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awesome-copilot/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/cache-generator/Program.cs
Gordon Lam f91c1a5b4b feat: add winmd-api-search skill for Windows desktop API discovery (#860)
* feat: add winmd-api-search skill for Windows desktop API discovery

Add a skill that helps find and explore Windows desktop APIs (WinRT/WinAppSDK).
It searches a local WinMD metadata cache to discover APIs for platform capabilities
like camera, file access, notifications, UI controls, AI/ML, sensors, and networking.

Includes bundled scripts:
- Update-WinMdCache.ps1: generates the JSON cache from SDK and NuGet packages
- Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1: searches types, members, enums, and namespaces
- cache-generator: .NET tool that parses WinMD files into JSON

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* feat: sync winmd-api-search with latest upstream changes

Updates from PowerToys source branch:
- Detect installed WinAppSDK runtime via Get-AppxPackage
- Respect NUGET_PACKAGES env var for global packages path
- Use OS architecture for runtime package detection
- Fix method/event visibility to use MemberAccessMask equality
- Fix EnumerationOptions, TypeSpecification decoding, search sort
- Robust scan with case-insensitive dedup and multi-path search
- Deduplicate packages by (Id, Version)
- Fix assets.json selection and pin SRM version
- Fix SDK version sorting and global namespace handling

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: remove en-us locale from Microsoft Learn URLs

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* feat: filter assets.json by package type; unique scan-mode manifests

- Filter assets.json libraries by type==package to skip project references
- Append short path hash to manifest names in scan mode to avoid collisions
- Support prefix match in query script for scan-mode manifest names

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-03-04 09:37:13 +11:00

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// Standalone WinMD cache generator — per-package deduplicate, multi-project support.
// Parses WinMD files from NuGet packages and Windows SDK, exports JSON cache
// keyed by package+version to avoid duplication across projects.
//
// Usage:
// CacheGenerator <project-dir> <output-dir>
// CacheGenerator --scan <root-dir> <output-dir>
using System.Collections.Immutable;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Reflection.Metadata;
using System.Reflection.PortableExecutable;
using System.Text.Json;
using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Xml.Linq;
// --- Arg parsing ---
var scanMode = args.Contains("--scan");
// Parse --winappsdk-runtime <path> option
string? winAppSdkRuntimePath = null;
for (int i = 0; i < args.Length - 1; i++)
{
if (args[i].Equals("--winappsdk-runtime", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
winAppSdkRuntimePath = args[i + 1];
break;
}
}
var positionalArgs = args
.Where(a => !a.StartsWith('-'))
.Where(a => a != winAppSdkRuntimePath) // exclude the runtime path value
.ToArray();
if (positionalArgs.Length < 2)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine("Usage:");
Console.Error.WriteLine(" CacheGenerator <project-dir> <output-dir>");
Console.Error.WriteLine(" CacheGenerator --scan <root-dir> <output-dir>");
Console.Error.WriteLine(" CacheGenerator --winappsdk-runtime <path> <project-dir> <output-dir>");
Console.Error.WriteLine();
Console.Error.WriteLine(" project-dir: Path containing .csproj/.vcxproj (or a project file itself)");
Console.Error.WriteLine(" root-dir: Root to scan recursively for project files");
Console.Error.WriteLine(" output-dir: Cache output (e.g. \"Generated Files\\winmd-cache\")");
Console.Error.WriteLine(" --winappsdk-runtime: Path to installed WinAppSDK runtime (from Get-AppxPackage)");
return 1;
}
var inputPath = Path.GetFullPath(positionalArgs[0]);
var outputDir = Path.GetFullPath(positionalArgs[1]);
var jsonOptions = new JsonSerializerOptions
{
WriteIndented = true,
PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
Converters = { new JsonStringEnumConverter() },
};
// --- Discover project files ---
var projectFiles = new List<string>();
if (scanMode)
{
if (!Directory.Exists(inputPath))
{
Console.Error.WriteLine($"Error: Root directory not found: {inputPath}");
return 1;
}
var enumerationOptions = new EnumerationOptions
{
RecurseSubdirectories = true,
IgnoreInaccessible = true,
MatchType = MatchType.Simple,
};
projectFiles.AddRange(Directory.EnumerateFiles(inputPath, "*.csproj", enumerationOptions));
projectFiles.AddRange(Directory.EnumerateFiles(inputPath, "*.vcxproj", enumerationOptions));
// Exclude common non-source directories
projectFiles = projectFiles
.Where(f => !f.Contains($"{Path.DirectorySeparatorChar}bin{Path.DirectorySeparatorChar}", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
.Where(f => !f.Contains($"{Path.DirectorySeparatorChar}obj{Path.DirectorySeparatorChar}", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
.Where(f => !f.Contains($"{Path.DirectorySeparatorChar}node_modules{Path.DirectorySeparatorChar}", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
.ToList();
}
else if (File.Exists(inputPath) && (inputPath.EndsWith(".csproj", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
inputPath.EndsWith(".vcxproj", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
{
projectFiles.Add(inputPath);
}
else if (Directory.Exists(inputPath))
{
projectFiles.AddRange(Directory.GetFiles(inputPath, "*.csproj"));
projectFiles.AddRange(Directory.GetFiles(inputPath, "*.vcxproj"));
}
else
{
Console.Error.WriteLine($"Error: Path not found: {inputPath}");
return 1;
}
if (projectFiles.Count == 0)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine($"No .csproj or .vcxproj files found in: {inputPath}");
return 1;
}
// Always include CacheGenerator.csproj as a baseline source of WinAppSDK WinMD files.
// It references Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK with ExcludeAssets="all" so the packages are
// downloaded during restore/build but don't affect the tool's compilation.
var selfCsproj = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "..", "..", "..", "CacheGenerator.csproj");
selfCsproj = Path.GetFullPath(selfCsproj);
if (File.Exists(selfCsproj) && !projectFiles.Any(f =>
Path.GetFullPath(f).Equals(selfCsproj, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
{
projectFiles.Add(selfCsproj);
}
Console.WriteLine($"WinMD Cache Generator (per-package deduplicate)");
Console.WriteLine($" Output: {outputDir}");
Console.WriteLine($" Projects: {projectFiles.Count}");
// --- Process each project ---
var totalPackagesCached = 0;
var totalPackagesSkipped = 0;
var totalProjectsProcessed = 0;
foreach (var projectFile in projectFiles)
{
var projectDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(projectFile)!;
var projectName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(projectFile);
Console.WriteLine($"\n--- {projectName} ({Path.GetFileName(projectFile)}) ---");
// Find packages that contain WinMD files
var packages = NuGetResolver.FindPackagesWithWinMd(projectDir, projectFile, winAppSdkRuntimePath);
if (packages.Count == 0)
{
Console.WriteLine(" No packages with WinMD files (is the project restored?)");
continue;
}
Console.WriteLine($" {packages.Count} package(s) with WinMD files");
totalProjectsProcessed++;
var projectPackages = new List<ProjectPackageRef>();
foreach (var pkg in packages)
{
var pkgCacheDir = Path.Combine(outputDir, "packages", pkg.Id, pkg.Version);
var metaPath = Path.Combine(pkgCacheDir, "meta.json");
if (File.Exists(metaPath))
{
Console.WriteLine($" [cached] {pkg.Id}@{pkg.Version}");
totalPackagesSkipped++;
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine($" [parse] {pkg.Id}@{pkg.Version} ({pkg.WinMdFiles.Count} WinMD file(s))");
ExportPackageCache(pkg, pkgCacheDir);
totalPackagesCached++;
}
projectPackages.Add(new ProjectPackageRef { Id = pkg.Id, Version = pkg.Version });
}
// Write project manifest
var manifest = new ProjectManifest
{
ProjectName = projectName,
ProjectDir = projectDir,
ProjectFile = Path.GetFileName(projectFile),
Packages = projectPackages,
GeneratedAt = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("o"),
};
var projectsDir = Path.Combine(outputDir, "projects");
Directory.CreateDirectory(projectsDir);
// In scan mode, different directories may contain same-named projects.
// Append a short path hash to avoid overwriting manifests.
var manifestFileName = projectName;
if (scanMode)
{
var hashBytes = SHA256.HashData(System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(projectFile));
var hashSuffix = Convert.ToHexString(hashBytes)[..8].ToLowerInvariant();
manifestFileName = $"{projectName}_{hashSuffix}";
}
File.WriteAllText(
Path.Combine(projectsDir, $"{manifestFileName}.json"),
JsonSerializer.Serialize(manifest, jsonOptions));
}
Console.WriteLine($"\nDone: {totalProjectsProcessed} project(s) processed, " +
$"{totalPackagesCached} package(s) parsed, " +
$"{totalPackagesSkipped} reused from cache");
return 0;
// =============================================================================
// Export a single package's WinMD data to cache
// =============================================================================
void ExportPackageCache(PackageWithWinMd pkg, string cacheDir)
{
var typesDir = Path.Combine(cacheDir, "types");
Directory.CreateDirectory(typesDir);
var allTypes = new List<WinMdTypeInfo>();
foreach (var file in pkg.WinMdFiles)
{
allTypes.AddRange(WinMdParser.ParseFile(file));
}
var typesByNamespace = allTypes
.GroupBy(t => t.Namespace)
.ToDictionary(g => g.Key, g => g.ToList());
var namespaces = typesByNamespace.Keys
.Where(ns => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(ns))
.OrderBy(ns => ns)
.ToList();
// Include global (empty) namespace types under a reserved bucket name
var hasGlobalNs = typesByNamespace.ContainsKey(string.Empty)
&& typesByNamespace[string.Empty].Count > 0;
const string globalNsBucket = "_GlobalNamespace";
if (hasGlobalNs)
{
namespaces.Insert(0, globalNsBucket);
}
// meta.json
var meta = new
{
PackageId = pkg.Id,
Version = pkg.Version,
WinMdFiles = pkg.WinMdFiles
.Select(Path.GetFileName)
.Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
.ToList(),
TotalTypes = allTypes.Count,
TotalMembers = allTypes.Sum(t => t.Members.Count),
TotalNamespaces = namespaces.Count,
GeneratedAt = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("o"),
};
File.WriteAllText(
Path.Combine(cacheDir, "meta.json"),
JsonSerializer.Serialize(meta, jsonOptions));
// namespaces.json
File.WriteAllText(
Path.Combine(cacheDir, "namespaces.json"),
JsonSerializer.Serialize(namespaces, jsonOptions));
// types/<Namespace>.json
foreach (var ns in namespaces)
{
var lookupKey = ns == globalNsBucket ? string.Empty : ns;
var types = typesByNamespace[lookupKey];
var safeFileName = ns.Replace('.', '_') + ".json";
File.WriteAllText(
Path.Combine(typesDir, safeFileName),
JsonSerializer.Serialize(types, jsonOptions));
}
}
// =============================================================================
// Data Models
// =============================================================================
enum TypeKind { Class, Struct, Enum, Interface, Delegate }
enum MemberKind { Method, Property, Event, Field }
sealed class WinMdTypeInfo
{
public required string Namespace { get; init; }
public required string Name { get; init; }
public required string FullName { get; init; }
public required TypeKind Kind { get; init; }
public string? BaseType { get; init; }
public required List<WinMdMemberInfo> Members { get; init; }
public List<string>? EnumValues { get; init; }
public required string SourceFile { get; init; }
}
sealed class WinMdMemberInfo
{
public required string Name { get; init; }
public required MemberKind Kind { get; init; }
public required string Signature { get; init; }
public string? ReturnType { get; init; }
public List<WinMdParameterInfo>? Parameters { get; init; }
}
sealed class WinMdParameterInfo
{
public required string Name { get; init; }
public required string Type { get; init; }
}
sealed class ProjectPackageRef
{
public required string Id { get; init; }
public required string Version { get; init; }
}
sealed class ProjectManifest
{
public required string ProjectName { get; init; }
public required string ProjectDir { get; init; }
public required string ProjectFile { get; init; }
public required List<ProjectPackageRef> Packages { get; init; }
public required string GeneratedAt { get; init; }
}
// =============================================================================
// NuGet Resolver — finds packages with WinMD files, returns structured data
// =============================================================================
record PackageWithWinMd(string Id, string Version, List<string> WinMdFiles);
static class NuGetResolver
{
public static List<PackageWithWinMd> FindPackagesWithWinMd(string projectDir, string projectFile, string? winAppSdkRuntimePath)
{
var result = new List<PackageWithWinMd>();
// 1. Try project.assets.json (PackageReference — .csproj and modern .vcxproj)
var assetsPath = FindProjectAssetsJson(projectDir);
if (assetsPath is not null)
{
result.AddRange(FindPackagesFromAssets(assetsPath));
}
// 2. Try packages.config (older .vcxproj / .csproj using NuGet packages.config)
if (result.Count == 0)
{
var packagesConfig = Path.Combine(projectDir, "packages.config");
if (File.Exists(packagesConfig))
{
result.AddRange(FindPackagesFromConfig(packagesConfig, projectDir));
}
}
// 3. Project references — parse <ProjectReference> from .csproj/.vcxproj XML,
// then check each referenced project's bin/ for .winmd build output.
// This is the reliable way to find class libraries that generate WinMD.
result.AddRange(FindWinMdFromProjectReferences(projectFile));
// 4. Windows SDK as a synthetic "package"
var sdkWinMd = FindWindowsSdkWinMd();
if (sdkWinMd.Files.Count > 0)
{
result.Add(new PackageWithWinMd("WindowsSDK", sdkWinMd.Version, sdkWinMd.Files));
}
// 5. Installed WinAppSDK runtime as a synthetic "package"
// Useful for Electron/Node.js apps that don't reference WinAppSDK via NuGet.
var runtimeWinMd = FindWinAppSdkRuntimeWinMd(winAppSdkRuntimePath);
if (runtimeWinMd.Files.Count > 0)
{
result.Add(new PackageWithWinMd("WinAppSdkRuntime", runtimeWinMd.Version, runtimeWinMd.Files));
}
// Deduplicate by (Id, Version), merging WinMdFiles from multiple sources
return result
.GroupBy(p => (p.Id.ToLowerInvariant(), p.Version.ToLowerInvariant()))
.Select(g =>
{
var merged = g.SelectMany(p => p.WinMdFiles)
.Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
.ToList();
var first = g.First();
return new PackageWithWinMd(first.Id, first.Version, merged);
})
.ToList();
}
/// <summary>
/// Parse &lt;ProjectReference&gt; from .csproj/.vcxproj and find .winmd output
/// from each referenced project's bin/ directory.
/// </summary>
internal static List<PackageWithWinMd> FindWinMdFromProjectReferences(string projectFile)
{
var result = new List<PackageWithWinMd>();
try
{
var doc = XDocument.Load(projectFile);
var ns = doc.Root?.Name.Namespace ?? XNamespace.None;
var projectRefs = doc.Descendants(ns + "ProjectReference")
.Select(e => e.Attribute("Include")?.Value)
.Where(v => v is not null)
.ToList();
if (projectRefs.Count == 0)
{
return result;
}
var projectDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(projectFile)!;
foreach (var refPath in projectRefs)
{
var refFullPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(projectDir, refPath!));
if (!File.Exists(refFullPath))
{
continue;
}
var refProjectDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(refFullPath)!;
var refProjectName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(refFullPath);
var refBinDir = Path.Combine(refProjectDir, "bin");
if (!Directory.Exists(refBinDir))
{
continue;
}
var winmdFiles = Directory.GetFiles(refBinDir, "*.winmd", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
.Where(f => !Path.GetFileName(f).Equals("Windows.winmd", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
.ToList();
// Deduplicate by filename (same WinMD across Debug/Release/x64/etc.)
var seen = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
winmdFiles = winmdFiles
.Where(f => seen.Add(Path.GetFileName(f)))
.ToList();
if (winmdFiles.Count > 0)
{
result.Add(new PackageWithWinMd($"ProjectRef.{refProjectName}", "local", winmdFiles));
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine($"Warning: Failed to parse project references: {ex.Message}");
}
return result;
}
internal static string? FindProjectAssetsJson(string projectDir)
{
// Standard location
var assetsPath = Path.Combine(projectDir, "obj", "project.assets.json");
if (File.Exists(assetsPath))
{
return assetsPath;
}
// Sometimes under platform-specific subdirectories
var objDir = Path.Combine(projectDir, "obj");
if (Directory.Exists(objDir))
{
var found = Directory.GetFiles(objDir, "project.assets.json", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
if (found.Length > 0)
{
// Pick the most recently written file to avoid non-deterministic
// selection when multi-targeting creates multiple assets files.
string? bestPath = null;
DateTime bestWriteTime = DateTime.MinValue;
foreach (var path in found)
{
try
{
var writeTime = File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc(path);
if (writeTime > bestWriteTime)
{
bestWriteTime = writeTime;
bestPath = path;
}
}
catch
{
// Ignore files we cannot access metadata for
}
}
if (bestPath is not null)
{
return bestPath;
}
}
}
return null;
}
internal static List<PackageWithWinMd> FindPackagesFromAssets(string assetsPath)
{
var result = new List<PackageWithWinMd>();
try
{
using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(File.ReadAllText(assetsPath));
var root = doc.RootElement;
var packageFolders = new List<string>();
if (root.TryGetProperty("packageFolders", out var folders))
{
foreach (var folder in folders.EnumerateObject())
{
packageFolders.Add(folder.Name);
}
}
if (!root.TryGetProperty("libraries", out var libraries))
{
return result;
}
foreach (var lib in libraries.EnumerateObject())
{
// Only treat libraries with type == "package" as NuGet packages;
// skip project references and other entry types.
if (!lib.Value.TryGetProperty("type", out var typeProp) ||
!string.Equals(typeProp.GetString(), "package", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
continue;
}
// Key format: "PackageId/Version"
var slashIdx = lib.Name.IndexOf('/');
if (slashIdx < 0)
{
continue;
}
var packageId = lib.Name[..slashIdx];
var version = lib.Name[(slashIdx + 1)..];
if (!lib.Value.TryGetProperty("path", out var pathProp))
{
continue;
}
var libPath = pathProp.GetString();
if (libPath is null)
{
continue;
}
var winmdFiles = new List<string>();
foreach (var folder in packageFolders)
{
var fullPath = Path.Combine(folder, libPath);
if (!Directory.Exists(fullPath))
{
continue;
}
winmdFiles.AddRange(
Directory.GetFiles(fullPath, "*.winmd", SearchOption.AllDirectories));
}
// Deduplicate by filename (WinMD is arch-neutral metadata)
var seen = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
winmdFiles = winmdFiles
.Where(f => seen.Add(Path.GetFileName(f)))
.ToList();
if (winmdFiles.Count > 0)
{
result.Add(new PackageWithWinMd(packageId, version, winmdFiles));
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine($"Warning: Failed to parse project.assets.json: {ex.Message}");
}
return result;
}
/// <summary>
/// Parses packages.config (older NuGet format used by some .vcxproj and legacy .csproj).
/// Looks for a solution-level "packages/" folder or the NuGet global cache.
/// </summary>
internal static List<PackageWithWinMd> FindPackagesFromConfig(string configPath, string projectDir)
{
var result = new List<PackageWithWinMd>();
try
{
var doc = System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(configPath);
var packages = doc.Root?.Elements("package");
if (packages is null)
{
return result;
}
// packages.config repos typically have a solution-level "packages/" folder.
// Walk up from project dir to find it.
var packagesFolder = FindSolutionPackagesFolder(projectDir);
// Also check NuGet global packages cache (respect NUGET_PACKAGES override)
var globalPackages = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("NUGET_PACKAGES");
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(globalPackages))
{
globalPackages = Path.Combine(
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile),
".nuget", "packages");
}
foreach (var pkg in packages)
{
var id = pkg.Attribute("id")?.Value;
var version = pkg.Attribute("version")?.Value;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(id) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(version))
{
continue;
}
var winmdFiles = new List<string>();
// Check solution-level packages/ folder (format: packages/<id>.<version>/)
if (packagesFolder is not null)
{
var pkgDir = Path.Combine(packagesFolder, $"{id}.{version}");
if (Directory.Exists(pkgDir))
{
winmdFiles.AddRange(
Directory.GetFiles(pkgDir, "*.winmd", SearchOption.AllDirectories));
}
}
// Fallback: NuGet global cache (format: <id>/<version>/)
if (winmdFiles.Count == 0 && Directory.Exists(globalPackages))
{
var pkgDir = Path.Combine(globalPackages, id.ToLowerInvariant(), version);
if (Directory.Exists(pkgDir))
{
winmdFiles.AddRange(
Directory.GetFiles(pkgDir, "*.winmd", SearchOption.AllDirectories));
}
}
// Deduplicate by filename
var seen = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
winmdFiles = winmdFiles
.Where(f => seen.Add(Path.GetFileName(f)))
.ToList();
if (winmdFiles.Count > 0)
{
result.Add(new PackageWithWinMd(id, version, winmdFiles));
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine($"Warning: Failed to parse packages.config: {ex.Message}");
}
return result;
}
/// <summary>
/// Walk up from project dir to find a solution-level "packages/" folder.
/// </summary>
internal static string? FindSolutionPackagesFolder(string startDir)
{
var dir = startDir;
for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) // Walk up at most 5 levels
{
var packagesDir = Path.Combine(dir, "packages");
if (Directory.Exists(packagesDir))
{
return packagesDir;
}
var parent = Directory.GetParent(dir);
if (parent is null)
{
break;
}
dir = parent.FullName;
}
return null;
}
internal static (List<string> Files, string Version) FindWindowsSdkWinMd()
{
var windowsKitsPath = Path.Combine(
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFilesX86),
"Windows Kits", "10", "UnionMetadata");
if (!Directory.Exists(windowsKitsPath))
{
return ([], "unknown");
}
// Filter to version-numbered directories only (skip "Facade" etc.) and
// sort by numeric version, not lexicographically, to pick the highest SDK.
var versionDirs = Directory.GetDirectories(windowsKitsPath)
.Select(d => (Dir: d, Name: Path.GetFileName(d)))
.Where(x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.Name) && char.IsDigit(x.Name[0]))
.Select(x => Version.TryParse(x.Name, out var v)
? (Dir: x.Dir, Version: v)
: (Dir: (string?)null, Version: (Version?)null))
.Where(x => x.Dir is not null && x.Version is not null)
.OrderByDescending(x => x.Version)
.Select(x => x.Dir!)
.ToList();
foreach (var versionDir in versionDirs)
{
var windowsWinMd = Path.Combine(versionDir, "Windows.winmd");
if (File.Exists(windowsWinMd))
{
var version = Path.GetFileName(versionDir);
return ([windowsWinMd], version);
}
}
return ([], "unknown");
}
/// <summary>
/// Read WinMD files from the installed WinAppSDK runtime path (discovered via
/// Get-AppxPackage in PowerShell and passed as --winappsdk-runtime argument).
/// The WindowsApps folder is ACL-restricted so C# cannot enumerate it directly.
/// </summary>
internal static (List<string> Files, string Version) FindWinAppSdkRuntimeWinMd(string? runtimePath)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(runtimePath) || !Directory.Exists(runtimePath))
{
return ([], "unknown");
}
try
{
var winmdFiles = Directory.EnumerateFiles(runtimePath, "*.winmd", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly)
.ToList();
if (winmdFiles.Count > 0)
{
// Extract SDK version from path: ...Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8_... -> "1.8"
var dirName = Path.GetFileName(runtimePath);
var prefix = dirName.Split('_')[0]; // "Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8"
var sdkVersion = prefix.Length > "Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.".Length
? prefix["Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.".Length..]
: dirName;
return (winmdFiles, sdkVersion);
}
}
catch
{
// Path may be inaccessible; degrade gracefully
}
return ([], "unknown");
}
}
// =============================================================================
// Signature Type Provider — decodes metadata signatures to readable strings
// =============================================================================
sealed class SimpleTypeProvider : ISignatureTypeProvider<string, object?>
{
public string GetPrimitiveType(PrimitiveTypeCode typeCode) => typeCode switch
{
PrimitiveTypeCode.Boolean => "Boolean",
PrimitiveTypeCode.Byte => "Byte",
PrimitiveTypeCode.SByte => "SByte",
PrimitiveTypeCode.Char => "Char",
PrimitiveTypeCode.Int16 => "Int16",
PrimitiveTypeCode.UInt16 => "UInt16",
PrimitiveTypeCode.Int32 => "Int32",
PrimitiveTypeCode.UInt32 => "UInt32",
PrimitiveTypeCode.Int64 => "Int64",
PrimitiveTypeCode.UInt64 => "UInt64",
PrimitiveTypeCode.Single => "Single",
PrimitiveTypeCode.Double => "Double",
PrimitiveTypeCode.String => "String",
PrimitiveTypeCode.Object => "Object",
PrimitiveTypeCode.Void => "void",
PrimitiveTypeCode.IntPtr => "IntPtr",
PrimitiveTypeCode.UIntPtr => "UIntPtr",
PrimitiveTypeCode.TypedReference => "TypedReference",
_ => typeCode.ToString(),
};
public string GetTypeFromDefinition(MetadataReader reader, TypeDefinitionHandle handle, byte rawTypeKind)
{
var typeDef = reader.GetTypeDefinition(handle);
var name = reader.GetString(typeDef.Name);
var ns = reader.GetString(typeDef.Namespace);
return string.IsNullOrEmpty(ns) ? name : $"{ns}.{name}";
}
public string GetTypeFromReference(MetadataReader reader, TypeReferenceHandle handle, byte rawTypeKind)
{
var typeRef = reader.GetTypeReference(handle);
var name = reader.GetString(typeRef.Name);
var ns = reader.GetString(typeRef.Namespace);
return string.IsNullOrEmpty(ns) ? name : $"{ns}.{name}";
}
public string GetSZArrayType(string elementType) => $"{elementType}[]";
public string GetArrayType(string elementType, ArrayShape shape) =>
$"{elementType}[{new string(',', shape.Rank - 1)}]";
public string GetByReferenceType(string elementType) => $"ref {elementType}";
public string GetPointerType(string elementType) => $"{elementType}*";
public string GetPinnedType(string elementType) => elementType;
public string GetGenericInstantiation(string genericType, ImmutableArray<string> typeArguments)
{
var name = genericType;
var backtick = name.IndexOf('`');
if (backtick >= 0)
{
name = name[..backtick];
}
return $"{name}<{string.Join(", ", typeArguments)}>";
}
public string GetGenericMethodParameter(object? genericContext, int index) => $"TMethod{index}";
public string GetGenericTypeParameter(object? genericContext, int index) => $"T{index}";
public string GetModifiedType(string modifier, string unmodifiedType, bool isRequired) => unmodifiedType;
public string GetFunctionPointerType(MethodSignature<string> signature) => "delegate*";
public string GetTypeFromSpecification(MetadataReader reader, object? genericContext,
TypeSpecificationHandle handle, byte rawTypeKind)
{
return reader.GetTypeSpecification(handle).DecodeSignature(this, genericContext);
}
}
// =============================================================================
// WinMD Parser — reads WinMD files into structured type info
// =============================================================================
static class WinMdParser
{
public static List<WinMdTypeInfo> ParseFile(string filePath)
{
var types = new List<WinMdTypeInfo>();
try
{
using var stream = File.OpenRead(filePath);
using var peReader = new PEReader(stream);
if (!peReader.HasMetadata)
{
return types;
}
var reader = peReader.GetMetadataReader();
var typeProvider = new SimpleTypeProvider();
foreach (var typeDefHandle in reader.TypeDefinitions)
{
var typeDef = reader.GetTypeDefinition(typeDefHandle);
var name = reader.GetString(typeDef.Name);
var ns = reader.GetString(typeDef.Namespace);
if (ShouldSkipType(name, typeDef))
{
continue;
}
var kind = DetermineTypeKind(reader, typeDef);
var baseType = GetBaseTypeName(reader, typeDef);
var members = ParseMembers(reader, typeDef, typeProvider);
var enumValues = kind == TypeKind.Enum ? ParseEnumValues(reader, typeDef) : null;
var fullName = string.IsNullOrEmpty(ns) ? name : $"{ns}.{name}";
types.Add(new WinMdTypeInfo
{
Namespace = ns,
Name = name,
FullName = fullName,
Kind = kind,
BaseType = baseType,
Members = members,
EnumValues = enumValues,
SourceFile = Path.GetFileName(filePath),
});
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine($"Warning: Failed to parse {filePath}: {ex.Message}");
}
return types;
}
internal static bool ShouldSkipType(string name, TypeDefinition typeDef)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(name) || name == "<Module>" || name.StartsWith('<'))
{
return true;
}
var visibility = typeDef.Attributes & TypeAttributes.VisibilityMask;
return visibility != TypeAttributes.Public && visibility != TypeAttributes.NestedPublic;
}
internal static TypeKind DetermineTypeKind(MetadataReader reader, TypeDefinition typeDef)
{
if ((typeDef.Attributes & TypeAttributes.Interface) != 0)
{
return TypeKind.Interface;
}
var baseType = GetBaseTypeName(reader, typeDef);
return baseType switch
{
"System.Enum" => TypeKind.Enum,
"System.ValueType" => TypeKind.Struct,
"System.MulticastDelegate" or "System.Delegate" => TypeKind.Delegate,
_ => TypeKind.Class,
};
}
private static string? GetBaseTypeName(MetadataReader reader, TypeDefinition typeDef)
{
if (typeDef.BaseType.IsNil)
{
return null;
}
return typeDef.BaseType.Kind switch
{
HandleKind.TypeDefinition => GetTypeDefName(reader, (TypeDefinitionHandle)typeDef.BaseType),
HandleKind.TypeReference => GetTypeRefName(reader, (TypeReferenceHandle)typeDef.BaseType),
_ => null,
};
}
private static string GetTypeDefName(MetadataReader reader, TypeDefinitionHandle handle)
{
var td = reader.GetTypeDefinition(handle);
var ns = reader.GetString(td.Namespace);
var name = reader.GetString(td.Name);
return string.IsNullOrEmpty(ns) ? name : $"{ns}.{name}";
}
private static string GetTypeRefName(MetadataReader reader, TypeReferenceHandle handle)
{
var tr = reader.GetTypeReference(handle);
var ns = reader.GetString(tr.Namespace);
var name = reader.GetString(tr.Name);
return string.IsNullOrEmpty(ns) ? name : $"{ns}.{name}";
}
private static List<WinMdMemberInfo> ParseMembers(
MetadataReader reader, TypeDefinition typeDef, SimpleTypeProvider typeProvider)
{
var members = new List<WinMdMemberInfo>();
// Collect property/event accessor methods so we can skip them in the methods loop
var accessorMethods = new HashSet<MethodDefinitionHandle>();
foreach (var propHandle in typeDef.GetProperties())
{
var accessors = reader.GetPropertyDefinition(propHandle).GetAccessors();
if (!accessors.Getter.IsNil) accessorMethods.Add(accessors.Getter);
if (!accessors.Setter.IsNil) accessorMethods.Add(accessors.Setter);
}
foreach (var eventHandle in typeDef.GetEvents())
{
var accessors = reader.GetEventDefinition(eventHandle).GetAccessors();
if (!accessors.Adder.IsNil) accessorMethods.Add(accessors.Adder);
if (!accessors.Remover.IsNil) accessorMethods.Add(accessors.Remover);
if (!accessors.Raiser.IsNil) accessorMethods.Add(accessors.Raiser);
}
// Methods
foreach (var methodHandle in typeDef.GetMethods())
{
if (accessorMethods.Contains(methodHandle))
{
continue;
}
var method = reader.GetMethodDefinition(methodHandle);
var methodName = reader.GetString(method.Name);
if (methodName.StartsWith('.') || methodName.StartsWith('<'))
{
continue;
}
if ((method.Attributes & MethodAttributes.MemberAccessMask) != MethodAttributes.Public)
{
continue;
}
try
{
var sig = method.DecodeSignature(typeProvider, null);
var parameters = GetMethodParameters(reader, method, sig);
var paramStr = string.Join(", ", parameters.Select(p => $"{p.Type} {p.Name}"));
members.Add(new WinMdMemberInfo
{
Name = methodName,
Kind = MemberKind.Method,
Signature = $"{sig.ReturnType} {methodName}({paramStr})",
ReturnType = sig.ReturnType,
Parameters = parameters,
});
}
catch
{
members.Add(new WinMdMemberInfo
{
Name = methodName,
Kind = MemberKind.Method,
Signature = $"{methodName}(/* signature not decodable */)",
});
}
}
// Properties
foreach (var propHandle in typeDef.GetProperties())
{
var prop = reader.GetPropertyDefinition(propHandle);
var propName = reader.GetString(prop.Name);
try
{
var propSig = prop.DecodeSignature(typeProvider, null);
var propType = propSig.ReturnType;
var accessors = prop.GetAccessors();
var hasGetter = false;
if (!accessors.Getter.IsNil)
{
var getterDef = reader.GetMethodDefinition(accessors.Getter);
if ((getterDef.Attributes & MethodAttributes.MemberAccessMask) == MethodAttributes.Public)
{
hasGetter = true;
}
}
var hasSetter = false;
if (!accessors.Setter.IsNil)
{
var setterDef = reader.GetMethodDefinition(accessors.Setter);
if ((setterDef.Attributes & MethodAttributes.MemberAccessMask) == MethodAttributes.Public)
{
hasSetter = true;
}
}
// Skip properties where neither accessor is public
if (!hasGetter && !hasSetter)
{
continue;
}
var accessStr = (hasGetter, hasSetter) switch
{
(true, true) => "{ get; set; }",
(true, false) => "{ get; }",
(false, true) => "{ set; }",
_ => "{ }",
};
members.Add(new WinMdMemberInfo
{
Name = propName,
Kind = MemberKind.Property,
Signature = $"{propType} {propName} {accessStr}",
ReturnType = propType,
});
}
catch
{
members.Add(new WinMdMemberInfo
{
Name = propName,
Kind = MemberKind.Property,
Signature = $"/* type not decodable */ {propName}",
});
}
}
// Events
foreach (var eventHandle in typeDef.GetEvents())
{
var evt = reader.GetEventDefinition(eventHandle);
var evtName = reader.GetString(evt.Name);
var accessors = evt.GetAccessors();
var isPublicEvent = false;
if (!accessors.Adder.IsNil)
{
var adder = reader.GetMethodDefinition(accessors.Adder);
if ((adder.Attributes & MethodAttributes.MemberAccessMask) == MethodAttributes.Public)
{
isPublicEvent = true;
}
}
if (!isPublicEvent && !accessors.Remover.IsNil)
{
var remover = reader.GetMethodDefinition(accessors.Remover);
if ((remover.Attributes & MethodAttributes.MemberAccessMask) == MethodAttributes.Public)
{
isPublicEvent = true;
}
}
if (!isPublicEvent)
{
continue;
}
var evtType = GetHandleTypeName(reader, evt.Type);
members.Add(new WinMdMemberInfo
{
Name = evtName,
Kind = MemberKind.Event,
Signature = $"event {evtType} {evtName}",
ReturnType = evtType,
});
}
return members;
}
private static List<WinMdParameterInfo> GetMethodParameters(
MetadataReader reader, MethodDefinition method, MethodSignature<string> sig)
{
var parameters = new List<WinMdParameterInfo>();
var paramHandles = method.GetParameters().ToList();
var paramNames = new List<string>();
foreach (var ph in paramHandles)
{
var param = reader.GetParameter(ph);
if (param.SequenceNumber > 0)
{
paramNames.Add(reader.GetString(param.Name));
}
}
for (var i = 0; i < sig.ParameterTypes.Length; i++)
{
parameters.Add(new WinMdParameterInfo
{
Name = i < paramNames.Count ? paramNames[i] : $"arg{i}",
Type = sig.ParameterTypes[i],
});
}
return parameters;
}
internal static List<string> ParseEnumValues(MetadataReader reader, TypeDefinition typeDef)
{
var values = new List<string>();
foreach (var fieldHandle in typeDef.GetFields())
{
var field = reader.GetFieldDefinition(fieldHandle);
var fieldName = reader.GetString(field.Name);
if (fieldName == "value__")
{
continue;
}
if ((field.Attributes & FieldAttributes.FieldAccessMask) == FieldAttributes.Public &&
(field.Attributes & FieldAttributes.Static) != 0)
{
values.Add(fieldName);
}
}
return values;
}
private static string GetHandleTypeName(MetadataReader reader, EntityHandle handle) => handle.Kind switch
{
HandleKind.TypeDefinition => GetTypeDefName(reader, (TypeDefinitionHandle)handle),
HandleKind.TypeReference => GetTypeRefName(reader, (TypeReferenceHandle)handle),
HandleKind.TypeSpecification => DecodeTypeSpecification(reader, (TypeSpecificationHandle)handle),
_ => "unknown",
};
private static string DecodeTypeSpecification(MetadataReader reader, TypeSpecificationHandle handle)
{
try
{
var typeSpec = reader.GetTypeSpecification(handle);
return typeSpec.DecodeSignature(new SimpleTypeProvider(), null);
}
catch
{
return "unknown";
}
}
}