Creating a Source Control Plug-in

The Visual Studio SDK provides resources that enable you to add source control capability to the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE). It lets you use any plug-in DLL that complies with the Source Control Plug-in API outlined in this documentation.

In This Section

• Getting Started with Source Control Plug-ins
  Describes how to install a source control plug-in and highlights the currently available Source Control Plug-in API versions.

• Source Control Plug-in Architecture
  Uses an architecture diagram to explain the integration of a source control plug-in with the Visual Studio IDE.

• Test Guide for Source Control Plug-ins
  Provides guidance about how to test the installation and operation of a source control plug-in.

Related Sections

• Creating a Source Control VSPackage
  Discusses how to create a source control VSPackage that not only supplies source control functionality but replaces Visual Studio source control UI.

• Source Control Plug-ins
  Provides a complete listing of all the elements in the Source Control Plug-in API.

• Source Control (Visual Studio SDK)
  Discusses the options for implementing source control as an integrated feature of Visual Studio.