Revit plugin development best practices and patterns. Covers threading/Async deadlocks, Transaction patterns, ExternalEvent architecture, MVVM rules, DI setup, and common pitfalls. Essential for C# Revit add-in developers working with WPF and .NET. Keywords: Revit API, ExternalEvent, Transaction, IExternalCommand, IExternalApplication, threading, deadlock, Task.Run, FireAndForget, MVVM, WPF, DI.
Net48/net8 WPF compatibility rules for Revit plugins. Use when writing WPF code, creating dialogs, showing windows, using Dispatcher, accessing Application.Current, debugging net48-only crashes in Revit add-ins, when the WPF DockablePane freezes after a FireAndForget import (LMB dead, RMB unfreezes), OR when a ContextMenu MenuItem is greyed out in net48 but works in net8 — see §'dotnet/wpf#4078 — MenuItem CommandParameter ignored in net48' for the documented bug and the MenuItemCommandParameterRequery workaround.
SmartCon Revit plugin build guide. Multi-version build configurations (R19/R21/R24/R25), correct restore/build commands, CI/CD workflow, branch protection. Triggers on: build, deploy, release, compile, dotnet build, configuration. Keywords: SmartCon, Revit, build, deploy, release, R19, R21, R24, R25, net48, net8, restore, CI/CD.
Conventions for SmartCon domain documentation in docs/domain/. Use when adding a new domain class or interface to SmartCon.Core, when updating existing model/interface docs, when running or interpreting the validate-docs.ps1 validator, when reorganizing docs/domain/ structure, or when the user references the domain documentation validator. Covers the docs/domain/{models,interfaces}/ layout, the per-module .md file split, the frontmatter convention, the validator's classification logic, and known orphan sources (nested types, cross-assembly types, sub-headings).
SmartCon structured logging conventions. Use when reading or writing smartcon.log / formula-diagnostic.log, when adding log calls, when analyzing cross-method correlation via OpId, when debugging scope chain issues, when migrating code from [Cat] prefix to BeginScope, or when the user references Phase 1/2 logging migration. Covers log file locations, scope nesting, OpId correlation, IsEnabled checks, known false-positives in grep audits, AND the critical gotcha that custom Debug.* configurations do not auto-define the DEBUG symbol (so Debug-level lines are silently dropped unless Directory.Build.props adds them).
Unit + integration testing patterns for SmartCon Revit plugin. xUnit + Moq, .NET 8 / net48 multi-version. Covers Revit API mocking limitations, test seams, fake implementations, Moq gotchas with async/generic, integration test frameworks, Jeremy Tammik recommendations. Use when writing, updating, or running tests for SmartCon.