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Change signature should suggest importing namespace for a type that's not recognized

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#63,187 opened on Aug 3, 2022

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Description

Version Used: Version 17.4.0 Preview 2.0 [32731.56.main]

Steps to Reproduce:

Invoke Change Signature and add a parameter with a type whose namespace is not imported in the current file. Instead of "Type not recognized" warning we could display a list of namespaces that contain a type of the specified name and allow the user to choose one of them.

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Research direction
Study the Change Signature feature in Roslyn and design a mechanism to suggest namespaces for unrecognized types.
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csharp
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developer experience
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4
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3-5 days
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Mostly clear
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C#Visual Studio SDK
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30