Adding System.Reactive to WinUI3/MAUI app increases package size by 44MB because it includes WPF and WinForms references

[DeanFaizal]

Bug

Which library version? System.Reactive 5.0.0

What are the platform(s), environment(s) and related component version(s)? WinUI3, MAUI

What is the use case or problem? Using System.Reactive in WinUI3 app

What is the expected outcome? Only required references for the platform are included in app package

What is the actual outcome? The app package increases from 44MB to 88MB with the following additional dlls in the package:

"Accessibility.dll"
"D3DCompiler_47_cor3.dll"
"DirectWriteForwarder.dll"
"Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll"
"Microsoft.Win32.Registry.AccessControl.dll"
"Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents.dll"
"PenImc_cor3.dll"
"PresentationCore.dll"
"PresentationFramework.Aero.dll"
"PresentationFramework.Aero2.dll"
"PresentationFramework.AeroLite.dll"
"PresentationFramework.Classic.dll"
"PresentationFramework.dll"
"PresentationFramework.Luna.dll"
"PresentationFramework.Royale.dll"
"PresentationFramework-SystemCore.dll"
"PresentationFramework-SystemData.dll"
"PresentationFramework-SystemDrawing.dll"
"PresentationFramework-SystemXml.dll"
"PresentationFramework-SystemXmlLinq.dll"
"PresentationNative_cor3.dll"
"PresentationUI.dll"
"ReachFramework.dll"
"System.CodeDom.dll"
"System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll"
"System.Design.dll"
"System.Diagnostics.EventLog.dll"
"System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter.dll"
"System.DirectoryServices.dll"
"System.Drawing.Common.dll"
"System.Drawing.Design.dll"
"System.IO.Packaging.dll"
"System.Printing.dll"
"System.Reactive.dll"
"System.Resources.Extensions.dll"
"System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs.dll"
"System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.dll"
"System.Security.Cryptography.Xml.dll"
"System.Security.Permissions.dll"
"System.Threading.AccessControl.dll"
"System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon.dll"
"System.Windows.Extensions.dll"
"System.Windows.Forms.Design.dll"
"System.Windows.Forms.Design.Editors.dll"
"System.Windows.Forms.dll"
"System.Windows.Forms.Primitives.dll"
"System.Windows.Input.Manipulations.dll"
"System.Windows.Presentation.dll"
"System.Xaml.dll"
"UIAutomationClient.dll"
"UIAutomationClientSideProviders.dll"
"UIAutomationProvider.dll"
"UIAutomationTypes.dll"
"vcruntime140_cor3.dll"
"WindowsFormsIntegration.dll"
"wpfgfx_cor3.dll"

These seem to be localization folders: "cs" "de" "es" "fr" "it" "ja" "ko" "pl" "pt-BR" "ru" "tr" "zh-Hans" "zh-Hant"

Inside each localization folder: "System.Windows.Input.Manipulations.resources.dll" "System.Xaml.resources.dll" "UIAutomationClient.resources.dll" "UIAutomationClientSideProviders.resources.dll" "UIAutomationProvider.resources.dll" "UIAutomationTypes.resources.dll" "WindowsBase.resources.dll" "WindowsFormsIntegration.resources.dll" "Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.resources.dll" "PresentationCore.resources.dll" "PresentationFramework.resources.dll" "PresentationUI.resources.dll" "ReachFramework.resources.dll" "System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon.resources.dll" "System.Windows.Forms.Design.resources.dll" "System.Windows.Forms.Primitives.resources.dll" "System.Windows.Forms.resources.dll"

> What is the stacktrace of the exception(s) if any?
N/A

> Do you have a code snippet or project that reproduces the problem?

1. Create a File > New MAUI app
2. Update OnCounterClicked

private void OnCounterClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    var source = Observable.Timer(DateTimeOffset.MinValue, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1)).Timestamp();
    source.Subscribe(x =>
    Application.Current.Dispatcher.Dispatch(() =>
    {
        CounterLabel.Text = x.Timestamp.ToString();
    }));
    SemanticScreenReader.Announce(CounterLabel.Text);
}

3. Add System.Reactive nuget or the following in csproj:

<ItemGroup>
  <PackageReference Include="System.Reactive" Version="5.0.0" />
</ItemGroup>

4. Build the app in command prompt

msbuild MauiReactive.sln -restore -p:Configuration=Release

5. Package the app in command prompt

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\App Certification Kit\MakeAppx" pack /v /h SHA256 /d "MauiReactive\bin\Release\net6.0-windows10.0.19041\win10-x64" /p MauiReactive.msix

[DeanFaizal]

This seems to be the root cause: https://github.com/dotnet/reactive/blob/main/Rx.NET/Source/src/System.Reactive/System.Reactive.csproj#L14-L15

[idg10]

As a workaround, does adding this to the csproj for your main application resolve the problem?

  <PropertyGroup>
    <DisableTransitiveFrameworkReferences>true</DisableTransitiveFrameworkReferences>
    <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
    <UseWPF>false</UseWPF>
  </PropertyGroup>