Error AD0001: Could not load file or assembly 'NetFabric.CodeAnalysis, Version=4.1.0.0'

[robinvanpoppel]

When upgrading from 2.0.4 to 2.1.0 my builds start failing with multiple occurences of the following error message:
CSC : error AD0001: Analyzer 'NetFabric.Hyperlinq.Analyzer.AssignmentBoxingAnalyzer' threw an exception of type 'System.IO.FileNotFoundException' with message 'Could not load file or assembly 'NetFabric.CodeAnalysis, Version=4.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'. The system cannot find the file specified.'. . Most of the projects are targeting net48.

[xtqqczze]

@robinvanpoppel Could you try adding a package reference to NetFabric.CodeAnalysis and report whether the error still occurs?

Using .NET CLI, you can achieve this with the following command line:

dotnet add package NetFabric.CodeAnalysis --version 4.1.0

You may then need to run a restore:

dotnet restore

[xtqqczze]

@aalmada Looks like the NuGet package is missing a dependency on NetFabric.CodeAnalysis.

[robinvanpoppel]

@xtqqczze Sounds like that is causing this issue. Thanks for investigating!

[robinvanpoppel]

Is a fix planned? Or can I help out by supplying a PR?

[xtqqczze]

@robinvanpoppel Did adding a package reference to NetFabric.CodeAnalysis resolve the error?

[robinvanpoppel]

I did not try that because you mentioned the nuget package was missing a dependency. I can of course try it as a workaround but since NetFabric.CodeAnalysis should be a dependency of the analyzers I am hesitant to have a direct dependency on this package myself as a permanent solution.

[DavidTCarpenters]

+1 Adding a package reference to NetFabric.CodeAnalysis does not resolve the error, had to roll back to v2.0.4 to use the analyzer.

Looks like this commit is where the change occurred

5fbcf3d#diff-6745205804bf0b3ec6066749eb78fa56e335a98bae48d20cf48e12c6861dfb20

The package was moved to .Package.csproj and no longer has a reference to NetFabric.CodeAnalysis or the ILRepack section

[xtqqczze]

+1 Adding a package reference to NetFabric.CodeAnalysis does not resolve the error, had to roll back to v2.0.4 to use the analyzer.

@DavidTCarpenters Did you make sure to dotnet restore after adding the reference?

[DavidTCarpenters]

I did yeah @xtqqczze

[xtqqczze]

cc: @aalmada

[aalmada]

Hi all,
Sorry but I've been away from all my open-source projects.
NetFabric.CodeAnalysis contains code that can be useful for other developers and, having it as a separate projects, makes it more likely for others to contribute.
Unfortunately, dependencies in analyzers have been a mystery to me. I can't find documentation about it. The analyzer is placed in folder where there is no dependency versioning.
I first tried merging the assemblies to avoid this issue. Unfortunately, but both projects ILMerge and ILRepack are no longer maintained and I've been running into build issues.
Does any of you have a suggestion on how to solve dependencies for analyzers?

[aalmada]

Hello,

I want to express my gratitude to @robinvanpoppel for contributing to pull request #76. This should hopefully resolve the dependency issue.

I've released a new version, available both on NuGet and the Visual Studio Marketplace.

During my sabbatical, I plan to allocate some of my time to enhance and expand the rules within this analyzer. Additionally, I've been sharing articles related to this on my LinkedIn profile: LinkedIn Articles.

I'm eager to hear about your experiences with the analyzer. For now, I'll keep this issue open. Please share your feedback.