Dataverse Analyzer

A Roslyn analyzer for .NET Core projects that enforces specific coding standards and best practices.

Rule CT0001: Control Flow Braces Rule

This analyzer enforces that if and else control flow statements without braces can only contain:

• return statements
• throw statements
• continue statements
• break statements
• yield break statements

Examples

✅ Allowed (no braces needed):

if (condition)
    return;

if (error)
    throw new Exception();

while (true)
    break;

foreach (var item in items)
    continue;

if (done)
    yield break;

❌ Not allowed (braces required):

// This will trigger CT0001
if (condition)
    DoSomething();

Rule CT0002: Enum Assignment Rule

This analyzer prevents assigning literal values to enum properties, requiring the use of proper enum values instead.

Examples

✅ Allowed:

AccountCategoryCode = AccountCategoryCode.Standard;

❌ Not allowed:

// This will trigger CT0002
AccountCategoryCode = 1;

Rule CT0003: Object Initialization Rule

This analyzer prevents the use of empty parentheses in object initialization when using object initializers.

Examples

✅ Allowed:

var account = new Account
{
    Name = "MoneyMan",
};

var account = new Account(accountId)
{
    Name = "MoneyMan",
};

❌ Not allowed:

// This will trigger CT0003
var account = new Account()
{
    Name = "MoneyMan",
};

Usage

The analyzer is designed to be consumed as a project reference or NuGet package in other .NET projects. When integrated, it will automatically analyze your code and report violations of the rules.

Building

dotnet build src\DataverseAnalyzer\DataverseAnalyzer.csproj --configuration Release

The built analyzer DLL will be available in src\DataverseAnalyzer\bin\Release\netstandard2.0\DataverseAnalyzer.dll.

Integration

To use this analyzer in your projects, reference the built DLL as an analyzer:

<ItemGroup>
  <Analyzer Include="path\to\DataverseAnalyzer.dll" />
</ItemGroup>

The analyzer includes an automatic code fix provider that can add braces when violations are detected.