How to provide a list of recommended plugins for my codebase?
Hi there,
Wondering if there is a mechanism supported to allow a codebase/workspace/solution to recommend certain plugins to users when they open a specific repo?
For example, in VSCode you can have workspace recommended extensions which can be commited to the repo next to your code to make local setup in teams a lot easier.
If it's not there, would appreciate some guidance on where to file it as a suggestion with the Rider team.
Cheers!
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Hi Andrew Weaver!
Rider indeed suggests plugins according to the configuration of an opened solution if they are not already installed. I've added a screenshot with an example.
If you have any case in mind when you expect a suggestion but did not get one, please let me know.
User recommended plugins go beyond the technology used in the solution. It could be related to productivity tools, like AceJump, or maybe the "Import from Postman Collections" plugin to create .http files. These would not show in a scan of the solution. VSCode's solution above is elegant. Does Rider offer anything for users to build on its existing functionality?
Hello Derek,
You may use Required Plugins (Settings | Build, Execution, Deployment | Required Plugins). Required plug-ins are saved in the project inside
.idea/externalDependencies.xmlfile which can be shared via the version control.