Add ide.host.json for VS parameter labels

2026-08-27 00:21:33 +02:00
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@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ Consequences:
  its own) and a "display manual instructions" action (id `AC1156F7-...`) that prints
  a reminder to run `git init` — see "Git on generation" below for why it's just a
  printed reminder and not an executed command.
+- `.template.config/ide.host.json` — Visual Studio-only UI hints for the New Project
+  wizard. It does **not** rename any symbol (the CLI flags stay `PluginAuthor`/
+  `skipRestore`/`SkipGit` — a flag can't contain a space); it only maps each symbol's
+  `id` to a human-readable `name.text` label (e.g. `SkipGit` → "Skip Git") shown in
+  VS's UI, via `isVisible: "true"` per entry (VS hides a symbol from that UI unless
+  explicitly marked visible here). Ignored entirely by `dotnet new` on the CLI.
 - The `.csproj` at the repo root — the project file every generated plugin ships with.
 - `EntryPoint.cs` / `Config.cs` — the scaffolded plugin (`Plugin<Config>`) and its
  YAML-backed settings class.