StyleCopManage consistent style and structure across multiple developers.

Install

Scope of Product

Analyzes source files (not compiled)

Checks structure:

Spacing

Comments

Naming

Grouping (private, publics, etc.)

Brace and bracket placement

Allows consistent look and feel across teams

Resharper Integration

Will reset fine grain settings around curly brace placement, spacing, etc.

Resharper will auto-complete most of these rules for free!

Resharper Integration (cont.)

Most things Resharper won’t give you for free it can give you via the ‘QuickFix | Alt-Enter’

Visual Studio Usage

Can run by right-clicking on the solution or project.

Can also run via MSBuild for Continuous Integration.

Visual Studio Usage (cont.)

Violations will show up as Warnings in Visual Studio and supports double-click to navigate to it.

Can control rules used

Settings can be changed globally or on a project level.

Settings Interface

Rule set can be fine tuned and also supports custom rules being added.

Resources

StyleCop: http://stylecop.codeplex.com/

Author: Lawson Caudill – http://www.getthinktank.com