Catalogs every configuration axis in moq.analyzers — MSBuild properties (PedanticMode, ContinuousIntegrationBuild, LangVersion, AnalysisMode), analyzer severity layers (.editorconfig, .globalconfig, stylecop.json, GlobalSuppressions.cs, pragmas), BannedSymbols.txt, test.runsettings, CI env vars (FORCE_PERF_BASELINE, RUN_FULL_PERF, DOTNET_ROLL_FORWARD), renovate.json pins, build/perf/baseline.json, version.json/NBGV, and dotnet-tools.json. Load when a build behaves differently locally vs CI, when a warning appears/disappears unexpectedly, when adding/changing any flag or config file, when a diagnostic must be suppressed or re-severitied, when a dependency pin blocks an update, or when perf baseline/env-var semantics are unclear. Do NOT load for build/test command basics (use moq-analyzers-build-and-env), for dependency-pin incident history (moq-analyzers-failure-archaeology), for PR/merge process (moq-analyzers-change-control), or for shipping/retiring a rule (moq-analyzers-rule-lifecycle).
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Catalogs every configuration axis in moq.analyzers — MSBuild properties (PedanticMode, ContinuousIntegrationBuild, LangVersion, AnalysisMode), analyzer severity layers (.editorconfig, .globalconfig, stylecop.json, GlobalSuppressions.cs, pragmas), BannedSymbols.txt, test.runsettings, CI env vars (FORCE_PERF_BASELINE, RUN_FULL_PERF, DOTNET_ROLL_FORWARD), renovate.json pins, build/perf/baseline.json, version.json/NBGV, and dotnet-tools.json. Load when a build behaves differently locally vs CI, when a warning appears/disappears unexpectedly, when adding/changing any flag or config file, when a diagnostic must be suppressed or re-severitied, when a dependency pin blocks an update, or when perf baseline/env-var semantics are unclear. Do NOT load for build/test command basics (use moq-analyzers-build-and-env), for dependency-pin incident history (moq-analyzers-failure-archaeology), for PR/merge process (moq-analyzers-change-control), or for shipping/retiring a rule (moq-analyzers-rule-lifecycle).
moq.analyzers configuration and flags catalog
Every knob in this repo, what it defaults to, who may change it, and what
catches a bad change. This repo ships a Roslyn analyzer (a plugin that runs
inside consumers' compilers and IDEs), so several "configuration" entries are
actually load-bearing safety pins — changing them can crash customer builds.
All file paths are repo-root relative. All quotes verified against the working
tree on 2026-07-02 (commit 05135b2).
Change control baseline: CODEOWNERS is * @rjmurillo — every file below is
owner-reviewed. Nothing here documents a way around that; see
moq-analyzers-change-control before touching any axis marked LOAD-BEARING.
MSBuild properties are name/value pairs evaluated during dotnet build. This
repo centralizes them in build/targets/<area>/{*.props,*.targets} pairs,
imported by root Directory.Build.props (props) and Directory.Build.targets
(targets), which MSBuild auto-imports into every project.
PedanticMode — the single most important flag
Exact text of build/targets/codeanalysis/CodeAnalysis.targets (entire file,
2026-07-02):
PedanticMode defaults to whatever ContinuousIntegrationBuild is
(false when unset). It drives BOTH TreatWarningsAsErrors (C# compiler
warnings become errors) and MSBuildTreatWarningsAsErrors (MSBuild-level
warnings become errors).
CI always builds with /p:ContinuousIntegrationBuild=true (see
.github/actions/setup-restore-build/action.yml, Build step), so CI is
always pedantic. A plain local dotnet build is NOT.
Consequence: any warning passes locally and fails CI. Always run the
CI-parity build before pushing:
All bin/obj/test/package output lands under artifacts/
ArtifactsTestResultsPath
$(ArtifactsPath)/TestResults
same file
TRX + coverage output root
LangVersion
default
build/targets/compiler/Compiler.props
Deliberately floats with the SDK pinned in global.json. Do NOT hard-pin a C# version; the shipped assembly still compiles against Roslyn 4.8 (ADR-003)
Nullable
enable
same file
Repo-wide nullable reference types
ImplicitUsings
enable
same file
Global usings on
EnableNETAnalyzers
true
build/targets/codeanalysis/CodeAnalysis.props
Built-in CA rules on
EnforceCodeStyleInBuild
Who may change: repo owner via PR. Property changes are infrastructure
changes — cite the affected build/targets/ file in the PR.
Guard: CI-parity build (pre-push hook + main.yml build job). There is no
guard that detects loosening (e.g., lowering WarningLevel) other than
code review — treat any diff under build/targets/ as high-scrutiny.
The one property trap with an incident behind it (2026-07-02)
Never configure S1135 ("track TODO tags") above suggestion. Under
PedanticMode, S1135 = warning turns every TODO comment into a CI error and
locks CI against itself (commit 3d4f7ff did this and was reverted the next
day by b1439ab; the tripping build error was an issue-linked TODO(#1012)
comment — #1012 itself tracks an unrelated enhancement, not this incident;
see moq-analyzers-failure-archaeology §4). The current, correct setting is
.editorconfig:420 → dotnet_diagnostic.S1135.severity = suggestion.
TODO discipline is enforced by a different mechanism entirely
(build/scripts/todo-scanner/Scan-TodoComments.ps1, pre-push).
Axis 2 — Analyzer severity configuration (the precedence story)
"Severity" is how loudly a diagnostic (e.g. CA1016, SA1101, Moq1200)
reports: error > warning > suggestion > silent > none. Multiple
files can set it; precedence, strongest first:
src/Analyzers/GlobalSuppressions.cs and tests/Moq.Analyzers.Test/GlobalSuppressions.cs — each suppresses exactly one rule: SA1503 (braces). Inline [SuppressMessage] also appears in code with written justifications (e.g. MA0051 in the MockBehavior analyzers)
2
.editorconfigdotnet_diagnostic.<ID>.severity — nearest file to the source wins; deeper folders override shallower
Root .editorconfig (422 lines, root = true) plus three nested overrides: tests/.editorconfig, src/tools/.editorconfig, src/tools/PerfDiff/.editorconfig
3
Global AnalyzerConfig (.globalconfig) — loses to any .editorconfig entry for the same ID
build/targets/codeanalysis/.globalconfig, wired via <GlobalAnalyzerConfigFiles> in CodeAnalysis.props:17
4
The rule's own DiagnosticDescriptor default (defaultSeverity, isEnabledByDefault)
Each analyzer source file in src/Analyzers/
On top of whichever severity wins, PedanticMode=true escalates every
surviving warning to error (Axis 1). There are no <NoWarn> properties
and no .ruleset files anywhere in this repo (verified 2026-07-02) — do not
introduce them; the layers above are the sanctioned mechanisms.
What each file is for
Root .editorconfig — the main severity ledger plus formatting rules.
Notable pinned entries (2026-07-02): SA1633 = silent (no file headers),
SA1101 = silent (no this. prefix), SA1600 = silent, CA1016 = none
(line 407 — Codacy false positive, suppressed deliberately per incident
58924f7/2a7ee34; do not "fix" it), MA0040 = error, CA2016 = error
(CancellationToken forwarding — load-bearing for analyzer responsiveness),
S1135 = suggestion (NEVER raise; see Axis 1 trap), MA0026 = none.
It also carries the ADR-010 section forcing end_of_line = lf for
*.ps1/psm1/psd1 (a CRLF PowerShell file once broke the pre-push hook,
issue #1081) and a section protecting Verify snapshot files
(*.{received,verified}.*) from newline/whitespace mangling.
tests/.editorconfig (root = false, layers on top of root) — relaxes
XML-doc rules (CS1573/CS1591/CS1712/SA1601 → suggestion), CA1016 = none,
MA0051 = suggestion (method length), VSTHRD200 = none (no Async suffix
on tests).
src/tools/.editorconfig and src/tools/PerfDiff/.editorconfig —
relax house style for PerfDiff, which was imported from the dotnet team's
roslyn repo and is intentionally kept close to upstream.
build/targets/codeanalysis/.globalconfig — is_global=true; contains
ONLY the 19 EffectiveCSharp analyzer rules ECS0100–ECS1900, all set to
warning. Its own header comment states the policy: prefer .editorconfig;
use .globalconfig only for diagnostics not tied to a source file.
build/targets/codeanalysis/stylecop.json — StyleCop behavioral
settings (not severities): require newline at EOF, System usings first,
usings outside namespace. Injected into every project as an
<AdditionalFiles> item by CodeAnalysis.props:16.
Meta-analyzer packages (what produces all these IDs): 10 packages listed
in — Meziantou (MAxxxx), Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Analyzers
(RSxxxx), Roslynator (RCSxxxx), BannedApiAnalyzers (RS0030),
PerformanceSensitiveAnalyzers (HAAxxxx), StyleCop (SAxxxx), Sonar (Sxxxx),
VS Threading (VSTHRDxxx), ExhaustiveMatching, EffectiveCSharp (ECSxxxx).
Versions pinned in .
Configuring THIS project's shipped rules (Moq1xxx) in consumer code
The documented consumer-facing suppression story (template in every
docs/rules/Moq*.md, e.g. docs/rules/Moq1200.md:39-58):
#pragmawarning disable Moq1200 // single instance
...
#pragmawarning restore Moq1200
# file/folder/project scope, in .editorconfig[*.{cs,vb}]dotnet_diagnostic.Moq1200.severity = none
Default severities of shipped rules live in each analyzer's
DiagnosticDescriptor and in the docs/rules/README.md table — changing one
is a rule-lifecycle event (release-notes impact via
AnalyzerReleases.Unshipped.md), not a config edit. See
moq-analyzers-rule-lifecycle.
Who may change severity files: owner-reviewed PR. Loosening a severity
(warning → suggestion/none) needs written justification in the PR body.
Guard: PedanticMode CI build catches tightening mistakes instantly
(new errors). Nothing but review catches loosening — the repo pins a
local tool for severity-baseline drift (SquiggleCop 1.0.26 in
.config/dotnet-tools.json) but it is not wired to any build step or CI
job (verified 2026-07-02) — drift detection is an open gap, not a working
guard. Do not claim SquiggleCop protection in PRs.
Axis 3 — BannedSymbols.txt
Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.BannedApiAnalyzers reads
src/BannedSymbols.txt (wired as <AdditionalFiles> in
src/Directory.Build.props:5, so it applies to everything under src/) and
raises RS0030 on any use of a listed symbol — which PedanticMode turns into
a build error.
Current bans (2026-07-02) and what to use instead:
Banned
Use instead
Why
Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Diagnostic.Create(...) — all 7 overloads
Per-compilation cached symbol resolution (ADR-006); ad-hoc metadata-name lookups in callbacks are both slow and a string-matching smell (ADR-001)
Entry format (documentation-comment ID syntax):
M:Fully.Qualified.Method(Param.Types);Optional message.
To add a ban: append a line to src/BannedSymbols.txt, build with
PedanticMode, and fix every new RS0030 hit in the same PR. To remove a ban
you need an ADR-level justification — both current bans encode settled
architecture doctrine.
dotnet test --settings ./build/targets/tests/test.runsettings is the
canonical invocation (CI and pre-push both use it). Knobs inside
(build/targets/tests/test.runsettings, verified 2026-07-02):
Knob
Value
Effect
RunConfiguration/MaxCpuCount
0
Use all processors for parallel test execution
Coverage Format
cobertura
Cobertura XML emitted per run
IncludeTestAssembly
False
Test DLLs excluded from coverage
ModulePaths/Include
.*Moq\.Analyzers\.dll$ and .*Moq\.CodeFixes\.dll$
Coverage counts ONLY the two shipped assemblies. If a new shipped assembly is added, add its module here or its coverage is invisible
ModulePaths/Exclude
test adapters, xunit
noise removal
ExcludeByAttribute
Obsolete,GeneratedCodeAttribute,CompilerGeneratedAttribute (+ ExcludeFromCodeCoverage via Attributes)
property accessors and test-infra functions excluded
Post-processing: build/targets/tests/Tests.targets writes TRX logs to
artifacts/TestResults/<tfm>/ and runs ReportGenerator
(MarkdownSummaryGithub;Cobertura;HtmlInline) into
artifacts/TestResults/coverage/, cleaning stale coverage first
(CleanCoverageReport target) so old runs never pollute a report.
xUnit parallelism: build/targets/tests/xunit.runner.json sets
parallelizeAssembly: true and parallelizeTestCollections: true, copied
into test output by Tests.props.
Who may change: owner-reviewed PR. The 100%-block-coverage-for-new-analyzer-
code gate (CONTRIBUTING.md) depends on the Include list being correct.
All verified against .github/workflows/main.yml and scripts, 2026-07-02.
Variable
Where set
Semantics
RUN_FULL_PERF
main.yml:462 (perf job env)
true only when (a) the nightly schedule run (cron: '0 3 * * *', main.yml:27) on main, or (b) workflow_dispatch with input run_performance=true. When true the benchmark filter is '*' (full suite, 1,000-file corpus); otherwise the PR fast path '*(FileCount: 1)' (main.yml:511-515). PRs therefore get a fast, lower-power perf gate; the nightly run is the statistically strong one
FORCE_PERF_BASELINE
main.yml:463 from dispatch input force_baseline; consumed at build/scripts/perf/PerfCore.ps1:83 ($env:FORCE_PERF_BASELINE -eq 'true')
Forces baseline benchmarks to re-run even when a cached *report-full-compressed.json exists under artifacts/performance/perfResults/baseline/results. Set it locally (FORCE_PERF_BASELINE=true) when you suspect a stale cached baseline
main.yml:187-188, computed as secrets.CODACY_PROJECT_TOKEN != '' / secrets.QLTY_COVERAGE_TOKEN != ''
Secret-presence gates: coverage uploads to Codacy/Qlty run only on Linux test legs AND only when the secret exists (main.yml:257,267). Forks without secrets skip cleanly instead of failing — mimic this pattern for any new secret-dependent step
DOTNET_ROLL_FORWARD=LatestMajor
build/scripts/hooks/Invoke-PrePushBuild.ps1:15
Lets tests targeting net8.0 execute under the installed newer SDK/runtime (repo SDK is 10.0.301) during the pre-push hook. Set the same var manually if dotnet test complains about a missing 8.0 runtime and installing .NET 8 isn't an option
HUSKY=0
consumed by Directory.Build.targetsHuskyInstall target
Guard: actionlint runs pre-commit on workflow files and in the linters CI
job; workflow changes additionally require gh act -n dry-run evidence in
the PR body (CONTRIBUTING.md).
Axis 6 — renovate.json: the LOAD-BEARING dependency rules
Renovate is the automated dependency updater (enabledManagers:
nuget, github-actions). Several rules exist because violating them ships
a broken analyzer (CS8032 = "analyzer cannot be loaded" in the consumer's
compiler — incident #850, hotfix release v0.4.1). Verbatim highlights,
2026-07-02:
Roslyn is pinned to 4.8 (ADR-003: minimum supported host is VS 2022 17.8 / .NET 8 SDK). Renovate must never bump it; raising it is a support-matrix decision
Transitive pin for the shipped analyzer; manual review
Perfolizer
enabled: false
BenchmarkDotNet declares the exact constraint [0.6.1]; independent bumps cause NU1608. Update only when BenchmarkDotNet moves (PR #968)
BenchmarkDotNet
automerge: false, label benchmark-tooling
Must be reviewed together with the Perfolizer pin
System.CommandLine, System.CommandLine.Rendering
enabled: false
Updates require PerfDiff code changes (issue #914); currently 2.0.3
Automerge policy
dev deps minor/patch, lockfile maintenance, AND production minor/patch (matchCurrentVersion: "!/^0/") all automerge; platformAutomerge: true
Under active policy review: issue #1271 (OPEN, 2026-07-02) proposes removing unattended automerge for production NuGet deps because the shipped DLL executes inside consumers' compilers. Until decided, do not widen automerge; do not implement #1271's plan without the maintainer decisions it calls out
Non-shipped projects (PerfDiff, Benchmarks, PerfDiff.Tests) float above the
central pins via VersionOverride in their .csproj — that is sanctioned
(CONTRIBUTING.md "Dependency Management") because those assemblies never ship
in the NuGet package.
Who may change: owner only; analyzer-compat-labeled bumps require manual
compatibility review.
Guards (triple-layered, all verified):
ValidateAnalyzerHostCompatibility MSBuild target
(build/targets/packaging/Packaging.targets:20) — build error if
System.Collections.Immutable or System.Reflection.Metadata resolve above
major version 8 for a shipped project.
Semantics: the perf CI job (ADR-008; required PR check) checks out sha into
a second working tree, runs the benchmark suite there to produce the
baseline, runs the same suite on your PR, and PerfDiff
(src/tools/PerfDiff) compares the two with --failOnRegression. The
pipeline: PerfCore.ps1 -diff → DiffPerfToBaseline.ps1 → RunPerfTests.ps1
×2 → ComparePerfResults.ps1 → PerfDiff. main.yml fails fast if the file is
missing ("Get baseline SHA" step).
How/when to advance it:
Advance by PR that rewrites all three fields to a newer tagged release
(release = version, label = tag label, sha = full commit SHA of that
tag). History shows exactly this pattern (git log --oneline -- build/perf/baseline.json: fb1fb8a "Update baseline.json to release 0.1.1"). There is no automation for advancing it (verified 2026-07-02).
Advance when the baseline becomes so old that comparisons measure toolchain
drift instead of your change, or after an intentional, accepted performance
change. The current baseline (0.1.1) is many releases old — if you observe
baseline-build failures in the perf job (e.g., the old SHA needs a
different SDK; the job installs the baseline's own global.json SDK for
this reason), advancing the baseline is the fix, but it is a maintainer
decision: it resets the reference point for every future regression check.
Guards: an invalid sha fails the perf job's baseline checkout loudly.
Note (2026-07-02): the PerfDiff comparison math itself has audited holes
(empty-benchmark-set false pass, absolute-budget strategies, Inf-ratio
exclusion — issues #1265–#1269), so do not treat a green perf gate as proof
when you have touched the benchmark harness. See
moq-analyzers-debugging-playbook for diagnosing perf-gate behavior.
NBGV computes the package version from git history — no version numbers in
csproj files. version.json (verified 2026-07-02):
"version": "0.5.0-alpha.{height}" — {height} is the count of commits
since the version stem last changed, so every commit gets a unique
prerelease version automatically.
publicReleaseRefSpec: main, v* branches, release/vX.Y.Z branches,
and vX.Y.Z[-alpha|beta|rc[.N]] tags produce public (non-suffixed)
versions; everything else gets a git-hash suffix.
The NBGV MSBuild task is referenced in build/targets/versioning/Versioning.props;
the pinned CLI tool is nbgv 3.10.85 (Axis 9).
Who may change: owner, and only as part of a release train (bumping the stem
is "open next version for development"). Release promotion also touches
AnalyzerReleases.Shipped.md — see moq-analyzers-rule-lifecycle.
Guards: release.yml verifies the packed nupkg version equals the release
tag before dotnet nuget push (release-event runs). Known gap (audit
finding D-7, Info): a workflow_dispatch release run skips that
verification.
Gotcha: NBGV needs full history. MSB4018 in GetBuildVersion → run
git fetch --unshallow.
Axis 9 — .config/dotnet-tools.json (pinned local CLI tools)
Restored by dotnet tool restore (CI composite action retries it 3×; the
HuskyInstall target runs it locally). All entries have rollForward: false
— exact versions only. Verified 2026-07-02:
TRAP: pinned but NOT wired anywhere — no baseline YAML, no invocation in any target/workflow (verified 2026-07-02). Intended for analyzer-severity-baseline drift; currently inert
dotnet-reportgenerator-globaltool
5.5.10
Coverage report CLI (the MSBuild ReportGenerator package is pinned to the same 5.5.10 in build/targets/tests/Packages.props)
snitch
2.0.0
dotnet snitch --strict in the CI build job (main.yml:102) — fails on redundant transitive PackageReferences
husky
0.9.1
Git hook runner (pre-commit/pre-push groups in .husky/task-runner.json)
Guard: CI runs dotnet tool restore; a bad version fails every job at
setup. Version bumps arrive via Renovate (nuget manager covers tool
manifests) under the Axis 6 policy.
How to add a new configuration axis (checklist)
Use this when introducing any new flag, config file, or env var. The repo's
pattern is: a paired props/targets folder under build/targets/, a default
that is safe locally, an explicit value in CI, and a guard that fails loudly.
Placement. MSBuild property → new or existing
build/targets/<area>/{<Area>.props,<Area>.targets} pair (props for
values, targets for logic; keep the unused half present with the
"Intentionally empty" comment, as Compiler.targets does). Package version
→ Directory.Packages.props or the area's Packages.props (CPM, ADR-005;
never a version attribute in a csproj unless it's a sanctioned
VersionOverride in a non-shipped project). Severity → .editorconfig
(preferred) or .globalconfig (only if not tied to a source file — the
.globalconfig header says so).
Wire the import. Props into Directory.Build.props, targets into
Directory.Build.targets, Packages.props into Directory.Packages.props
— follow the existing import lists.
Choose the default for the local case and make CI set the strict
value explicitly (the PedanticMode pattern:
Condition=" '$(X)' == '' " fallback + /p:X=true in CI/pre-push). Never
make the local default the strict one if it would block iteration.
Add a guard. What fails, and where, if someone sets it wrong?
Acceptable guards in this repo: an MSBuild <Error> target
(ValidateAnalyzerHostCompatibility is the template), a test
(AnalyzerAssemblyCompatibilityTests is the template), or a CI matrix leg.
"Review will catch it" is not a guard.
If it's a dependency pin, encode it in renovate.json too (cap +
automerge: false + label), and validate with
npx --package renovate -- renovate-config-validator.
Document it: CONTRIBUTING.md section if contributors must know it;
docs/dependency-management.md for dependency rules; an ADR
(docs/architecture/ADR-*.md) if it encodes an architectural constraint.
Prove CI-parity: run the pre-push CI-parity build + test locally
and paste output as PR evidence (see ).
Central Package Management (CPM): every package version lives in Directory.Packages.props or an imported build/targets/*/Packages.props; transitive dependencies are pinned too (ADR-005)
HUSKY
env var; 0 skips git-hook install
Directory.Build.targetsHuskyInstall target
Hooks auto-install on restore unless CI or HUSKY=0
CodeAnalysis.props
build/targets/codeanalysis/Packages.props
Skips git-hook installation on restore (also auto-skipped when ContinuousIntegrationBuild=true or design-time builds)
RUN_PERF dispatch inputs
main.yml:4-15
run_performance (bool) and force_baseline (bool) are the only two workflow_dispatch inputs
moq-analyzers-change-control
If it's an env var in a workflow: pass untrusted values via env:
indirection (never inline ${{ }} into run:), gate secret-dependent
steps on secret presence (the IS_CODACY_COVERAGE_ALLOWED pattern), and
run actionlint + gh act -n.
