Enable item templates for metapackage and WinUI projects#6604
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This PR addresses missing WinUI item templates in Visual Studio when a project references the WinUI split package (Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI) instead of the Windows App SDK metapackage, by broadening template AppliesTo expressions to match either the WindowsAppSDK or WinUI project capability.
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- Updated multiple item template
.vstemplatefiles to useAppliesToexpressions that include(WindowsAppSDK | WinUI)for both C# and C++/WinRT templates. - Removed several wizard-related string resources from the C# VSIX
VSPackage.resx. - Added a clarifying comment in the shared wizard implementation.
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| dev/Templates/VSIX/Shared/WizardImplementation.cs | Adds a comment describing when NuGet installation is triggered during template generation. |
| dev/Templates/VSIX/Extension/Cs/Common/VSPackage.resx | Removes wizard-related string resources (1044–1054) from the C# extension’s neutral resources. |
| dev/Templates/Source/ItemTemplates/Neutral/CSharp/UserControl/WinUI.Neutral.Cs.UserControl.vstemplate | Broadens AppliesTo to include WinUI capability. |
| dev/Templates/Source/ItemTemplates/Neutral/CSharp/TemplatedControl/WinUI.Neutral.Cs.TemplatedControl.vstemplate | Broadens AppliesTo to include WinUI capability. |
| dev/Templates/Source/ItemTemplates/Neutral/CSharp/Resw/WinUI.Neutral.Cs.Resw.vstemplate | Broadens AppliesTo to include WinUI capability. |
| dev/Templates/Source/ItemTemplates/Neutral/CSharp/ResourceDictionary/WinUI.Neutral.Cs.ResourceDictionary.vstemplate | Broadens AppliesTo to include WinUI capability. |
| dev/Templates/Source/ItemTemplates/Neutral/CSharp/ContentDialog/WinUI.Neutral.Cs.ContentDialog.vstemplate | Broadens AppliesTo to include WinUI capability. |
| dev/Templates/Source/ItemTemplates/Neutral/CSharp/BlankPage/WinUI.Neutral.Cs.BlankPage.vstemplate | Broadens AppliesTo to include WinUI capability. |
| dev/Templates/Source/ItemTemplates/Neutral/CppWinRT/UserControl/WinUI.Neutral.CppWinRT.UserControl.vstemplate | Broadens AppliesTo to include WinUI capability. |
| dev/Templates/Source/ItemTemplates/Neutral/CppWinRT/TemplatedControl/WinUI.Neutral.CppWinRT.TemplatedControl.vstemplate | Broadens AppliesTo to include WinUI capability. |
| dev/Templates/Source/ItemTemplates/Neutral/CppWinRT/Resw/WinUI.Neutral.CppWinRT.Resw.vstemplate | Broadens AppliesTo to include WinUI capability. |
| dev/Templates/Source/ItemTemplates/Neutral/CppWinRT/ResourceDictionary/WinUI.Neutral.CppWinRT.ResourceDictionary.vstemplate | Broadens AppliesTo to include WinUI capability. |
| dev/Templates/Source/ItemTemplates/Neutral/CppWinRT/BlankPage/WinUI.Neutral.CppWinRT.BlankPage.vstemplate | Broadens AppliesTo to include WinUI capability. |
| dev/Templates/Source/ItemTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/BlankWindow/WinUI.Desktop.Cs.BlankWindow.vstemplate | Broadens AppliesTo to include WinUI capability. |
| dev/Templates/Source/ItemTemplates/Desktop/CppWinRT/BlankWindow/WinUI.Desktop.CppWinRT.BlankWindow.vstemplate | Broadens AppliesTo to include WinUI capability. |
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VS 'Add New Item' item templates gated visibility on the 'WindowsAppSDK' project capability, which is only contributed by the meta Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK package. Projects referencing only the split Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI package get the 'WinUI' capability instead, so the templates never appeared. Relax AppliesTo in all 13 item templates to accept either capability: 'CSharp + (WindowsAppSDK | WinUI)' and 'VisualC + (WindowsAppSDK | WinUI)'. Parentheses are required because '+'/'&' (AND) bind tighter than '|' (OR). Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Resolves #5923, which reported that the
Add New Itemmenu omitted the WinUI templates when the WinUIPackageReferencewas included without the Windows App SDK metapackage.Before, the item templates'
.vstemplateAppliesToproperty only hadWindowsAppSDK, which is only emitted by the metapackage. AddingWinUIallows the item templates to appear when either the metapackageMicrosoft.WindowsAppSDKor WinUI packageMicrosoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUIis included in the project.Notes:
buildassets for either package need to be included in order to see the item templates. SettingIncludeAssets=Nonein thePackageReferencewill omit the item templates.Validation:
.\dev\Templates\VSIX\build-local-VSIX-packagebuild-install-localdev-vsix.ps1.<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="*" />toMicrosoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.I ran the same validation on a standalone VSIX.
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