StyleCop not integrated with Visual Studio 2013

Question

I have problem with integration the newest version StyleCop with Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate. I have also installed Re# 9.

This answer not working on my pc :/

I have installed StyleCop nuget packages.

I changed entry "True" in csproj file (by notepad). It works I get many error from StyleCop.

1) Why StyleCop is not integrated with Visual Studio? I should see "Run StyleCop" option in context menu on project, I do not see. 2) How can I determine path for my setting file in csproj?

Answer 1

The nuget package StyleCop.MSBuild simplifies the adding of the properties to a csproj required to run StyleCop as part of the build. It also references a StyleCop instance inside /packages/ which means that it is downloaded from sourcecontrol and each developer does not need StyleCop installed.

R# by itself doesn't have any StyleCop settings, however it's ruleset can be configured to match StyleCop's. The easiest way to do this is with a plugin. This is currently in prerelease for R# 9.1 so make sure you have Include prelease plugins checked inside R# Settings > Environment > Extension Manager.

To get the context menus, you need to install StyleCop on your local machine. This currently does not support Visual Studio 2015.

It is important to keep the version used by R#, the version used by StyleCop.MsBuild and the version installed on your machine insync otherwise it will lead to false positives.

Answer 2

You should have 'Run StyleCop' options in the Tools menu and the context menu of the Solution Explorer. I have ReSharper installed, but I don't think it is ReSharper that adds these menu items. VS Express edition does not support integration of add-ins if you are using an Express/Community edition..