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Source Generators

Atom uses Roslyn source generators and analysers to reduce boilerplate. This page explains what they do and how they affect your build definition.

Packages

Package Role
Invex.Atom.Build.SourceGenerators Generates code for [BuildDefinition], [GenerateEntryPoint], [ConfigureHostBuilder], [GenerateSolutionModel], and [GenerateInterfaceMembers].
Invex.Atom.Build.Analyzers Reports diagnostics for common mistakes (e.g. forgetting partial, missing attributes).

Both are automatically referenced when you add Invex.Atom.Build.

What Gets Generated

[BuildDefinition]

For a class decorated with [BuildDefinition], the generator emits:

  • TargetDefinitions — a dictionary mapping target names to Target delegates, collected from the class and all implemented interfaces.
  • ParamDefinitions — a dictionary mapping parameter names to ParamDefinition records, collected from [ParamDefinition] / [SecretDefinition] attributes.
  • AccessParam — a method that can read any declared parameter by name.

[GenerateEntryPoint]

Emits a Program class with:

AtomHost.Run<Build>(args);

[ConfigureHostBuilder]

For interfaces marked with [ConfigureHostBuilder], the generator declares a ConfigureBuilderFrom{InterfaceName} partial method and ensures that when a [BuildDefinition] class implements the interface, that method is called during host setup.

[GenerateSolutionModel]

Scans the solution file and emits a typed model with project paths.

[GenerateInterfaceMembers]

Generates boilerplate interface members (e.g. forwarding properties) so module authors don't have to write them manually.

Analyser Diagnostics

The analyser package reports warnings and errors such as:

  • Build definition class is not partial
  • [BuildDefinition] is missing on a class that inherits BuildDefinition
  • Target properties that don't follow the expected pattern

Debugging Generators

To inspect the generated code:

  1. In your .csproj, add:

    <EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles>true</EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles>

  2. Build the project. Generated files appear under obj/Debug/net*/generated/.

Next Steps

→ Testing

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