Lolle2000la.ReactiveUI.SourceGenerators 0.1.1

Lolle2000la.ReactiveUI.SourceGenerators

This project provides a source generator for ReactiveUI, a .NET framework for building reactive applications. The generator automatically creates reactive properties for fields marked with the ReactiveAttribute.

How it works

The ReactivePropertyGenerator scans your code for fields marked with the ReactiveAttribute. For each such field, it generates a reactive property that uses ReactiveUI's RaiseAndSetIfChanged method to notify subscribers when the property's value changes.

How to use

1. Add a reference to the Lolle2000la.ReactiveUI.SourceGenerators project in your .csproj file.

2. Make sure that the class to which you want to add reactive properties is partial.

3. In your class, declare a field and mark it with the ReactiveAttribute:

   [Reactive] private int myField;
   

4. The source generator will automatically create a reactive property for this field:

   public int MyField
   {
       get => myField;
       set => this.RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref myField, value);
   }
   

Limitations

• As of right now, there is no way to customize the generated property's name. It will always be the name of the field with the first letter capitalized.
• ObservableAsPropertyHelper fields are not supported. There is currently no support for partial property declarations, so the generator cannot create the backing field for the ObservableAsPropertyHelper. As such, there is currently no solution for reducing boilerplate code when using ObservableAsPropertyHelper.