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What is the role of Roslyn in compilation and diagnostics?

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Quick Answer Roslyn is the C# and VB compiler exposed as an API (compiler-as-a-service). It provides syntax trees, semantic models, and diagnostics that tools like Visual Studio, analyzers, and code fixers use. Source generators hook into Roslyn to generate code at compile time based on your existing code.

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Roslyn provides AST, syntax trees, semantic models, analyzers, and source generation. It is a compiler-as-a-service.

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