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Evaluate the usage of Microsoft.Extensions.FileSystemGlobbing as the backing implementation for IMSBuildGlob

Open baronfel opened this issue 4 months ago • 0 comments

Summary

Currently have a custom implementation of globbing, exposed in the API as:

We should investigate the use of Microsoft.Extensions.FileSystemGlobbing as an alternative implementation of IMSBuildGlob to evaluate performance and maintainability benefits.

Background and Motivation

We should only own code that is uniquely valueble to MSBuild - globbing is something we can probably safely outsource.

Proposed Feature

We should:

  • have an alternative implementation of IMSBuildGlob backed by Microsoft.Extensions.FileSystemGlobbing
  • have a trait/changewave/extensibility point that can be used to choose our built-in implementation or the Microsoft.Extensions.FileSystemGlobbing-based implementation
  • update globbing tests to test both implementations, ensuring that behavior is the same for M.E.FSG and our built-in globs
  • have PerfStar runs added that evaluate this from a memory and time perspective to evaluate benefits and prevent regressions

Alternative Designs

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baronfel avatar Jun 17 '25 14:06 baronfel