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IVsExtensionRepository Interface

Visual Studio 2012

Visual Studio 2010

Used to communicate with an online repository of extensions

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.dll)

Syntax

C++

JScript

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public interface IVsExtensionRepository

The IVsExtensionRepository type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	CreateQuery<T>()	Creates a query to populate the list of available extensions.
	CreateQuery<T>(Boolean)
	CreateQuery<T>(Boolean, Boolean)
	CreateQuery<T>(Boolean, Boolean, Boolean)
	CreateQuery<T>(Boolean, Boolean, CultureInfo)
	CreateQuery<T>(Boolean, Boolean, String)
	CreateQuery<T>(Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, CultureInfo)
	Download	Downloads an extension.
	DownloadAsync	Begins an asynchronous download operation.
	DownloadAsyncCancel	Cancels an asynchronous download operation.
	GetCategoryTree(String, Guid, Int32, Int32)
	GetCategoryTree(String, Guid, Int32, String, List<String>, List<String>, List<Int32>, List<Int32>, Int32)
	GetCurrentExtensionVersions
	GetRepositoryMetadataSerializer
	GetRootCategories
	GetSubCategories(Int32, String)	Obsolete. Gets the subcategories of a root category.
	GetSubCategories(Int32, String, String, List<String>, List<String>, List<Int32>, List<Int32>, String)	Obsolete. Gets the subcategories of a category as an enumerable IRepositoryCategory instance, based on the category attributes.

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Events

	Name	Description
	DownloadCompleted	Event that is fired at the completion of a download.
	DownloadProgressChanged	Event that is fired when a download is completed, is canceled, or has an error.

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Remarks

Although this API supports the Extension Manager infrastructure, we recommend that you do not use it because it is subject to change.

Implement this interface in custom extension manager implementations to access an online repository.

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager Namespace

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