Reputation: 1893
When I use Blend 4/5, I can create extension for Blend WPF designer like this:
using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
using Microsoft.Expression.DesignModel.Metadata;
using Microsoft.Expression.Extensibility;
using Microsoft.Expression.Platform;
using Microsoft.Expression.WpfPlatform;
namespace Elysium.Extension
{
[Export(typeof(IPackage))]
public class Package : IPackage
{
private IServices _services;
public void Load(IServices services)
{
_services = services;
var platformService = _services.GetService<IPlatformService>();
platformService.PlatformCreated += Register;
}
private void Register(object sender, PlatformEventArgs e)
{
var wpf = e.Platform as WpfPlatform;
if (wpf != null)
{
wpf.Metadata.AddAssemblyGroupMapping(AssemblyGroup.ExtendedControls, "Elysium.Extension");
wpf.InstanceBuilderFactory.Register(new CustomWindowInstanceBuilder());
}
}
public void Unload()
{
}
}
}
In this code I subscribe to IPlatform service and when it's updated I register my custom WindowInstanceBuilder via WPFPlatform object.
How I can do this for Visual Studio 2010/2012 designer?
Thank you.
Upvotes: 20
Views: 3239
Reputation: 156
For some hints on Visual Studio Extensibility, see "Visual Studio 2010 addin writing articles/tutorials?" . The Visual Studio SDK may have the information you need.
If this works for you, you can extend the solution to Visual Studio 2012.
Upvotes: 1