Public/Restart-Solution.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Restart the current solution .DESCRIPTION Closes the currently open solution and reopens it. .PARAMETER Rebuild Clean, restore, and build the solution using the dotnet CLI. .EXAMPLE C:\PS> Restart-Solution .NOTES Author: Casey Crouse Created On: 03/06/2019 #> Function Restart-Solution { [CmdletBinding()] param( [switch]$Rebuild ) if ($null -ne $dte) { if (-not $([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($dte.Solution.FullName))) { $solutionName = $dte.Solution.FullName if ($Rebuild) { dotnet clean "$solutionName"; dotnet restore "$solutionName"; dotnet build "$solutionName"; } Write-Host "Closing $solutionName..." -ForegroundColor DarkYellow $dte.Solution.Close($true); Write-Host "Opening $solutionName..." -ForegroundColor DarkGreen $dte.Solution.Open($solutionName) return } else { Write-Host "No solution currently open to restart." -ForegroundColor DarkRed return } } Write-Host "Must be in Visual Studio to run this command." -ForegroundColor DarkRed return } |