fix(packaging): skip the source generator when disabled and replace the broken Polyfill injection

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Summary

This fixes the consumer-facing packaging in TUnit.Core and TUnit.Assertions. Every change was reproduced or checked against locally packed 99.99.99 packages, built into throwaway consumer projects.

Changes

1. EnableTUnitSourceGeneration=false now removes the generator

All 7 generators in TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator combine the flag after their transforms, so the flag only suppressed output. Every class was still parsed and analysed. TUnit.Core.targets now has _TUnitRemoveSourceGenerator (AfterTargets="ResolveLockFileAnalyzers", the same hook System.Text.Json uses for DisableSystemTextJsonSourceGenerator). When the property is false, it removes @(Analyzer) items whose filename is TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator. ResolvePackageDependenciesForBuild also runs during design-time builds when the assets file exists, so the IDE is covered as well.

• Behaviour is preserved. Every generator returns early from its output stage when the flag is false. All of their diagnostics are reported from that stage, and StaticPropertyInitializationGenerator returns an empty model that emits nothing. The new polyfill generator (below) checks the flag too.
• Analyzers still load. TUnit.Analyzers.dll and the code fixers are still passed to Csc.
• The empty-namespace file stays consistent. TUnit.Core.GeneratedNamespace.cs (perf: emit source-generated test types after user code (Defender scan 5s → 0.2s at 10k tests) #6908) is already skipped when the property is false.
• Docs. engine-modes.md now says the generator is removed and that the analyzers still run.

2. Automatic Polyfill injection replaced

Reproduced on main: a net472 consumer of TUnit without its own Polyfill fails with CS0234 ModuleInitializerAttribute, and Polyfill is missing from project.assets.json. The injection could not work, for two reasons:

• Restore evaluates with ExcludeRestorePackageImports=true, so a PackageReference added by a package's own props/targets is never restored.
• Even when it is restored, ExcludeAssets="contentfiles; build" drops the only assets Polyfill ships (contentFiles/cs/**).

Other problems with the old code:

• _PolyfillAlreadyDefined was set in a target but read during evaluation.
• The EnableTUnitPolyfills default checked $(TargetFramework) in a .props.
• In Visual Studio, restore does see evaluated items, so CLI and IDE would restore different graphs.

I checked what the generated code actually needs on old TFMs. ExcludeFromCodeCoverage and GeneratedCode exist on net472 and netstandard2.0. UnsafeAccessor is only emitted for .NET 8+. So the only missing type is ModuleInitializerAttribute.

The fix is a new, self-contained generator, Generators/ModuleInitializerPolyfillGenerator.cs. InfrastructureGenerator.cs is not touched. The new generator declares internal sealed class System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ModuleInitializerAttribute only when:

• the project does not have exactly one usable definition. GetTypesByMetadataName is used because GetTypeByMetadataName returns null when several references declare the type. If no accessible definition exists, or several references declare it publicly (CS0433 ambiguity, even when one of them is the core library's), TUnit declares its own; a declaration in source takes precedence over referenced ones. A declaration in the project's own source is always used as is. And
• EnableTUnitSourceGeneration and EnableTUnitPolyfills are not false, and
• PolySharp would not generate the attribute. Generators can't see each other's output, so PolySharp is detected through its compiler-visible PolySharpIncludeGeneratedTypes / PolySharpExcludeGeneratedTypes properties.

It can't use RegisterPostInitializationOutput, because that step can't check whether the type already exists.

The old injection was removed from TUnit.Core.props and TUnit.Core.targets. EnableTUnitPolyfills stays compiler-visible because the new generator reads it; it is now the opt-out. PolyUseEmbeddedAttribute is kept because it also affects consumers who reference Polyfill themselves. installation.md was updated.

TUnit.Assertions.FSharp Version="*" injection. This had the same restore problem. On main, an .fsproj that references TUnit.Assertions shows the item under -getItem:PackageReference, but project.assets.json has no TUnit.Assertions.FSharp. In VS it would float * to the latest nuget.org version instead of the matching one. I removed it. The F# templates already reference the package explicitly, and fsharp.md now tells people to install it.

Behaviour change for F# users. In the CLI the auto-reference never restored, so CLI builds are unaffected. F# projects built in Visual Studio (where it could restore, at a floating version) must now reference TUnit.Assertions.FSharp explicitly. This should be called out in the release notes. The templates' Directory.Build.props comment was updated; its NU1504 suppression stays because the templates float to published TUnit versions that still add the reference.

3. Dead packaging

• Deleted src/TUnit.Core/build/TUnit.Core.props / .targets. They are never packed: the nupkg's build/netstandard2.0/TUnit.Core.props is the root TUnit.Core.props (same 2889 bytes), and nothing imports them. They only held unused CompilerVisibleProperty entries and a Clean target.
• Updated the eng/Polyfill.targets comment, which described the old injection.

Verification

• Consumer builds against local packages (before → after). Analyzer lists come from the Csc command lines; binlogs were captured.

Scenario	Before	After
net472, TUnit only	CS0234	builds; generated TUnit.ModuleInitializerAttribute.g.cs; 3/3 tests pass
net472 + Polyfill	-	builds, no TUnit declaration, 3/3
net472 + PolySharp 1.15.0	-	builds, PolySharp's attribute used, no duplicate, 3/3
net472 + EnableTUnitPolyfills=false	-	CS0234 as expected (opt-out honoured)
net8.0 / net10.0 default	pass	pass, no attribute declared, generator present
net472 / net8.0 / net10.0 with EnableTUnitSourceGeneration=false + [assembly: ReflectionMode]	TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator.dll passed to Csc	not passed; TUnit.Analyzers.dll and code fixers still passed; 3/3 tests pass

• Design-time check. -p:DesignTimeBuild=true -t:ResolvePackageDependenciesForBuild -getItem:Analyzer gives no TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator when disabled and keeps it by default. -getItem:Compile gives no TUnit.Core.GeneratedNamespace.cs when disabled.
• New tests. ModuleInitializerPolyfillGeneratorTests pass on net10.0, net9.0, net8.0 and net472 (8/8). The emitted source is covered by a snapshot. One test compiles a [ModuleInitializer] against the real references of each TFM, and another adds two references that declare the attribute publicly and checks there is no CS0433.
• Full suite. TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator.Tests on net10.0: 164 passed, 1 skipped. No existing snapshot changed, because snapshot tests run individual generators.

Skipped / not changed

• 4. System.Text.Json on netstandard2.0 TUnit.Core: skipped. In a net472 TUnit consumer, STJ also arrives through TUnit.Assertions, Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel and Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.CodeCoverage. System.Text.Json.SourceGeneration.dll is passed to Csc either way, so removing the reference only helps projects that use TUnit.Core alone. It would also change the serialized names for anyone serializing SpanData with STJ on .NET Framework, and it changes the netstandard public API. TUnit's own reporters don't depend on the attributes: they write spans by hand with Utf8JsonWriter and use TestResultJson DTOs.
• 5. Code-fix DLLs passed to Csc: left as is. I can't confirm here that VS, Rider and C# Dev Kit still load fixers from another location.
• src/TUnit/TUnit.props / .targets: left. They are not packed (the TUnit nupkg has no build/ folder), but the templates' Directory.Build.props imports TUnit.props for the Playwright template smoke test.
• The .NET Framework template still adds Polyfill plus EnableTUnitPolyfills=false. That is now redundant but harmless, and it keeps template snapshots unchanged.

Found in passing (not fixed here, out of scope)

• ReflectionTestDataCollector.ShouldScanAssembly excludes any assembly whose path contains "ref". In a directory like ...\refl-test\bin\..., reflection mode finds no assemblies and crashes with SemaphoreSlim maxCount 0. This reproduces on main.
• MissingPolyfillAnalyzer accepts inaccessible (internal or embedded) types in references, so it stayed silent in the CS0234 repro above.

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• Documentation
  • Clarified how to add the separate F# assertions package, disable source generation, and handle polyfills on .NET Framework.
• Bug Fixes
  • TUnit now supplies ModuleInitializerAttribute when no usable definition is available, while respecting project-provided definitions and PolySharp.
• Build Configuration
  • Disabling source generation removes its generator from compilation while analyzers remain active.
  • Removed automatic Polyfill package injection and the automatic F# assertions package reference; F# projects must reference the assertions package explicitly.

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The changes remove automatic F# assertions package referencing and add a source-generated ModuleInitializerAttribute fallback. They update build configuration, remove prior MSBuild defaults and targets, add generator tests, and revise related documentation.

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F# assertions package

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F# package reference and setup instructions src/TUnit.Assertions/TUnit.Assertions.props, docs/docs/assertions/fsharp.md, src/TUnit.Templates/content/Directory.Build.props	The automatic .fsproj reference to TUnit.Assertions.FSharp was removed. The documentation shows how to add the package directly. The template comment describes explicit references and notes that earlier published versions can add a duplicate reference.

Module initializer polyfill and build configuration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
ModuleInitializerAttribute generation and validation src/TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator/Generators/ModuleInitializerPolyfillGenerator.cs, tests/TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator.Tests/ModuleInitializerPolyfillGeneratorTests.cs, tests/TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator.Tests/ModuleInitializerPolyfillGeneratorTests.Declares_attribute_when_compilation_lacks_it.verified.txt	The generator checks build settings, PolySharp settings, and accessible attribute definitions before emitting an internal ModuleInitializerAttribute. Tests cover generation and suppression conditions, including referenced and embedded definitions.
Build configuration and generator opt-out src/TUnit.Core/TUnit.Core.props, src/TUnit.Core/TUnit.Core.targets, src/TUnit.Core/build/TUnit.Core.props, src/TUnit.Core/build/TUnit.Core.targets, docs/docs/execution/engine-modes.md	When source generation is disabled, the target removes TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator. The changes remove prior Polyfill package injection, property and analyzer defaults, and the generated-file cleanup target. The documentation describes the generator opt-out and states that analyzers continue to run.
Module initializer polyfill guidance docs/docs/getting-started/installation.md, eng/Polyfill.targets	The .NET Framework guidance and build comment describe the generated attribute fallback, its behavior when an attribute already exists, and the polyfill opt-out.

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  participant Build as Build configuration
  participant Generator as ModuleInitializerPolyfillGenerator
  participant Compilation
  participant Output as Generated source
  Build->>Generator: Provide source-generation and polyfill settings
  Compilation->>Generator: Provide attribute declarations and references
  Generator->>Output: Emit ModuleInitializerAttribute when unavailable

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• observed — Consumer compilation inputs and build properties govern fallback emission. The generator checks accessible definitions and referenced embedded attributes before deciding whether to declare its own type.

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Review of #6915

Overall this is a well-reasoned fix. The diagnosis of why the old Polyfill injection could not work is convincing: restore ignores package-imported PackageReference items, and ExcludeAssets=contentfiles dropped the only assets Polyfill ships. Replacing it with a small, self-contained generator is a much more robust design. The generator is well tested, covering missing, user-declared, PolySharp and opt-out cases. Removing the generator via ResolveLockFileAnalyzers is the same hook System.Text.Json uses, so that part looks right too.

Things worth considering:

1. F# auto-reference removal is a behaviour change. Dropping the implicit TUnit.Assertions.FSharp reference from TUnit.Assertions.props means existing F# consumers that relied on it will lose the F# helpers, or fail to compile, after upgrading. The templates already reference the package explicitly, and you added a docs note. Please still call it out in the PR description and release notes as a breaking change. The comment in src/TUnit.Templates/content/Directory.Build.props ("TUnit.Assertions.props auto-adds TUnit.Assertions.FSharp") is now stale. The NU1504 suppression it justifies is probably no longer needed either.

2. PolySharp detection is heuristic. It relies on the PolySharp*GeneratedTypes keys being present as compiler-visible properties. It is reasonable, and it fails safe in the sense that a duplicate declaration would be an internal type conflict rather than silent misbehaviour. Still, if PolySharp is present with its defaults, the emptiness check on IncludeGeneratedTypes is what makes it work. A short comment on that assumption, or a test using the real property shape PolySharp emits, would help future maintainers.

3. Deleted build/TUnit.Core.props and build/TUnit.Core.targets. I found no remaining references in csproj, props, targets or nuspec files. Those files defined TUnitEnableDiagnostics, TUnitMaxConcurrency and similar properties, plus a Clean target. Please confirm nothing (docs or users' own configs) reads those properties. It would also be worth verifying the packed nupkg contents.

4. Minor: EnableTUnitSourceGeneration=false now removes the generator, so ModuleInitializerPolyfillGenerator checking the flag is redundant. That is harmless defence in depth for the case where the generator is loaded some other way.

None of these block the PR. Item 1 is the one I would address before merge.

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Summary

The PR changes consumer packaging so disabling source generation removes the generator from compilation, replaces the ineffective Polyfill package injection with a conditional ModuleInitializerAttribute fallback, and removes the automatic F# assertions reference. The latest changes make the warnings-as-errors test compile the actual infrastructure-generated initializer and clarify PolySharp configuration in the installation guide.

• The previously noted initializer-test coverage gap is addressed.
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Follow-up on the review summaries (3f6c7b4):

• Claude, item 1 (F# auto-reference): the PR description now calls this out as a behaviour change for release notes. It only matters in VS, because CLI restore never picked the reference up. I updated the stale comment in the templates' Directory.Build.props. I kept the NU1504 suppression, because templates float to published TUnit versions that still add the reference.
• Claude, item 2 (PolySharp detection): already covered. The generator's comment documents the assumption, and Skipped_when_opted_out_or_PolySharp_provides_it uses PolySharp's default shape (an empty PolySharpIncludeGeneratedTypes).
• Claude, item 3 (deleted build/TUnit.Core.*): already verified. The packed nupkg's build/netstandard2.0/TUnit.Core.props is the root file. Nothing imports the deleted ones, so their properties were never visible to consumers.
• Claude, item 4: agreed. It's kept as defence in depth.
• Greptile (package-consumer regression test): not added here. A runtime NugetTester run cannot tell a removed generator from a generator whose output is suppressed; both pass. Asserting on the Csc analyzer list needs new pipeline infrastructure, which is out of scope. The removal was verified manually from binlogs and design-time -getItem:Analyzer (see Verification).

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Review of #6915

I read the diff but did not build or run it. The code-review skill errored, so this review was done by hand.

Overall this is a good change. It replaces packaging that couldn't work with a design that can, and the PR body backs it with real consumer-build evidence.

What I like

• Restore runs with ExcludeRestorePackageImports=true, so a PackageReference injected from props or targets was never restored. Declaring the attribute from the generator avoids that problem entirely.
• HasAccessibleAttribute handles the awkward cases: several references declaring the type (CS0433), internal types in other assemblies, and a declaration in source.
• _TUnitRemoveSourceGenerator hooks ResolveLockFileAnalyzers, the same hook System.Text.Json uses. That means EnableTUnitSourceGeneration=false actually removes the generator instead of only suppressing its output, and it covers design-time builds.
• Deleting the unpacked build/TUnit.Core.props and .targets removes dead configuration that looked authoritative but did nothing.
• Test coverage is solid: a snapshot, opt-out cases, PolySharp include/exclude, a per-TFM real compile, and a CS0433 case.

Points to consider (none blocking)

1. Breaking behaviour change for consumers.
   • Net472 and netstandard consumers who relied on the auto-injected Polyfill for init, required or records will now hit CS0518 or similar.
   • F# projects lose the implicit TUnit.Assertions.FSharp reference.
   • Both are documented, but they deserve an explicit release-note or migration line, not just docs pages. The F# case is the more surprising one because the failure will be a missing-symbol error.
2. The generator runs on every compilation edit. CompilationProvider.Select(... GetTypesByMetadataName ...) re-runs on every keystroke in the IDE, even on net5+ where the attribute always exists. The bool output means downstream work is cached, but the lookup itself is not.
   • A cheap early exit would help, for example doing the lookup only when the core-library check fails.
   • Alternatively, key the check on compilation.ExternalReferences and the assembly's own syntax trees so it doesn't re-scan.
   • This matters because the PR's stated goal is to reduce IDE overhead.
3. Other generators are invisible to the check. PolySharp is handled through its build properties, which is pragmatic. Any other generator that emits ModuleInitializerAttribute will still produce CS0101 (a duplicate definition) alongside TUnit's. EnableTUnitPolyfills=false is the escape hatch, and the message could mention it in the docs.
4. PolySharp detection is coupled to its property names. PolySharpIncludeGeneratedTypes and PolySharpExcludeGeneratedTypes are PolySharp internals. A short comment or a test pinning the assumed semantics would help if PolySharp changes. The existing tests already cover the current behaviour.
5. Redundant template setting. The .NET Framework template still adds Polyfill plus EnableTUnitPolyfills=false. It is harmless, as the PR notes, but a follow-up cleanup would stop it drifting.

No blocking issues. LGTM.

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Review of #6915

I read the diff and did not build or run the tests. The Skill invocation failed, so this is a manual review.

Replacing the broken PackageReference injection with a self-contained generator is the right design. Restore ignores package-authored references, and Polyfill's ExcludeAssets dropped the assets that matter. Existence detection, the [Embedded] handling and the speculative-binding fallback for ambiguity are careful, and the tests cover the awkward cases (PolySharp, user-declared, multiple public declarations, InternalsVisibleTo).

Concerns, roughly by priority:

1. Breaking change for F# consumers. Removing the implicit TUnit.Assertions.FSharp reference from TUnit.Assertions.props means F# projects that relied on it will lose the helpers on upgrade. The docs note is good, but this is a behaviour change riding in a 'packaging fix' PR. Consider calling it out in the release notes, or emitting a build message/warning for .fsproj when the package isn't referenced. Otherwise users see confusing missing-symbol errors.

2. Cost on every TFM. context.CompilationProvider.Select(HasAccessibleAttribute) reruns on every compilation change, including in the IDE. It's a metadata lookup, so it's cheap, but it runs even on net8+, where the attribute always exists. You could short-circuit early when compilation.GetSpecialType/GetTypeByMetadataName finds a single core-library definition. Better still, skip the check when the target framework is known to be .NET 5+. A cheap pre-check ahead of the IsSymbolAccessibleWithin and GetAttributes loop would keep the hot path minimal.

3. PolySharp detection is heuristic. It relies on PolySharpIncludeGeneratedTypes/ExcludeGeneratedTypes being compiler-visible, and I haven't verified that assumption against PolySharp releases. If it's wrong, the failure is a CS0433 or duplicate-type error, and the only way out is EnableTUnitPolyfills=false. It would be worth mentioning that escape hatch in the diagnostics/docs (the doc already does).

4. _TUnitRemoveSourceGenerator filename match. Matching %(Filename) == TUnit.Core.SourceGenerator is fine. Since it's the same hook System.Text.Json uses, that's reasonable. Consider a test, or an asset check in the packaging tests, so a rename of the generator assembly doesn't silently stop the removal.

5. Deleted build/TUnit.Core.props|targets. These look dead, but please confirm nothing in the pack pipeline (.csproj Pack items) references them. The CleanTUnitGenerated target is also gone. It was probably harmless, but it's a removal worth stating in the description.

6. Template comment in Directory.Build.props references #6915 in a way that will read as stale once older versions age out. Minor.

Overall this is a solid improvement. I'd want #1 addressed or explicitly acknowledged before merge, and #2 is a cheap win.

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Review of #6915

I reviewed the diff by reading it. I did not build it or run the tests. The code-review skill failed to run, so this review is manual. I found no blocking bugs.

What I like

• Replacing the MSBuild-injected Polyfill PackageReference with a source generator is the right design. The old approach could not work, because restore ignores package-imported items and ExcludeAssets dropped the contentFiles.
• HasAccessibleAttribute is careful. It handles [Embedded] types from other assemblies and the CS0433 ambiguity case. It also falls back to speculative binding only when several accessible candidates exist, so the common path stays cheap.
• Removing the analyzer via _TUnitRemoveSourceGenerator after ResolveLockFileAnalyzers is a clean fix. It also covers the IDE.
• The new generator has good test coverage.

Concerns

1. Breaking change for F# consumers. Dropping the automatic TUnit.Assertions.FSharp reference from TUnit.Assertions.props means existing F# projects lose those helpers on upgrade. They fail to compile rather than degrade. The docs change helps, but this deserves a release-notes entry. Consider a build warning or message, for example from a target in TUnit.Assertions.targets when $(MSBuildProjectExtension) is .fsproj and the FSharp package is not referenced.
2. PolySharp detection is heuristic. Reading PolySharpIncludeGeneratedTypes and PolySharpExcludeGeneratedTypes couples TUnit to PolySharp's internal property names. If those change, both packages could emit the attribute, which gives CS0433 or CS0436 warnings, or worse. It is documented, and EnableTUnitPolyfills=false is the escape hatch. A short note next to the EnableTUnitPolyfills docs would help, along with a test pinning the property names.
3. Deleted build/TUnit.Core.props and build/TUnit.Core.targets. They look like dead code, since the TUnitEnable* properties are not read anywhere I could see. Please confirm nothing consumes them, for example CompilerVisibleProperty readers or users' overrides. If they were packed, note their removal in the PR description.
4. Minor: CSharpSyntaxTree.ParseText(string.Empty) plus AddSyntaxTrees runs on every compilation change in the rare ambiguous-and-no-trees path. That is acceptable, but an early cache keyed on the reference set would avoid repeated work in the IDE.

Overall this is a solid improvement. I'd like the F# breaking change called out before merge.