Add the ability to open a solution file #8946
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An experiment to see what it would be like if opening a loose solution file in VSCode would then open the containing folder and launch roslyn lsp against the solution.
Downsides:
We don't want to activate C# outside of C# scenarios, since solution file are used for languages other than C# (for example C++). One thought is that a Solution Launcher extension could be made that always activate on startup and contained the code in solutionFileWorkspaceHandler.ts. Users could then opt-in to the solution loading behavior by installing this extension.
From within VS Code:
Screen.Recording.2026-02-02.at.10.02.23.PM.mov
From the command line:
Screen.Recording.2026-02-02.at.10.05.04.PM.mov