Sample: Modular Architecture (SLNX)

This sample demonstrates Project Dependency Visualization for a modern, multi-project solution architecture. It showcases ProjGraph's native support for the new XML-based .slnx solution format introduced in Visual Studio 2022.

🏙️ Architecture: Layered Modular Design

The solution follows a standard layered architecture with five distinct projects:

  • App: The entry point (CLI or Web). Depends on all other layers.
  • Services: Orchestration layer. Depends on Infrastructure and Core.
  • Infrastructure: Implementation of persistence and external services. Depends on Core.
  • Core: The domain layer (Models & Abstractions). Has no dependencies.
  • Shared: A leaf utilities project with common extensions.

📊 Visual Snapshot

Below is the dependency graph generated for the solution:

graph TD
  App["App"]
  Core["Core"]
  Infrastructure["Infrastructure"]
  Services["Services"]
  Shared["Shared"]

  App --> Core
  App --> Infrastructure
  App --> Services
  Infrastructure --> Core
  Services --> Core
  Services --> Infrastructure
Tip

This diagram was generated directly from the .slnx solution file. You can find the latest snapshot in modular-architecture.mmd.

🚀 Quick Start

To generate this diagram yourself, run the following command from the repository root:

projgraph visualize ./samples/visualize/modular-architecture/ModularArchitecture.slnx --format mermaid > ./samples/visualize/modular-architecture/modular-architecture.mmd

Alternative: ASCII Tree

For a quick hierarchical view in your terminal:

projgraph visualize ./samples/visualize/modular-architecture/ModularArchitecture.slnx

🛠️ Build and Test

This solution uses modern .NET project settings. Build it with:

dotnet build ./samples/visualize/modular-architecture/ModularArchitecture.slnx
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