Add dotnet watch support to .props/.targets files (#305)

Copilot · TheAngryByrd · web-flow · commit 161b97e23e2a · 2025-10-25T18:12:54.000-04:00
* Initial plan

* Add dotnet watch to all .props/.targets files

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diff --git a/Content/Console/Directory.Build.props b/Content/Console/Directory.Build.props
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/customize-by-director
 -->
 
 <Project>
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <!-- Dotnet Watch to know about this file -->
+        <Watch Include="$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <PropertyGroup>
         <PackageTags>f#, fsharp</PackageTags>
         <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/MyGithubUsername/MyLib.1</PackageProjectUrl>
diff --git a/Content/Console/Directory.Build.targets b/Content/Console/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ See
 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/customize-by-directory?view=vs-2022#directorybuildprops-and-directorybuildtargets
 -->
 <Project>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- Dotnet Watch to know about this file -->
+    <Watch Include="$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <_BuildProjBaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)build/obj/</_BuildProjBaseIntermediateOutputPath>
diff --git a/Content/Console/Directory.Packages.props b/Content/Console/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <!-- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/consume-packages/Central-Package-Management -->
 <Project>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- Dotnet Watch to know about this file -->
+    <Watch Include="$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RestorePackagesWithLockFile>true</RestorePackagesWithLockFile>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
diff --git a/Content/Console/src/Directory.Build.props b/Content/Console/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 <Project>
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <!-- Dotnet Watch to know about this file -->
+        <Watch Include="$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
     <PropertyGroup>
         <IsTestProject>false</IsTestProject>
diff --git a/Content/Console/tests/Directory.Build.props b/Content/Console/tests/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 <Project>
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <!-- Dotnet Watch to know about this file -->
+        <Watch Include="$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
     <PropertyGroup>
         <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
diff --git a/Content/Library/Directory.Build.props b/Content/Library/Directory.Build.props
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/customize-by-director
  -->
 
 <Project>
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <!-- Dotnet Watch to know about this file -->
+        <Watch Include="$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <PropertyGroup>
         <PackageTags>f#, fsharp</PackageTags>
         <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/MyGithubUsername/MyLib.1</PackageProjectUrl>
diff --git a/Content/Library/Directory.Build.targets b/Content/Library/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ See
 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/customize-by-directory?view=vs-2022#directorybuildprops-and-directorybuildtargets
 -->
 <Project>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- Dotnet Watch to know about this file -->
+    <Watch Include="$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <_BuildProjBaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)build/obj/</_BuildProjBaseIntermediateOutputPath>
diff --git a/Content/Library/Directory.Packages.props b/Content/Library/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <!-- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/consume-packages/Central-Package-Management -->
 <Project>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- Dotnet Watch to know about this file -->
+    <Watch Include="$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RestorePackagesWithLockFile>true</RestorePackagesWithLockFile>
     <RestoreLockedMode>true</RestoreLockedMode>
diff --git a/Content/Library/src/Directory.Build.props b/Content/Library/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 <Project>
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <!-- Dotnet Watch to know about this file -->
+        <Watch Include="$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
     <PropertyGroup>
         <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
diff --git a/Content/Library/tests/Directory.Build.props b/Content/Library/tests/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 <Project>
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <!-- Dotnet Watch to know about this file -->
+        <Watch Include="$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
     <PropertyGroup>
         <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 <Project>
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <!-- Dotnet Watch to know about this file -->
+        <Watch Include="$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <PropertyGroup>
         <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
     </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ See
 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/customize-by-directory?view=vs-2022#directorybuildprops-and-directorybuildtargets
 -->
 <Project>
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <!-- Dotnet Watch to know about this file -->
+        <Watch Include="$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <_BuildProjBaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)build/obj/</_BuildProjBaseIntermediateOutputPath>
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <!-- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/consume-packages/Central-Package-Management -->
 <Project>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- Dotnet Watch to know about this file -->
+    <Watch Include="$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RestorePackagesWithLockFile>true</RestorePackagesWithLockFile>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
diff --git a/tests/Directory.Build.props b/tests/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 <Project>
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <!-- Dotnet Watch to know about this file -->
+        <Watch Include="$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
     <PropertyGroup>
         <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
