This is a template for Visual Studio to create a PowerToys Run plugin.

• gsudo
  Or if you're using Windows later than Windows 11 24H2, change sudo {...} in debug.ps1 to sudo powershell {...}.

1. Download the latest release.
2. Move the zip to ~\Documents\Visual Studio 2022\Templates\ProjectTemplates.
3. Change $ptPath in debug.ps1 to your PowerToys install location, i.e. $env:LOCALAPPDATA\PowerToys for user scope install.
4. Open Visual Studio 2022 and select the template named PowerToys Run Plugin Template.
5. Follow TODOs in Main.cs.

• debug.ps1 - move debug files to destination.
• release.ps1 - create release on github with github cli.

1. Build the project.
2. Run debug.ps1.
3. Attach to the process PowerToys.PowerLauncher.

Check ProcessKiller.

MyPlugin
│   MyPlugin.sln
└───MyPlugin
    │   copyLib.ps1
    │   debug.ps1
    │   .editorconfig
    │   MyPlugin.csproj
    │   Main.cs
    │   plugin.json
    │   README.md
    │   release.ps1
    ├───Images
    │       Icon.dark.png
    │       Icon.light.png
    ├───Lib
    └───Properties
            Resources.Designer.cs
            Resources.resx

Visual Studio 2022 caches the templates, so you can't simply replace the zip file.

1. Remove previous versions of the template.
2. Start Visual Studio 2022 then select Create a new project, this loads the templates.
3. Close Visual Studio 2022 or click Back.
4. Move the new zip to ~\Documents\Visual Studio 2022\Templates\ProjectTemplates.

If you have any suggestions or improvements, feel free to open an issue or a pull request.

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