creating-a-source-control-plug-in.md

title	Creating a Source Control Plug-in
description	Learn how to create a source control plug-in that adds a source control capability to the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE).
ms.date	11/04/2016
ms.topic	concept-article
helpviewer_keywords	plug-ins, source control source control plug-ins source control [Visual Studio SDK], plug-ins
author	tinaschrepfer
ms.author	tinali
ms.subservice	extensibility-integration

Create a source control plug-in

The Visual Studio SDK provides resources that enable you to add source control capability to the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE). It lets you use any plug-in DLL that complies with the Source Control Plug-in API outlined in this documentation.

In this section

• Get started

Describes how to install a source control plug-in and highlights the currently available Source Control Plug-in API versions.

• Architecture

Uses an architecture diagram to explain the integration of a source control plug-in with the Visual Studio IDE.

• Test guide

Provides guidance about how to test the installation and operation of a source control plug-in.

Related sections

• Create a source control VSPackage

Discusses how to create a source control VSPackage that not only supplies source control functionality but replaces Visual Studio source control UI.

• Source control plug-ins

Provides a complete listing of all the elements in the Source Control Plug-in API.

• Source control

Discusses the options for implementing source control as an integrated feature of Visual Studio.