Serilog Syntax Highlighting v0.7.2

Installation

Download the attached VSIX file and double-click to install in Visual Studio 2022.

What's Changed

Fixed

• Navigation to arguments now properly uses cursor position
  • Visual Studio was passing line spans instead of cursor position to ISuggestedActionsSource
  • Navigation provider now correctly uses ITextView.Caret.Position for accurate cursor detection
  • Fixes issue where navigation actions would not appear when cursor was on template properties

Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022 (17.0) or later
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later

Full Changelog: https://github.com/willibrandon/serilog-syntax/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Serilog Syntax Highlighting v0.7.1

Installation

Download the attached VSIX file and double-click to install in Visual Studio 2022.

What's Changed

Fixed

• Added ESC key dismissal for property-argument highlighting
  • Press ESC to temporarily dismiss property-argument highlights
  • Highlights automatically restore when cursor moves to a new position
  • Consistent with brace matching ESC dismissal behavior
  • Uses Visual Studio command handler chain for proper key handling

Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022 (17.0) or later
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later

Full Changelog: https://github.com/willibrandon/serilog-syntax/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Serilog Syntax Highlighting v0.7.0

Installation

Download the attached VSIX file and double-click to install in Visual Studio 2022.

What's Changed

Added

• Property-argument highlighting for Serilog templates (#15, #17)
  • Highlights the connection between template properties and their corresponding arguments
  • When cursor is on a template property, both the property and its argument are highlighted
  • When cursor is on an argument, both the argument and its template property are highlighted
  • Press ESC to dismiss highlights
  • Supports all string formats: regular, verbatim (@"..."), and raw strings ("""...""")
  • Handles complex scenarios: multi-line templates, collection expressions, anonymous objects
  • Correctly handles LogError with exception parameters
  • Supports positional parameters ({0}, {1}) including duplicates
  • Excludes ExpressionTemplate contexts where properties have no corresponding arguments

Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022 (17.0) or later
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later

Full Changelog: https://github.com/willibrandon/serilog-syntax/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Serilog Syntax Highlighting v0.6.2

Installation

Download the attached VSIX file and double-click to install in Visual Studio 2022.

What's Changed

Fixed

• Multi-line template navigation for early properties in verbatim strings
  • Navigation from early template properties (like {AppName}, {Version}, {Environment}) now works correctly in multi-line verbatim strings
  • Fixed ReconstructMultiLineTemplate search range to properly find string termination beyond initial 5-line limit
  • Extended search range from currentLine + 5 to Math.Max(currentLine + 5, serilogCallLine + 20) for better coverage
  • Resolves issue where navigation worked for later properties but failed for early ones in long multi-line templates

Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022 (17.0) or later
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later

Full Changelog: https://github.com/willibrandon/serilog-syntax/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Serilog Syntax Highlighting v0.6.1

Installation

Download the attached VSIX file and double-click to install in Visual Studio 2022.

What's Changed

Fixed

• Multi-line Serilog template navigation position calculation (#11, #14)
  • Navigation from template properties to arguments now works correctly when Serilog calls span multiple lines
  • Fixed template detection for multi-line verbatim strings (@"...") and raw string literals ("""...""")
  • Corrected argument position calculation by starting after comma delimiter instead of at comma
  • Added fallback to ReconstructMultiLineTemplate() when cursor is on first line of multi-line template
  • Enhanced FindArgumentInMultiLineCall() to properly handle template end position calculation
• LogError calls with exception parameters (#12, #13)
  • Syntax highlighting now works correctly for logger.LogError(exception, "template {Property}", arg) patterns
  • Fixed string literal parser to skip exception constructor parameter and find actual message template
  • Added IsLogErrorWithExceptionParameter() method to detect LogError patterns with exception parameters
  • Enhanced FindStringLiteral() with skipFirstString parameter to locate correct message template
  • Handles both string literal and variable exception constructors

Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022 (17.0) or later
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later

Full Changelog: https://github.com/willibrandon/serilog-syntax/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Serilog Syntax Highlighting v0.6.0

Installation

Download the attached VSIX file and double-click to install in Visual Studio 2022.

What's Changed

Added

• Automatic theme-aware WCAG-compliant colors (#9)
  • Colors now automatically switch between Light and Dark Visual Studio themes
  • All colors maintain ≥4.5:1 contrast ratio for WCAG AA compliance
  • SerilogThemeColors service with VSColorTheme.ThemeChanged event handling
  • Theme detection using background color heuristic for custom theme compatibility
  • Semantic color grouping: properties (blue family), operators (warm colors), functions (purple family)
  • All 15 classification format definitions converted to use SerilogClassificationFormatBase
  • Automatic color updates when themes change without VS restart

Fixed

• ExpressionTemplate multi-line highlighting regression
  • Removed overlapping classifications that caused highlighting artifacts
  • Simplified regex pattern detection for better reliability
  • Added deduplication logic to prevent classification conflicts

Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022 (17.0) or later
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later

Full Changelog: https://github.com/willibrandon/serilog-syntax/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Serilog Syntax Highlighting v0.5.2

Installation

Download the attached VSIX file and double-click to install in Visual Studio 2022.

What's Changed

Fixed

• Multi-line ForContext patterns now correctly highlighted (#3)
  • Properties in templates like {@Items} are now highlighted when ForContext is on one line and logging method on the next
  • Added SyntaxTreeAnalyzer fallback for complex multi-line patterns
  • Enhanced regex detection for ForContext chains split across lines
• Multi-line outputTemplate patterns now correctly highlighted (#5)
  • Properties like {Timestamp} are now highlighted when outputTemplate: parameter is on one line and template string on the next
  • Enhanced concatenated template fragment detection
  • Added dedicated regex for multi-line outputTemplate detection
• ForContext logger variables now correctly detected (#7)
  • Template properties like {ListenUri} are now highlighted when using logger variables from ForContext calls (e.g., var program = log.ForContext<Program>())
  • Enhanced SerilogCallDetector with dotted method patterns (.Information, .Debug, etc.)
  • Added duplicate processing detection to prevent overlapping matches between regex patterns
  • Separated quick check patterns into logical arrays for better maintainability

Added

• Performance benchmarking infrastructure for overlap detection algorithms
  • Benchmarks comparing O(n²) vs binary search vs SortedSet approaches
  • Empirical validation showing original O(n²) algorithm performs best for typical usage patterns

Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022 (17.0) or later
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later

Full Changelog: https://github.com/willibrandon/serilog-syntax/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Serilog Syntax Highlighting v0.5.1

Installation

Download the attached VSIX file and double-click to install in Visual Studio 2022.

What's Changed

Fixed

• Template properties in concatenated strings are now correctly highlighted (#1)
  • Properties in all string fragments of a concatenation chain are now detected
  • Handles both line-by-line processing (how VS sends text) and full-span processing
  • Supports various concatenation patterns: " +, ",, and mixed regular/verbatim strings
  • Example: In "User {Id}" + "Name {Name}", both {Id} and {Name} are now highlighted
• Improved escape sequence handling in string literals
  • Correctly counts consecutive backslashes to determine if a character is escaped
  • Handles complex patterns like \\\" (escaped backslash followed by quote)
• Enhanced verbatim string (@"...") detection in concatenated contexts

Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022 (17.0) or later
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later

Full Changelog: https://github.com/willibrandon/serilog-syntax/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Serilog Syntax Highlighting v0.5.0

Installation

Download the attached VSIX file and double-click to install in Visual Studio 2022.

What's Changed

Added

• Full support for Serilog.Expressions syntax highlighting
  • Filter expressions in Filter.ByExcluding() and Filter.ByIncludingOnly()
  • Expression templates with ExpressionTemplate class
  • Conditional expressions in WriteTo.Conditional()
  • Computed properties in Enrich.WithComputed()
• Expression language syntax elements
  • Operators: and, or, not, like, in, is null, =, <>, >, >=, <, <=
  • Functions: StartsWith(), EndsWith(), Contains(), Length(), Has(), etc.
  • String literals with escape sequences
  • Numeric and boolean literals
  • Property paths with dot notation: User.Name, Order.Customer.Address.City
  • Case-insensitive operators: ci suffix for string comparisons
• Expression template control flow directives
  • {#if}, {#else}, {#elseif}, {#end} for conditional rendering
  • {#each} for iteration
  • Built-in properties: @t, @m, @l, @x, @i, @p, @tr, @sp
  • Nested directive support with proper scope tracking
• Brace matching for expression templates
  • Consistent with Visual Studio standard behavior
  • Works across multi-line expression templates
  • Handles nested directives correctly

Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022 (17.0) or later
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later

Full Changelog: https://github.com/willibrandon/serilog-syntax/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Serilog Syntax Highlighting v0.4.5

Installation

Download the attached VSIX file and double-click to install in Visual Studio 2022.

What's Changed

Fixed

• Unclosed properties with format or alignment specifiers no longer cause highlight spillover
  • Properties like {@PerformanceData, without closing brace no longer highlight subsequent text
  • Format specifiers like {Timestamp:HH:mm:ss properly stop at pipes and opening braces
  • Alignment specifiers like {Name,10 properly stop at pipes and opening braces
  • Multiple unclosed properties in a template are handled independently
  • Prevents visual confusion when typing incomplete templates

Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022 (17.0) or later
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later

Full Changelog: https://github.com/willibrandon/serilog-syntax/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md