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# Project Renamifier (PRE-ALPHA STAGE)
# Project Renamifier

> This projecty is currently in its infancy and is not ready for primetime use. Please check back often for updates!
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A Visual Studio extension that allows you to safely - and COMPLETELY - rename a Project from within Visual Studio! This includes the filename, parent folder name (if it matches), and the namespace (includes changing the namespace in files that use it), plus fixing the path/filename of the project in the Solution file and all referencing projects.
A Visual Studio extension that allows you to safely and completely rename a project from within Visual Studio.

## License
## Features

[![License - MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/codingwithcalvin/VS-BreakpointNotifier?style=for-the-badge)](https://img.shields.io/github/license/codingwithcalvin/vs-BreakpointNotifier?style=for-the-badge)
When you rename a project, this extension handles all of the following automatically:

## Build Status
- **Project file rename** - Renames the `.csproj` file to match the new name
- **Directory rename** - Renames the parent directory if it matches the old project name
- **Project properties** - Updates `RootNamespace` and `AssemblyName` in the project file
- **Namespace declarations** - Updates all `namespace` declarations in source files
- **Using statements** - Updates `using`, `global using`, `using static`, and using aliases across the solution
- **Fully qualified references** - Updates references like `OldName.MyClass` to `NewName.MyClass`
- **Project references** - Updates `ProjectReference` paths in all projects that reference the renamed project
- **Solution structure** - Preserves solution folder organization

TBD
The extension shows a progress dialog with step-by-step status as it performs the rename operation, and includes error handling with rollback support if something goes wrong.

## Marketplace Status
## Installation

TBD
### Visual Studio Marketplace

## Contribute
Install directly from the [Visual Studio Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CodingWithCalvin.VS-ProjectRenamifier).

Contributions are welcome! Issues, PRs, etc.
### Manual Installation

1. Download the `.vsix` file from the [Releases](https://github.com/CodingWithCalvin/VS-ProjectRenamifier/releases) page
2. Double-click the downloaded file to install

## Usage

1. Right-click on a project in Solution Explorer
2. Select **Rename Project (Renamify)**
3. Enter the new project name in the dialog
4. Click **Rename** and watch the progress as each step completes

## Supported Versions

- Visual Studio 2022 (17.x)
- Visual Studio 2026 (18.x)
- Architectures: x64 (amd64), ARM64

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Issues, PRs, etc.

For cloning and building this project yourself, make sure to install the [Extensibility Essentials 2022 extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MadsKristensen.ExtensibilityEssentials2022) for Visual Studio which enables some features used by this project.