Changing to match CLI commands and more optional output location.

Author: timheuer

src/Commands/ManifestGen.cs

@@ -39,15 +39,23 @@ protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(OleMenuCmdEventArgs e, Project projec
         }
         else
         {
-            manifestPath = Path.Combine(solutionPath, options.DefaultPath);
+            manifestPath = options.RelativeTo == RelativeTo.Solution
+                ? Path.Combine(solutionPath, options.DefaultPath)
+                : Path.Combine(projectPath, options.DefaultPath);
         }
 
+        // ensure that the manifestPath directory exists
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(manifestPath);
+
+        // reset the path to include the manifest file name now that the directory exists
+        manifestPath = Path.Combine(manifestPath, manifestFileName);
+
         await VS.StatusBar.StartAnimationAsync(StatusAnimation.Build);
         await VS.StatusBar.ShowProgressAsync(STATUS_MESSAGE, 1, 2);
         await pane.WriteLineAsync(OutputWindowManager.GenerateOutputMessage(STATUS_MESSAGE, "ManifestGen", LogLevel.Information));
-        await pane.WriteLineAsync(OutputWindowManager.GenerateOutputMessage($"Generating using: msbuild /t:GenerateAspireManifest /p:AspireManifestPublishOutputPath={manifestPath}", "ManifestGen", LogLevel.Information));
+        await pane.WriteLineAsync(OutputWindowManager.GenerateOutputMessage($"Generating using: dotnet run --publisher manifest --output-path {manifestPath}", "ManifestGen", LogLevel.Information));
         var result = await Cli.Wrap("dotnet")
-            .WithArguments($"msbuild /t:GenerateAspireManifest /p:AspireManifestPublishOutputPath={manifestPath}")
+            .WithArguments($"dotnet run --publisher manifest --output-path {manifestPath}")
             .WithWorkingDirectory(projectPath)
             .WithStandardOutputPipe(PipeTarget.ToStringBuilder(stdOutBuffer))
             .WithStandardErrorPipe(PipeTarget.ToStringBuilder(stdErrBuffer))
@@ -64,12 +72,12 @@ protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(OleMenuCmdEventArgs e, Project projec
         }
         else
         {
-            await pane.WriteLineAsync(OutputWindowManager.GenerateOutputMessage($"Manifest created at {manifestPath}\\{manifestFileName}", "ManifestGen", LogLevel.Information)); 
+            await pane.WriteLineAsync(OutputWindowManager.GenerateOutputMessage($"Manifest created at {manifestPath}", "ManifestGen", LogLevel.Information)); 
         }
 
         try
         {
-            await VS.Documents.OpenAsync(Path.Combine(manifestPath,manifestFileName));
+            await VS.Documents.OpenAsync(Path.Combine(manifestPath));
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {

src/Options/General.cs

@@ -13,13 +13,19 @@ public class General : BaseOptionModel<General>
 {
     [Category("Manifest file")]
     [DisplayName("Default path name")]
-    [Description("The default path of the folder where the manifest file will be generated. This will be at the solution root.")]
+    [Description("The default path of the folder where the manifest file will be generated.")]
     [DefaultValue(".aspire")]
     public string DefaultPath { get; set; } = ".aspire";
 
+    [Category("Manifest file")]
+    [DisplayName("Relative to Solution or Project")]
+    [Description("Choose whether relative to the Solution or Project")]
+    [DefaultValue(RelativeTo.Project)]
+    public RelativeTo RelativeTo { get; set; } = RelativeTo.Project;
+
     [Category("Manifest file")]
     [DisplayName("Use temporary file")]
-    [Description("Use a temporary file on disk instead of project location")]
+    [Description("Use a temporary file on disk instead of project location. Note if this is true, Default path name and Relative path are ignored.")]
     [DefaultValue(true)]
     public bool UseTempFile { get; set; } = true;
 
@@ -28,4 +34,12 @@ public class General : BaseOptionModel<General>
     [Description("Enables azd debug output (--debug) to the infra synth")]
     [DefaultValue(false)]
     public bool AzdDebug { get; set; } = false;
+}
+
+public enum RelativeTo
+{
+    [Description("Project")]
+    Project,
+    [Description("Solution")]
+    Solution
 }