File modified on disk not reloaded when XAML Studio opened

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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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52/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop

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No files or tests are named. Start by tracing XAML Studio's caching and auto-save restore path, then compare its behavior with fresh disk content for an unmodified file. Done means reopening an unchanged file loads the latest disk version without overwriting in-progress changes.

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Description

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If you modify a file on disk outside of XAML Studio, it is not reloaded if that file is opened in XAML Studio when XAML Studio is re-opened.

I believe this is due to the caching/auto-save mechanism in XAML Studio, we're just loading the cached content of the file vs. loading fresh content from disk of the file's state.

We should only do that in the case that the file is unmodified, as otherwise we could lose in-progress state.

A separate feature would be having a file watcher for opened files to determine if they're changed outside of XAML Studio while running and warn the user of such like other applications, should create a separate tracking issue for that...

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