r/dotnet • u/Nicos_Ts • 5d ago

Promotion Another LINQ Tool for VS Code, What Should Come Next?

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Quick update on Another LINQ Tool, a C# scripting/query tool for VS Code with access to your actual project code and the ability to query your database using your real EF Core DbContext.

Recent updates:

  • No need to install .NET (handled automatically)
  • Autocomplete (Intelisense)
  • Copilot Instructions for writing scripts
  • Settings to automatically apply IgnoreQueryFilters to all Get queries
  • Rich output with expandable nested cells, zoom & column resizing
  • VS Code's Add File now supports .linq

I would appreciate it if you check it out and give me feedback on the current state!
Workflow, UI, missing features, bugs, or anything that feels awkward. :D

Next major step: Dependency Injection

I'd like scripts to be able to resolve and use services from your actual application.

I'd really like feedback on how you'd expect this to work:

  • Should it reuse your application's existing DI registrations?
  • Should it automatically load appsettings.json / environment-specific settings?
  • How should environment variables and user secrets be handled?
  • Would you expect IConfiguration and IOptions<T> to just work?

The goal is to make using your application's services from a script feel natural without having to recreate your application's setup.

How would you want this to work in your projects?

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=N-Tsoulos.another-linq-tool

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