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Fix scaffolding failure when DbContext/model classes live in a separate referenced project#3790
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[WIP] Fix scaffolding issue with DbContext in separate project
Fix scaffolding failure when DbContext/model classes live in a separate referenced project
Aug 5, 2026
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Scaffolding CRUD controllers, Razor Pages, Blazor, etc. fails with
Invalid --model/Invalid --dataContextwhen theDbContextand model classes are defined in a separate class library referenced viaProjectReference, instead of in the project passed to--project.Root cause
CodeService.GetAllClassSymbolsAsync()only inspected syntax trees from the main project's own compilation, so any class declared in a referenced project (e.g. a shared data/models library) was invisible to the model/DbContext lookup used by allValidate*Stepscaffolding steps.Fix
GetAllClassSymbolsAsyncnow walks the Roslyn project dependency graph (GetProjectsThatThisProjectTransitivelyDependsOn) to find every project transitively referenced by the main project.Distinct.GetEntryPoint) remains scoped to the main project's compilation only, since referenced class libraries have no entry point.