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Activity for March 2026

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Comprehensive list of all pending actions requiring maintainer attention (excludes items already actioned and checked off).

• Review PR [Repo Assist] fix: filter compiler-generated types from Info Panel declared types list #2157: filter compiler-generated types from Info Panel DeclaredTypes list (Closes Info Panel shouldn't include hidden/compiler-generated types #1696) — Review
• Review PR [Repo Assist] fix: prevent duplicate test ID crash for xUnit MemberData; improve theory name parsing; add TypeCheck build target #2156: prevent duplicate test ID crash for xUnit MemberData tests (Closes Problems with xUnit Test Explorer test names in VS Code with F#. #2126) — Review
• Review PR (pending creation): Add FSharp.showTypeCheckingProgress setting to suppress type-check spinner (Closes Stop the "type checking" notifications appearing #2023) — branch repo-assist/feat-suppress-typechecking-progress-2023
• Check comment ionide hangs when using non erased type provider #1805: Repo Assist explained generative type provider hang root cause (blocking FSAC thread) — recommended upstream FSAC fix — View
• Check comment Info panel not showing info if I'm quick to type '(' after .Net function name #1267: Repo Assist explained InfoPanel timing (documentParsedHandler fires after type-check) — asked if still reproducible — View
• Review PR [Repo Assist] Fix FSharp.workspacePath resolution in multi-folder workspaces #2154: Fix FSharp.workspacePath resolution in multi-folder workspaces (Closes Not Recognizing F# Project Inside Workspace With Flutter #1976) — Review
• Check comment Setting TestingPlatformDotnetTestSupport makes tests non discoverable #2069: Repo Assist summarized MTP (TestingPlatformDotnetTestSupport) incompatibility with Ionide's --list-tests approach, community research, workaround and path forward — View
• Apply manually (blocked): ci: upgrade actions/checkout and actions/setup-node from v3 to v4 — blocked by workflow file protection — See #2152
• Review PR [Repo Assist] fix: skip auto test discovery on workspace load when no test projects exist #2153: fix: skip auto test discovery on workspace load when no test projects exist (Closes "No test projects found" error when opening any .NET project directory #2111) — Review
• Review PR [Repo Assist] fix: add //#region folding markers to language configuration #2151: fix: add //#region folding markers to language configuration (Closes Support for region folding #2125) — Review
• Review PR [Repo Assist] perf: parallelise test project builds when running tests #2150: perf: parallelise test project builds when running tests (companion to [Repo Assist] perf: run test project builds in parallel during Test Explorer refresh #2142) — Review
• Review PR [Repo Assist] fix: add DotRush (nromanov.dotrush) as a recognized C# extension alternative #2149: fix: add DotRush (nromanov.dotrush) as a recognized C# extension alternative (Closes DotRush as alternative to muhammad-sammy.csharp #2119) — Review
• Review PR [Repo Assist] perf: run test project builds in parallel during Test Explorer refresh #2142: perf: run test project builds in parallel during Test Explorer refresh (related to Speedup unit test loading/execution in mixed C#/F# projects #2038) — Review
• Review PR [Repo Assist] Fix: show relative paths in 'Add project to solution' picker #2141: Fix Add project to solution picker to show relative paths instead of full absolute paths (Closes [UX - Add project to sln] eliminate longest common prefix of all fsproj in the list #1965) — Review
• Review PR [Repo Assist] Fix: respect (IsTestProject)false(/IsTestProject) MSBuild property to exclude projects from Test Explorer #2139: Fix (IsTestProject)false not respected — projects with shared paket test SDK packages still appear in Test Explorer (Closes MSBuild <IsTestProject> is ignored #1970) — Review
• Review PR [Repo Assist] Fix: propagate FSharp.dotnetRoot as DOTNET_ROOT environment variable to FSAC #2136: Fix: propagate FSharp.dotnetRoot as DOTNET_ROOT env var to FSAC (Closes F# client: couldn't create connection to server. when the system env DOTNET_ROOT is not set #1996) — Review
• Merge PR [Repo Assist] Prepare release 7.31.2 #2135: Release 7.31.2 (bumps version + RELEASE_NOTES for [Repo Assist] Fix test location URI construction on Linux/Mac (#2117) #2129 and [Repo Assist] Fix minimum VS Code engine version in extension manifest #2131) — Review
• Review PR [Repo Assist] Fix Test Explorer hierarchy when test names contain '.' or '+' separators #2133: Fix Test Explorer hierarchy for test names containing . or + (Closes #2007, If a test name contains . then the Test explorer is going to create a new branch/node #2013, related to Text explorer: Test host process crashes if test method name contains certain characters #1960) — Review
• Review or close PR [Repo Assist] Fix: add 60-second safety timeout to dotnet test --list-tests (#1991) #2134: Timeout fix for dotnet test --list-tests — may be obsolete since VSTest migration (Migrate the Test Explorer to use FSAutoComplete / VSTest #2106) — Review
• Review PR Fix xUnit test name parsing with floating point parameters #2127: Fix xUnit test name parsing with floating point parameters (Copilot draft) — Review
• Close issue Test Runner displays "Workload Updates are available"  #2020: resolved by merged PR [Repo Assist] fix: suppress workload update notifications in test output #2155 — View
• Review PR Proof of concept using different base paths #2079: Proof of concept for isolating test discovery from design-time builds (Closes #2078) — Review
• Create PR for remove support for inline vaues #1963 fix: branch repo-assist/fix-issue-1963-remove-inline-values-712af50abd8ec2b2-79f362d6de749b51-cd83cca5fe309309 is ready — View #2148
• Close issue Solution filter not applied to solution explorer #1708: @Numpsy confirmed solution filter bug is resolved in current release — View
• Close issue lineLens / codeLenses enabled: crash with stack trace #2121: user confirmed bug is no longer reproducible in 7.31.1 — View
• Close duplicate issues [Repo Assist] fix: remove unused FSharp.inlineValues settings that suppressed pipeline hints #2144 and [Repo Assist] fix: remove unused FSharp.inlineValues settings that suppressed pipeline hints #2147: both superseded by [Repo Assist] fix: remove unused FSharp.inlineValues settings that suppressed pipeline hints #2148 — #2144 · #2147
• Review comment on Broken syntax highlighting for .fsproj files #1917: Repo Assist recommends removing .fsproj MSBuild language binding (TinToy now handles it) — consider the proposed fix — View
• Check comment Reordering files in F# Solution Explorer causes items in <ItemGroup> to be listed horizontally FsAutoComplete#1498: Repo Assist commented explaining two bugs (FSAC XML formatting + Explorer refresh timing) — View
• Check comment Colour formatting inside an FSI file isn’t quite as nice as it could be #2146: Repo Assist asked for more detail on which FSI token types are affected — View
• Check comment New tests not detected #1997: Repo Assist confirmed root cause is upstream FSAC FSharpSignatureData exception; suggested filing FSAC issue — View
• Check comment Renaming module changing only case breaks Ionide #2026: Repo Assist explained Windows case-sensitive rename root cause (stale FSAC project state) with workaround and fix location — View
• Check comment Fsharp line lens not displaying the correct content for single letter functions #1902: Repo Assist commented with line lens truncation pointer to LineLens.fs and FSAC upstream — View
• Check comment vscode extension update breaks ionide debugging; config missing brokeredServicePipeName property #2039: Repo Assist commented on brokeredServicePipeName debugging regression — View
• Check comment If you do not have access to some files in the workspace, Ionide will crash #1944: Repo Assist explained FSAC workspace-scan crash for inaccessible files — pointed to FsAutoComplete fix location — View
• Check comment Add Content files to the solution explorer #1834: Repo Assist explained implementation approach for Content files in Solution Explorer — View
• Check comment Tooltip failing on type aliases #1947: Repo Assist identified root cause in FSAC GetAbbreviatedParent for type aliases — verify fix needed upstream — View
• Check comment Signature data pops us when within a string literal #1791: Repo Assist identified signature help in string literals as FSAC issue — workaround provided — View
• Review upstream PR Fix SourceLink go-to-definition failure when .NET 10 is used on Linux FsAutoComplete#1441: Fix go-to-definition in .NET 10 devcontainer (by @serefarikan, linked from Cannot go to definition for FSharp.Core in .NET 10 Devcontainer #2115) — View
• Review upstream PR Support rendering | null syntax for nullable values in tooltips FsAutoComplete#1353: Fix missing | null annotation in tooltips (by @baronfel, linked from Missing | null annotation from tooltip #2073) — View

Future Work for Repo Assist

• Continue triaging older backlog issues (pre-1700 range)
• Investigate Text explorer: Test host process crashes if test method name contains certain characters #1960 (test host crashes with duplicate test method names) — PR [Repo Assist] Fix Test Explorer hierarchy when test names contain '.' or '+' separators #2133 addresses this; pending review
• After [Repo Assist] Fix: propagate FSharp.dotnetRoot as DOTNET_ROOT environment variable to FSAC #2136 is merged, update [Repo Assist] Prepare release 7.31.2 #2135 release notes to include the DOTNET_ROOT fix
• File upstream FSAC issue for New tests not detected #1997 (FSharpSignatureData exception suppresses test detection notification)
• Fix #1917: remove .fsproj MSBuild language binding from release/package.json (needs protected-file approval)
• Update release/package.json extensionPack to include DotRush alongside PR [Repo Assist] fix: add DotRush (nromanov.dotrush) as a recognized C# extension alternative #2149
• Investigate MTP (TestingPlatformDotnetTestSupport) protocol support (Setting TestingPlatformDotnetTestSupport makes tests non discoverable #2069) — significant effort required

Run History

2026-03-21 UTC — Run

• 💬 Commented on Info panel not showing info if I'm quick to type '(' after .Net function name #1267: explained InfoPanel timing (documentParsedHandler fires after type-check completes), asked if still reproducible
• 🔧 Created PR (pending creation): Add FSharp.showTypeCheckingProgress setting to suppress type-check spinner (Closes #2023) — branch repo-assist/feat-suppress-typechecking-progress-2023

2026-03-20 14:11 UTC — Run

• 💬 Commented on ionide hangs when using non erased type provider #1805: explained generative type provider hang root cause (FSAC thread blocked by type provider assembly generation) — recommended upstream FSAC fix
• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] fix: filter compiler-generated types from Info Panel declared types list #2157: fix: filter compiler-generated types from Info Panel DeclaredTypes list (Closes #1696)
• 💬 Commented on Info Panel shouldn't include hidden/compiler-generated types #1696: linked to new PR [Repo Assist] fix: filter compiler-generated types from Info Panel declared types list #2157

2026-03-19 14:23 UTC — Run

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] fix: prevent duplicate test ID crash for xUnit MemberData; improve theory name parsing; add TypeCheck build target #2156: fix: prevent duplicate test ID crash for xUnit MemberData tests; add TypeCheck build target (Closes #2126)

2026-03-18 13:58 UTC — Run

• 💬 Commented on Tooltip failing on type aliases #1947: identified FSAC GetAbbreviatedParent root cause for type alias tooltip failures
• 💬 Commented on Signature data pops us when within a string literal #1791: identified signature help in string literals as FSAC issue, provided workaround

2026-03-17 13:57 UTC — Run

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] fix: suppress workload update notifications in test output #2155: fix: suppress workload update notifications in test output (Closes #2020) ✅ Merged by Krzysztof-Cieslak
• 💬 Commented on Info Panel shouldn't include hidden/compiler-generated types #1696: explained client-side filter approach for hiding compiler-generated types in InfoPanel
• 💬 Commented on Add Content files to the solution explorer #1834: explained implementation approach for Content files in Solution Explorer

2026-03-16 13:58 UTC — Run

• 💬 Commented on Setting TestingPlatformDotnetTestSupport makes tests non discoverable #2069: summarized MTP incompatibility with Ionide's --list-tests approach, community research, workaround, and path to full support
• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] Fix FSharp.workspacePath resolution in multi-folder workspaces #2154: Fix FSharp.workspacePath resolution in multi-folder workspaces (Closes #1976)

2026-03-15 13:42 UTC — Run

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] fix: skip auto test discovery on workspace load when no test projects exist #2153: fix: skip auto test discovery on workspace load when no test projects exist (Closes #2111)
• 🔧 Created PR (blocked): ci: upgrade actions/checkout and actions/setup-node from v3 to v4 — blocked by workflow file protection (see [Repo Assist] ci: upgrade actions/checkout and actions/setup-node from v3 to v4 #2152)

2026-03-14 13:42 UTC — Run

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] fix: add //#region folding markers to language configuration #2151: fix: add //#region folding markers to language-configuration.json (Closes #2125)

2026-03-13 13:49 UTC — Run

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] perf: parallelise test project builds when running tests #2150: perf: parallelise test project builds when running tests (companion to PR [Repo Assist] perf: run test project builds in parallel during Test Explorer refresh #2142 — run path)
• 💬 Commented on If you do not have access to some files in the workspace, Ionide will crash #1944: explained FSAC UnauthorizedAccessException crash during workspace scan — identified fix location and provided workaround

2026-03-12 13:49 UTC — Run

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] fix: add DotRush (nromanov.dotrush) as a recognized C# extension alternative #2149: fix: add DotRush (nromanov.dotrush) as a recognized C# extension alternative (Closes #2119)
• 💬 Commented on DotRush as alternative to muhammad-sammy.csharp #2119: linked to PR [Repo Assist] fix: add DotRush (nromanov.dotrush) as a recognized C# extension alternative #2149
• 💬 Commented on Broken syntax highlighting for .fsproj files #1917: explained .fsproj MSBuild language binding fix — recommended removing static binding from release/package.json

2026-03-11 13:51 UTC — Run

• 🔧 Attempted PR for remove support for inline vaues #1963 (inlineValues fix) again — still blocked by protected-files check (branch ready; maintainer can click to create PR)
• 💬 Commented on vscode extension update breaks ionide debugging; config missing brokeredServicePipeName property #2039: provided context on brokeredServicePipeName debugging regression — asked if still reproducible on current versions

2026-03-10 13:50 UTC — Run

• 🏷️ Labelled Reordering files in F# Solution Explorer causes items in <ItemGroup> to be listed horizontally FsAutoComplete#1498 with bug; 💬 Commented explaining FSAC XML formatting + Explorer refresh timing bugs
• 🏷️ Labelled Colour formatting inside an FSI file isn’t quite as nice as it could be #2146 with bug; 💬 Commented asking for details on affected FSI token types
• 💬 Commented on lineLens / codeLenses enabled: crash with stack trace #2121: confirmed bug fixed in 7.31.1, suggested closing
• 🔧 Attempted PR from repo-assist/fix-issue-1963-remove-inline-values-712af50abd8ec2b2 for remove support for inline vaues #1963 — blocked by protected-files check (see [Repo Assist] fix: remove unused FSharp.inlineValues settings that suppressed pipeline hints #2144)

2026-03-09 13:51 UTC — Run

• 🔧 Created issue [Repo Assist] fix: remove unused FSharp.inlineValues settings that suppressed pipeline hints #2144: inlineValues fix branch ready for PR (branch blocked by protected-files check)
• 💬 Commented on New tests not detected #1997, Renaming module changing only case breaks Ionide #2026, remove support for inline vaues #1963

2026-03-08 13:41 UTC — Run

• 💬 Commented on Fsharp line lens not displaying the correct content for single letter functions #1902: line lens truncation investigation
• 🔍 Task 6: Reviewed all open Repo Assist PRs — no CI failures or conflicts

2026-03-07 13:40 UTC — Run

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] perf: run test project builds in parallel during Test Explorer refresh #2142: perf: run test project builds in parallel during Test Explorer refresh
• 💬 Commented on Speedup unit test loading/execution in mixed C#/F# projects #2038, Error highlighting on method calls #2011

2026-03-06 — Run

• 💬 Commented on No definition found in VS Code for Nuget packages referenced from F#. #1958: Go-to-Definition failure for NuGet packages

2026-03-05 — Run

• 💬 Commented on Incorrect semantic highlight when a static member has an optional argument #1962, No overloads match tooltip formatting could be improved #1977

2026-03-04 — Run

• 💬 Commented on No apparent way to config/debug ionide on vscode with nixos at WSL #1504

2026-03-03 — Run

• 💬 Commented on Ionide stuck at project load when project file imports a non-dotnet targets file #1972, Search for function definition redirects to signature file (.fsi) instead of implementation #1966

2026-03-02 — Run

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] Fix: show relative paths in 'Add project to solution' picker #2141: Fix Add project to solution picker to show workspace-relative paths (Closes #1965)

2026-03-01 — Run

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] Fix: respect (IsTestProject)false(/IsTestProject) MSBuild property to exclude projects from Test Explorer #2139: Fix IsTestProject MSBuild property not respected (Closes #1970)
• 💬 Commented on Ship default keybindings for 'Move file up' and 'Move file down' in the project explorer #1941, [UX - Add project to sln] eliminate longest common prefix of all fsproj in the list #1965, MSBuild <IsTestProject> is ignored #1970
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