Add skill for updating the xamlTools version#9532
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Adds a new GitHub “skill” document to standardize the process for updating the xamlTools (Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignToolsBase) component used by the vscode-csharp extension, including a repeatable approach for generating CHANGELOG.md entries from the VS AzDO repo.
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- Introduces
.github/skills/update-xamltools-version/SKILL.mddocumenting the end-to-end xamlTools bump workflow (branching,package.jsonupdate, dependency refresh, changelog update). - Documents an automated changelog-generation flow using Azure DevOps REST APIs (resolve build commits from DLL metadata, enumerate
/src/Xamlcommits, map to PRs).
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@noiseonwires Let me know if this is good to merge.
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@JoeRobich yep, it's ready to merge |
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Adds
.github/skills/update-xamltools-version/SKILL.md, documenting how to bump thexamlTools(Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignToolsBase) component — the xamlTools counterpart to theupdate-roslyn-versionskill.Highlights:
defaults.xamlToolsinpackage.json+ refresh vianpm run installDependencies.CHANGELOG.mdentries from the XamlTools-containing repo via the Azure DevOps REST API (no local enlistment): resolve each version's commit from the shipped DLL, list/src/Xamlcommits, and map them to PRs (both squash- and merge-completed).Docs only — no code changes.