Migrate GrandNode.sln to the XML-based GrandNode.slnx

.ai/checklists/plugin-release.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Domain rules live in the per-kind skills; this is the packaging and lifecycle ga
 - [ ] Output path set for **both** Debug and Release, to `Grand.Web/Plugins/{SystemName}/`.
 - [ ] All GrandNode project references `<Private>false</Private>`, with `ExcludeAssets` matching the nearest comparable plugin.
 - [ ] Package references carry no inline version.
-- [ ] Added to `GrandNode.sln`.
+- [ ] Added to `GrandNode.slnx`.
 - [ ] `logo.jpg` present and copied to output.
 - [ ] Themes only: `Content/theme.jpg` present, and `Content/**` copied with `PreserveNewest`.
 

.ai/knowledge/repository-map.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # GrandNode Repository Map
 
 ## Root
-- `GrandNode.sln`: main solution.
+- `GrandNode.slnx`: main solution.
 - `global.json`: pinned .NET SDK behavior.
 - `Directory.Packages.props`: central NuGet package versions.
 - `src/Build`: common MSBuild props and targets.

.ai/prompts/create-plugin.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Scaffold a new installable GrandNode plugin end to end, with the correct project
    - anything else → `.ai/skills/plugin-module.md`
 3. Read `.ai/templates/plugin/` and copy the skeleton files that apply. Read `.ai/examples/` for a worked end-to-end plugin.
 4. Pick the closest existing plugin in `src/Plugins/` and diff your scaffold against it. State which one you used.
-5. Create the project and add it to `GrandNode.sln`.
+5. Create the project and add it to `GrandNode.slnx`.
 6. Wire up in this order:
    1. `.csproj` — SDK, `Grand.Common.props` import, output path, `Private=false` references.
    2. `Manifest.cs` — `[assembly: PluginInfo(...)]` with an existing `Group` value.

.ai/standards/dependencies.md

@@ -92,5 +92,5 @@ Modules use `..\..\Web\Grand.Web\Modules\{ModuleName}\`. Both Debug and Release
 
 1. Create under the correct `src/` folder — see `.ai/knowledge/repository-map.md`.
 2. Import `Grand.Common.props`.
-3. Add to `GrandNode.sln`.
+3. Add to `GrandNode.slnx`.
 4. Add the mirror test project under `src/Tests/` when the project contains logic.

.ai/templates/plugin/base-plugin.md

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ Required. Without it the plugin renders without an image in the admin plugin lis
 
 ## Checklist
 
-- [ ] Project added to `GrandNode.sln`.
+- [ ] Project added to `GrandNode.slnx`.
 - [ ] `SystemName` identical in `Manifest.cs`, `{Feature}Defaults`, and the output folder.
 - [ ] `Group` is one of the existing group names.
 - [ ] Output path set for Debug **and** Release.

.github/workflows/aspnetcore.yml

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         dotnet-version: 10.0.301
     - name: Restore
-      run: dotnet restore ./GrandNode.sln
+      run: dotnet restore ./GrandNode.slnx
     - name: Build with dotnet
-      run: dotnet build ./GrandNode.sln --configuration Release
+      run: dotnet build ./GrandNode.slnx --configuration Release
     - name: Start Docker for Mongodb
       run: docker run -d -p 27017:27017 mongo
     - name: Wait for MongoDB to be ready

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ jobs:
           SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           ./.sonar/scanner/dotnet-sonarscanner begin /k:"grandnode_grandnode2" /o:"grandnode" /d:sonar.token="${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}" /d:sonar.cs.opencover.reportsPaths="**/coverage.opencover.xml"
-          dotnet build ./GrandNode.sln
+          dotnet build ./GrandNode.slnx
           ./.github/scripts/run-tests.sh Debug --collect:"XPlat Code Coverage" -- DataCollectionRunSettings.DataCollectors.DataCollector.Configuration.Format=opencover
           ./.sonar/scanner/dotnet-sonarscanner end /d:sonar.token="${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}"

.github/workflows/grandnode.yml

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Restore
       run: dotnet restore "${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}"
     - name: Build sln
-      run: dotnet build "GrandNode.sln" --configuration ${{ env.CONFIGURATION }}
+      run: dotnet build "GrandNode.slnx" --configuration ${{ env.CONFIGURATION }}
     - name: Unit tests
       # The job-level CONFIGURATION env var is picked up by MSBuild as the Configuration
       # property, so "Build sln" above produces Release regardless of the missing

GrandNode.slnx

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<Solution>
+  <Configurations>
+    <Platform Name="Any CPU" />
+    <Platform Name="x64" />
+    <Platform Name="x86" />
+  </Configurations>
+  <Folder Name="/Build/">
+    <File Path="src/Build/Grand.Common.props" />
+    <File Path="src/Build/Grand.Plugin.props" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/Business/">
+    <Project Path="src/Business/Grand.Business.Authentication/Grand.Business.Authentication.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Business/Grand.Business.Catalog/Grand.Business.Catalog.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Business/Grand.Business.Checkout/Grand.Business.Checkout.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Business/Grand.Business.Cms/Grand.Business.Cms.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Business/Grand.Business.Common/Grand.Business.Common.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Business/Grand.Business.Core/Grand.Business.Core.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Business/Grand.Business.Customers/Grand.Business.Customers.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Business/Grand.Business.Marketing/Grand.Business.Marketing.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Business/Grand.Business.Messages/Grand.Business.Messages.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Business/Grand.Business.Storage/Grand.Business.Storage.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/Core/">
+    <Project Path="src/Core/Grand.Data/Grand.Data.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Core/Grand.Domain/Grand.Domain.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Core/Grand.Infrastructure/Grand.Infrastructure.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Core/Grand.Mapping/Grand.Mapping.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Core/Grand.Mediator/Grand.Mediator.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Core/Grand.SharedKernel/Grand.SharedKernel.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/Modules/">
+    <Project Path="src/Modules/Grand.Module.Api/Grand.Module.Api.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Modules/Grand.Module.Installer/Grand.Module.Installer.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Modules/Grand.Module.Migration/Grand.Module.Migration.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Modules/Grand.Module.ScheduledTasks/Grand.Module.ScheduledTasks.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/Plugins/">
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/Authentication.Facebook/Authentication.Facebook.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/Authentication.Google/Authentication.Google.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/DiscountRules.Standard/DiscountRules.Standard.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/ExchangeRate.McExchange/ExchangeRate.McExchange.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/Payments.BrainTree/Payments.BrainTree.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/Payments.CashOnDelivery/Payments.CashOnDelivery.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/Payments.StripeCheckout/Payments.StripeCheckout.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/Shipping.ByWeight/Shipping.ByWeight.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/Shipping.FixedRateShipping/Shipping.FixedRateShipping.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/Shipping.ShippingPoint/Shipping.ShippingPoint.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/Tax.CountryStateZip/Tax.CountryStateZip.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/Tax.FixedRate/Tax.FixedRate.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/Theme.Modern/Theme.Modern.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/Widgets.FacebookPixel/Widgets.FacebookPixel.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/Widgets.GoogleAnalytics/Widgets.GoogleAnalytics.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Plugins/Widgets.Slider/Widgets.Slider.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/Solution Items/">
+    <File Path=".editorconfig" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/src/" />
+  <Folder Name="/src/Core/" />
+  <Folder Name="/src/Tests/">
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Web.Store.Tests/Grand.Web.Store.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Web.Vendor.Tests/Grand.Web.Vendor.Tests.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/src/Web/" />
+  <Folder Name="/Tests/">
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Business.Authentication.Tests/Grand.Business.Authentication.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Business.Catalog.Tests/Grand.Business.Catalog.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Business.Checkout.Tests/Grand.Business.Checkout.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Business.Cms.Tests/Grand.Business.Cms.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Business.Common.Tests/Grand.Business.Common.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Business.Customers.Tests/Grand.Business.Customers.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Business.Marketing.Tests/Grand.Business.Marketing.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Business.Messages.Tests/Grand.Business.Messages.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Business.Storage.Tests/Grand.Business.Storage.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Data.Tests/Grand.Data.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Domain.Tests/Grand.Domain.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Infrastructure.Tests/Grand.Infrastructure.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Mapping.Tests/Grand.Mapping.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Mediator.Tests/Grand.Mediator.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Module.Api.Tests/Grand.Module.Api.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Modules.Tests/Grand.Modules.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.SharedKernel.Tests/Grand.SharedKernel.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Web.Admin.Tests/Grand.Web.Admin.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Web.Common.Tests/Grand.Web.Common.Tests.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Tests/Grand.Web.Tests/Grand.Web.Tests.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/Web/">
+    <Project Path="src/Web/Grand.Web.Admin/Grand.Web.Admin.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Web/Grand.Web.Store/Grand.Web.Store.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Web/Grand.Web.Vendor/Grand.Web.Vendor.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Web/Grand.Web/Grand.Web.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/Web/Shared/">
+    <Project Path="src/Web/Grand.SharedUIResources/Grand.SharedUIResources.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Grand.Web.AdminShared.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/Web/Grand.Web.Common/Grand.Web.Common.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Project Path="src/Aspire/Aspire.AppHost/Aspire.AppHost.csproj" />
+  <Project Path="src/Aspire/Aspire.ServiceDefaults/Aspire.ServiceDefaults.csproj" />
+</Solution>

README.md

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ docker pull grandnode/grandnode2:x.xx
 * Open locally in an IDE
 
 Extract the source code package downloaded from the Releases tab to a folder (or
-clone the repository), and open `GrandNode.sln`. Build the whole solution - that
+clone the repository), and open `GrandNode.slnx`. Build the whole solution - that
 compiles the modules and plugins into the web project's output as well - then set
 `Grand.Web` as the startup project and run it. See
 [Building from source](#building-from-source) for the command line equivalent and
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ git clone - b x.xx https://github.com/grandnode/grandnode2.git
 ```
 ```bash
 cd ~/source/grandnode
-dotnet restore GrandNode.sln
+dotnet restore GrandNode.slnx
 ```
 Now it's time to rebuild all modules and plugins and publish the application. Each
 module and plugin copies itself into the web project's output, so they have to be
@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ Feel free to visit our [detailed guide about GrandNode installation.](https://gr
 #### Backend
 
 ```bash
-dotnet restore GrandNode.sln
-dotnet build GrandNode.sln
+dotnet restore GrandNode.slnx
+dotnet build GrandNode.slnx
 ```
 
-`GrandNode.sln` contains the whole application: the core libraries, the web
+`GrandNode.slnx` contains the whole application: the core libraries, the web
 project, the modules under `src/Modules` (installer, migrations, REST API,
 scheduled tasks) and the plugins under `src/Plugins`. Building the solution
 builds them all and copies each module and plugin into
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ dotnet run --project src/Web/Grand.Web
 
 `Grand.Web` does not reference the plugins - they install themselves into its
 output directory when *they* are built. So build the solution once
-(`dotnet build GrandNode.sln`) before the first run; after that you can start the
+(`dotnet build GrandNode.slnx`) before the first run; after that you can start the
 web project alone.
 
 The Kestrel profile listens on <https://localhost:5001> and

azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ steps:
   displayName: 'dotnet restore'
   inputs:
     command: 'restore'
-    projects: '**/*.sln'
+    projects: '**/*.slnx'
     feedsToUse: 'select'
 
 - task: DotNetCoreCLI@2