VersionSurgeon 1.0.2

VersionSurgeon Author: Amit Dua

VersionSurgeon is a plugin-based framework for semantic versioning and compatibility analysis in .NET 8.
It helps developers detect breaking changes between versions of their codebase and recommends appropriate version bumps.

✨ Features

• 🔌 Plugin-driven architecture for compatibility analysis
• 🧠 Roslyn-powered static code inspection
• 📦 Analyzer registry with over 35 built-in plugins
• 📁 File-based diffing of C# source files
• 📊 Compatibility scoring and semantic versioning guidance
• 🛠️ CLI and SDK support for integration into pipelines
• 🔧 Extensible via custom analyzers
• 🚀 NuGet-packable and CI/CD-friendly
• 🧪 Built-in test harness for plugin validation

🔍 Built-in Analyzers

VersionSurgeon includes the following analyzers out of the box:

• PublicSurfaceAnalyzer
• MethodSignatureAnalyzer
• FieldChangeAnalyzer
• PropertyChangeAnalyzer
• EnumChangeAnalyzer
• ConstructorChangeAnalyzer
• VisibilityChangeAnalyzer
• GenericTypeAnalyzer
• InheritanceChangeAnalyzer
• AttributeChangeAnalyzer
• ExceptionContractAnalyzer
• ReturnTypeAnalyzer
• ParameterChangeAnalyzer
• StaticMemberAnalyzer
• VirtualMemberAnalyzer
• AbstractMemberAnalyzer
• SealedClassAnalyzer
• InternalApiAnalyzer
• ExtensionMethodAnalyzer
• EventChangeAnalyzer
• DelegateChangeAnalyzer
• NullableReferenceAnalyzer
• AsyncMethodAnalyzer
• TupleChangeAnalyzer
• DynamicUsageAnalyzer
• RefReadonlyAnalyzer
• RecordTypeAnalyzer
• RequiredMemberAnalyzer
• InterfaceImplementationAnalyzer
• BaseClassChangeAnalyzer
• TypeAccessibilityAnalyzer
• XmlDocChangeAnalyzer
• AnnotationChangeAnalyzer
• MetadataTokenAnalyzer
• ContractAnnotationAnalyzer
• TestExposureAnalyzer

Each plugin implements ICompatibilityAnalyzer and contributes to the overall compatibility score.

🚀 Getting Started

1. Install the NuGet Package

Use the .NET CLI:

dotnet add package VersionSurgeon

Or add this to your .csproj:

<PackageReference Include="VersionSurgeon" Version="1.0.0" />

2. Prepare Your Code Snapshots

Create two folders with .cs files from different versions of your codebase:

C:\MyApp\OldVersion  
C:\MyApp\NewVersion

3. Run the Analysis

In your app:

using VersionSurgeon.Engine;

var report = VersionSurgeon.PerformSurgicalAnalysis(
    @"C:\MyApp\OldVersion",
    @"C:\MyApp\NewVersion",
    new Version("1.2.3")
);

Console.WriteLine(report);

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions of all kinds. Please follow these guidelines:

• Keep classes under 50 lines when possible
• Use clear naming and consistent formatting
• Write unit tests for each plugin
• Submit pull requests with descriptive titles

Author: Amit Dua

❤️ Sponsor

If you find VersionSurgeon useful, consider sponsoring the project to support ongoing development.

GitHub Sponsors → https://github.com/sponsors/AmitDua