🧭 Explorer.Dotnet.nvim

A Neovim plugin for C# development, providing a solution explorer and project management tools.

Neovim C# Development

C# is a powerful language, and Neovim is a powerful editor. This project is part of a series of plugins that aim to bring the best of C# development to Neovim, making it a viable alternative to traditional IDEs like Visual Studio and Rider.

Work in Progress

This project is a work in progress. It is not yet ready for production use, but you can try it out and contribute to its development. The goal is to provide a complete C# development experience in Neovim.

Stay tuned for updates and new features. If you have any suggestions or feedback, please open an issue or a pull request.

Existing Features

• Solution file parser for loading nested projects
• Project tree builder
• Partially complete tree renderer

Screenshot

Usage

Here's the recommended way to setup this plugin with Lazy.

return {
  "xentropic-dev/explorer.dotnet.nvim",
  config = function()
    require("dotnet_explorer").setup({
      renderer = {
        width = 40,
        side = "right",
      },
    })
  end,
  keys = {
    { "<leader>ee", "<cmd>ToggleSolutionExplorer<cr>", desc = "Toggle Solution Explorer" },
  },
}

Roadmap

The goal is to eventually have as much of the functionality of Visual Studio and Rider as possible, but with a Neovim emphasis on keyboard navigation and shortcuts.

Missing Features

Tree View

Tree view components:

• file tree
• file icons
• code behind grouping
  • razor, razor.cs, razor.css, razor.js etc.
  • appsettings.json, appsettings.Development.json, etc.
• expand/collapse folders
• controls to open/close files
• Special c# icons
  • Properties
  • wwwroot
• github integration (file/icon highlighting)
• dependencies section
  • ⚙ imports
  • ⛭ .NET dependencies

File Management

• file management
  • create file
    • class
    • interface
    • razor component
  • delete file
  • rename file
    • investigate smart rename with LSP
    • ability to rename file and class
  • move file
    • ability to automatically update namespaces with LSP
  • copy file
  • upload file
• helpers
  • intelligent default namespace on cs files
  • templates for file creation (class, interface, razor component, etc.)
• file search

Solution/Project Management

• projects
  • create project
  • delete project
  • rename project
  • move project
  • copy project
• templates and scaffolding
  • picker ui for selection project templates
  • configuration wizards for creating projects from templates
  • create solution from template
  • create project from template
  • create file from template
• support for new .NET slnx file format