Suggestion: SourceGenerator EmbeddedResource API

[MarkPflug]

I have a project that I maintain that is implements .resx-like functionality via json files (as opposed to xml). The project uses MSBuild tasks to generate C# resource accessor classes, and also to generated embedded resources. I'd love to migrate this project to use source generators instead. Unfortunately, it appears that the source generator API doesn't currently support adding embedded resources to the compilation.

Is that a feature that could be considered for a future release? It might be as simple as: GeneratorExecutionContext.AddEmbeddedResource(byte[], string logicalName);

But, of course, I don't know the inner workings of the compiler, so there's quite likely more complexity than I'm imagining.

[jasonmalinowski]

@chsienki Do we already have a issue tracking this?

[chsienki]

Opened #49935 to track this.

[MarkPflug]

@jasonmalinowski @chsienki Question meta-question: There was an issue I opened a while back (#49260) that I closed, thinking it was resolved, then reopened when I realized it wasn't. Will that end up being abandoned since it was closed? I don't know how these workflows work, so I'm just curious if that issue is going to sit unattended forever. Not trying to pester you, I know you have higher priority work than helping me with my issues.

Thanks.

[jasonmalinowski]

Friendly pestering is always OK! Unfortunately sometimes things get buried with all the usual chaos so a friendly ping often helps to elevate stuff.

(as far as the issue itself, that's @chsienki's area of expertise so I'm useless there. 😄)

[lennybacon]

Friendly pestering 2025 edition :-) Any updates?

[CyrusNajmabadi]

No updates on this. When there are updates we will report as much on these issues. Thanks.