Overview

PostSharp is an open platform. All assembly analysis and transformation tasks are implemented in plug-ins. The role of the platform is to load these plug-ins, to resolve dependencies between tasks, and to invoke tasks at the appropriate tasks.

PostSharp specifies the following configuration files:

• The application configuration file (a file named PostSharp-Platform.config and  located in the same location as PostSharp.Core.dll) is unique for every installation of PostSharp; it contains the definition of global properties and tasks, and sets the default search path.
• Each plug-in is described by a plug-in configuration file (a file with extension .psplugin), defining the tasks included in this plug-in.
• Project files (with extension .psproj) imports plug-ins and defines which tasks should be executed on the assembly. PostSharp comes with a single project file named Default.psproj, which will automatically detect required tasks based on a brief analysis of the processed assembly. However, it is possible to provide your own project file.

XML Schema and Reference Documentation

The configuration file format is specified by the PostSharpConfiguration.xsd XML schema located in the PostSharp directory.

Configuration files are documented in the XML Reference.

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