[msbuild] Improve interactive simulator selection by showing running simulators first. Fixes #25701 by rolfbjarne · Pull Request #25772 · dotnet/macios

rolfbjarne · 2026-06-22T18:28:12Z

Sort booted simulators first in GetAvailableDevices output so the interactive device selection (dotnet run/watch) shows running simulators at the top of the list.
Add Status metadata to device items (Booted/Shutdown for simulators, Paired for physical devices) matching the dotnet-run-for-maui spec.
Include OS version and state in the Description metadata for simulators so users can distinguish between devices running different OS versions and see which ones are already running (e.g., "iPhone 17 Pro - iOS 26.1 (Booted)" instead of just "iPhone 17 Pro").
Include OS version in the Description metadata for physical devices (e.g., "Rolf's iPhone 15 - iOS 26.1" instead of just "Rolf's iPhone 15").

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… first - Sort booted simulators first in GetAvailableDevices output so the interactive device selection (dotnet run/watch) shows running simulators at the top of the list. - Add 'Status' metadata to device items (Booted/Shutdown for simulators, Paired for physical devices) matching the dotnet-run-for-maui spec. - Include OS version in the Description metadata for all devices so users can distinguish between devices running different OS versions. Fixes #25701 Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Include the state (Booted/Shutdown) in the Description so it's visible in the interactive device selection on the command line. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Pull request overview

This PR updates the GetAvailableDevices MSBuild task output to improve the interactive dotnet run/watch device selection experience by prioritizing running (booted) simulators and enriching device metadata to better distinguish similar devices.

Changes:

Sort available devices so Booted simulators appear first.
Enhance Description metadata to include OS versions and simulator state (Booted/Shutdown).
Emit Status metadata (Booted/Shutdown for simulators; derived from pairing state for physical devices) and add a regression test for booted-first ordering.

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msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks/Tasks/GetAvailableDevices.cs	Adds booted-first sorting and enriches per-device metadata (`Description`, `Status`) for devicectl + simctl results.
tests/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks.Tests/TaskTests/GetAvailableDevicesTest.cs	Updates expectations for richer `Description` strings and adds a test ensuring booted simulators are listed first.

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… pairing state `devicectl list devices` only lists devices it already knows about (i.e. paired devices), and may omit the `pairingState` field for such a device (e.g. when `tunnelState` is `unavailable`). Default the Status metadata to "Paired" in that case so these devices aren't reported with an empty status. This fixes the DeviceCtl1 test, whose iPad test data has no `pairingState` but is expected to report Status "Paired". Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

…no pairing state When `devicectl list devices` doesn't report a `pairingState` for a device, default the Status metadata to "Unpaired" rather than leaving it empty, and update the DeviceCtl1 test to expect "Unpaired" for the iPad test data (which has no `pairingState`). Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Append simulator state to Description metadata

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Include the state (Booted/Shutdown) in the Description so it's visible in the interactive device selection on the command line. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Add Status assertions for physical devices in DeviceCtl1 test

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