, hit F5 or choose the Debug > Start Debugging menu command. A new experimental instance of Visual Studio will launch.
  2. Once loaded, open a file that has the .diff or .patch filename extension.
  3. Observe text coloring on lines that are prefixed with the defined sumbols: ---, +++, -, +, <,> and @@.
  4. This sample includes two files to test this functionality: Test.diff and Test.patch.

Project Files

AssemblyInfo.cs

This file contains assembly custom attributes.

DiffClassificationDefinitions.cs

This file contains the definitions for the various classifications, as well as the coloring to apply to each classification type.

DiffClassifier.cs

This file defines the class that searches a given span of text to locate and evaluate identifiers.

DiffClassifierProvider.cs

This file implements the provider to classify .diff and .patch files

Test.diff / Test.patch

Test files used to verify that the classifier is working properly. The text in these files will display in color

Functional Tests

  • Verify the sample builds in all configurations
  • Verify that the sample was registered. The About box should list the product as installed
  • Verify that files with the .diff or .patch file extension display colored text as defined in DiffClassificationDefinitions.cs

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