SolutionInspector

Visual Studio solution structure and settings validator. The tool checks for solution and project files to be consistent as well as project settings to match the designated values.

Running the tool

SolutionInspector.exe YourMasterPiece.sln

Solution-wide validation settings

The tool will use the default validation settings unless you place SolutionInspector.xml file along with the solution file. You basically do the same for StyleCop or ReSharper settings.

Project-specific settings

You may place SolutionInspector.xml files along with your project files. The settings in such files will override the Solution-wide settings.

SolutionInspector.xml file example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Settings xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

	<SolutionSettings>
		<MinSolutionFormatVersion>12.00</MinSolutionFormatVersion>
		<MaxSolutionFormatVersion>12.00</MaxSolutionFormatVersion>
		<DetectMissingFiles>true</DetectMissingFiles>
		<ProjectNamePrefix>MyCompany.MyProduct.</ProjectNamePrefix>
		<ProjectNameIsFileName>true</ProjectNameIsFileName>
		<IgnoredProjects>
			AVerySpecialProject1;
			AVerySpecialProject2;
		</IgnoredProjects>
	</SolutionSettings>

	<ProjectSettings>
		<DetectMissingFiles>true</DetectMissingFiles>
		<AllowBuildEvents>true</AllowBuildEvents>
		<AssemblyNameIsProjectName>true</AssemblyNameIsProjectName>
		<RootNamespaceIsAssemblyName>true</RootNamespaceIsAssemblyName>
		<RequiredImports>StyleCop.MSBuild.Targets</RequiredImports>
		<Properties>
			<TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
			<StyleCopTreatErrorsAsWarnings>false</StyleCopTreatErrorsAsWarnings>
		</Properties>
	</ProjectSettings>

</Settings>