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Used to search for extensions to install and to manage installed extensions.
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Interface IVsExtensionManager _
Inherits INotifyPropertyChanged
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public interface IVsExtensionManager : INotifyPropertyChanged
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public interface class IVsExtensionManager : INotifyPropertyChanged
[<ComVisibleAttribute(true)>]
type IVsExtensionManager =
interface
interface INotifyPropertyChanged
end
public interface IVsExtensionManager extends INotifyPropertyChanged
The IVsExtensionManager type exposes the following members.
Properties
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DidLoadUserExtensions | |
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RestartRequired | Denotes whether the extension manager service has performed an operation that requires a restart. |
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Methods
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CreateExtension | Extension factory method. |
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CreateInstallableExtension | Factory method for extensions that are installable. |
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Disable | Prevents an installed extension from being loaded. This action may require a restart of Visual Studio. |
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Enable | Enables an extension to be loaded. This action may require a restart of Visual Studio. |
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FindMissingReferences | Checks whether all references of a given extension are installed. This method only checks for first-level dependencies and does not verify that references of references are installed. |
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GetEnabledExtensionContentLocations(String) | Queries for a collection of the paths of all content of a particular type that is included in enabled extensions. |
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GetEnabledExtensionContentLocations(String, IDictionary<String, String>) | Queries for a collection of the paths of all content of a particular type that is included in enabled extensions, and then filters the results by matching the given attributes to the XML attributes on the content node. |
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GetEnabledExtensions() | Queries for all enabled extensions under ExtensionsRoot. |
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GetEnabledExtensions(String) | Queries for all enabled extensions that contain a particular content type, for example, ItemTemplates or MEFComponents. |
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GetImmediateDependants | Finds all installed extensions that depend on the given extension. |
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GetInstalledExtension | Query for an installed extension by using its extension identifier (ID). |
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GetInstalledExtensions | Query for all installed extensions under ExtensionsRoot. |
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GetLastExtensionsChangedTimestamp | |
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Install | Installs an extension to the ExtensionsRoot directory. |
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InstallAsync(IInstallableExtension, Boolean) | Asynchronously installs an extension to the ExtensionsRoot directory. Installations that are invoked by using this method cannot be canceled. |
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InstallAsync(IInstallableExtension, Boolean, Object) | Asynchronously installs an extension to the ExtensionsRoot directory. Installations that are invoked by using this method may be canceled by passing the userState object to the InstallAsyncCancel method. |
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InstallAsyncCancel | Cancels a pending asynchronous installation operation. |
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IsInstalled | Determines whether an extension is installed in any ExtensionsRoot directory. |
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RevertUninstall | Reverts an uninstalled extension to an installed state. |
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TryGetInstalledExtension | Query for an installed extension by using the extension identifier (ID). |
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Uninstall | Uninstalls an extension from the ExtensionsRoot directory. A restart of Visual Studio is required to complete the uninstallation. |
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Events
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InstallCompleted | Event that is fired when an InstallAsync operation completes, is canceled, or has an error. |
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InstallProgressChanged | Event that is fired as progress is made after an installation is started by using the InstallAsync method. |
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PropertyChanged | Occurs when a property value changes. (Inherited from INotifyPropertyChanged.) |
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Remarks
Although this API supports the Extension Manager infrastructure, we recommend that you do not use it because it is subject to change.
Implement this interface in a custom extension manager service to enable search for and download of extensions from a web service that implements IVsExtensionRepository.