Extensible calculator

This is sample project that shows how to create application with extensions on net6.0.

There's 2 main directories - Calculator and Extensions. Each one shows own development perspective.

• Calculator shows how application developers can extend application and provide SDK for extensions writers.
• Extensions show how extension writers see extension writing process.

Almost every file have comments that explain what's done right here.

Main purpose of this repo is to show how you can create single file that can be transferred to extension developer who can start extending your application without writing boilerplate code

Advantages

Application developer

• Highly customizable
• No weird hacks is required
• Include new libraries with <IncludeInSdk>true</IncludeInSdk>
• Each build produces .nupkg file that can be shared the way you want

Extensions developer

• Single .nupkg have everything needed to create extensions

• Minimal project file - only set Project's SDK and you're ready to go

  <Project Sdk="Calculator.Sdk/1.0.0" />

  Decades of evolution to single line project file

Everyone

• Easy to maintain dependencies. Your dependencies won't interfere with others
• Easy to build - no need for third-party build tools. Everything is resolved by MSBuild!
• DLL hell & Version hell is no more!

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Build

You need net6.0 sdk.

1. Go to Calculator folder and type dotnet build
2. Go to Extensions folder and type dotnet build

Execution

1. Create folder in Calculator/Calculator.Program/bin/debug/net6.0/ called Extensions
2. Compile Extensions/Addition
3. Copy output to directory from 1
4. Run Calculator.Program app