Develop API to read .editorconfig settings for a file that is part of a solution

[RobertvanderHulst]

For a project that I am working on we want to add support for .editorconfig. We want to read some settings (like C# does) for editor options, such as formatting and code style. I know there is some support for this in VS, but is very well hidden.. It would be nice if we could add something like Vs.Editor.GetConfigOption( strFileName, strOption, strDefault) that would automatically

• extract the extension from the filename
• find the "nearest" .editorconfig file in the solution/project hierarchy
• read the value and return it or return the default when it does not exist

• I am sure other developers for 3rd party languages will need (or already have) this as well. If we have a standardized API with possibly standardized caching of values that would life much easier for everybody and would reduce the amount of duplicate code.

[myCrack]

Just do it by yourself and make a pull request, should you?

[RobertvanderHulst]

Sure , I can do it, but if that would be using a "best practice "? I doubt it,

[myCrack]

but if that would be using a "best practice "? I doubt it

I think it is not a problem at all. Just make a PR, and mads will review it.

[madskristensen]

There is a solution for this out there already. See here how the ResxFormatter extension uses the EditorConfig NuGet package.

[madskristensen]

@RobertvanderHulst would the above solution work for you? If so, can we close this issue?

[RobertvanderHulst]

Mads I have not been able to check this , but it looks promising

[RobertvanderHulst]

Mads, Yes that seems to do what I want. Thanks for the tip !

[madskristensen]

Awesome. Glad it worked out for you!