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[[visual_studio_plugin]]
= Visual Studio

The Visual Studio Plugin generate files that are used by the https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/[Visual Studio IDE], thus making it possible to open the solution into Visual Studio (`File` - `Open` - `Project/Solution...`).

What exactly the `visual-studio` plugin generates depends on which other plugins are used:

.Visual Studio Plugin behavior
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|===
| Plugin | Description

| None
| Generates minimal solution file.

| <<cpp_application_plugin.adoc#cpp_application_plugin,{cpp} Application>>
| Adds a project representing the {cpp} application to the solution file.

| <<cpp_library_plugin.adoc#cpp_library_plugin,{cpp} Library>>
| Adds a project for each specified linkage representing the shared and/or static library to the solution file.
|===

[[sec:visual_studio_usage]]
== Usage

====
include::sample[dir="snippets/reference/core-plugins/visualStudio/kotlin",files="build.gradle.kts[tags=apply-plugin]"]
include::sample[dir="snippets/reference/core-plugins/visualStudio/groovy",files="build.gradle[tags=apply-plugin]"]
====

The Visual Studio Plugin adds a number of tasks to your project.
The main tasks that you will use are the `visualStudio`, `cleanVisualStudio` and `openVisualStudio` tasks.

[[sec:visual_studio_tasks]]
== Tasks

The following diagram shows the relationships between tasks added by this plugin.

.Visual Studio Plugin default task graph
image::visual-studio-task-graph.png[]

[[sec:visual_studio_lifecycle_tasks]]
=== Lifecycle Tasks

`visualStudio` — link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.api.Task.html[Task]::
_Depends on_: `__projectName__VisualStudioSolution` and all Visual Studio project file generation tasks
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Generates all Visual Studio configuration files.

`cleanVisualStudio` — link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.api.tasks.Delete.html[Delete]::
_Depends on_: all Visual Studio project and solution file clean tasks
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Removes all Visual Studio configuration files.

`openVisualStudio` - link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.api.Task.html[Task]::
_Depends on_: `visualStudio`
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Open the Visual Studio solution inside the IDE.

[[sec:visual_studio_workspace_tasks]]
=== IDE Workspace Tasks

`__projectName__VisualStudioSolution` - link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.ide.visualstudio.tasks.GenerateSolutionFileTask.html[GenerateSolutionFileTask]::
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Generates the `.sln` file. This task is only available on the root project.

[[sec:visual_studio_project_tasks]]
=== IDE Project Tasks

[[sec:visual_studio_cpp_application_tasks]]
==== {cpp} Application Plugin Tasks

`__projectName__VisualStudioProject` — link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.ide.visualstudio.tasks.GenerateFiltersFileTask.html[GenerateProjectFileTask]::
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Generates the `.vcxproj` file for the application component.

`__projectName__VisualStudioFilters` — link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.ide.visualstudio.tasks.GenerateFiltersFileTask.html[GenerateFiltersFileTask]::
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Generates the `.vcxproj.filters` file for the application component.

`mainVisualStudio` - link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.api.Task.html[Task] (lifecycle)::
_Depends on_: `__projectName__VisualStudioProject` and `__projectName__VisualStudioFilters`
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Generates all Visual Studio project files for the application component.

[[sec:visual_studio_cpp_library_tasks]]
==== {cpp} Library Plugin Tasks

`__projectName__DllVisualStudioProject` — link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.ide.visualstudio.tasks.GenerateFiltersFileTask.html[GenerateProjectFileTask]::
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Generates the `.vcxproj` file for the shared linkage of the `main` component.

`__projectName__DllVisualStudioFilters` — link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.ide.visualstudio.tasks.GenerateFiltersFileTask.html[GenerateFiltersFileTask]::
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Generates the `.vcxproj.filters` file for the shared linkage of the `main` component.

`__projectName__LibVisualStudioProject` — link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.ide.visualstudio.tasks.GenerateFiltersFileTask.html[GenerateProjectFileTask]::
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Generates the `.vcxproj` file for the static linkage of the `main` component.

`__projectName__LibVisualStudioFilters` — link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.ide.visualstudio.tasks.GenerateFiltersFileTask.html[GenerateFiltersFileTask]::
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Generates the `.vcxproj.filters` file for the static linkage of the `main` component.

`mainVisualStudio` - link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.api.Task.html[Task] (lifecycle)::
_Depends on_: `__projectName__DllVisualStudioProject` (for shared linkage), `__projectName__DllVisualStudioFilters` (for shared linkage), `__projectName__LibVisualStudioProject` (for static linkage) and `__projectName__LibVisualStudioFilters` (for static linkage)
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Generates all Visual Studio project files for the library component.

[[sec:visual_studio_configuration]]
== Configuration

The Visual Studio Plugin allows for some customization of the generated files.
The following sections are shows the customization.

[[sec:visual_studio_configure_workspace_location]]
=== Change solution generated file location

The location of the generated solution can be configured on the root project:

====
include::sample[dir="snippets/reference/core-plugins/visualStudio/kotlin",files="build.gradle.kts[tags=configure-solution-location]"]
include::sample[dir="snippets/reference/core-plugins/visualStudio/groovy",files="build.gradle[tags=configure-solution-location]"]
====

[[sec:visual_studio_configure_project_location]]
=== Change project generated files location

The location of the generated project files can be configured on any project:

====
include::sample[dir="snippets/reference/core-plugins/visualStudio/kotlin",files="build.gradle.kts[tags=configure-project-and-filters-location]"]
include::sample[dir="snippets/reference/core-plugins/visualStudio/groovy",files="build.gradle[tags=configure-project-and-filters-location]"]
====
