Structuring Wpf Projects

WPF Solution and Project Structure

MVVM Framework Rule: .claude/rules/dotnet/wpf/mvvm-framework.md 설정에 따라 코드 스타일이 결정됩니다. Prism 9 사용 시 → PRISM.md 참조

A guide for designing WPF project solution and project structure based on Clean Architecture.

Template Project

The templates folder contains a Clean Architecture WPF solution example (use latest .NET per version mapping).

templates/
├── GameDataTool.sln                    ← Solution file
├── Directory.Build.props               ← Common build settings
├── src/
│   ├── GameDataTool.Domain/            ← 🔵 Core - Pure domain models
│   ├── GameDataTool.Application/       ← 🟢 Core - Use Cases
│   ├── GameDataTool.Infrastructure/    ← 🟡 Infrastructure - External systems
│   ├── GameDataTool.ViewModels/        ← 🟠 Presentation - ViewModel
│   ├── GameDataTool.WpfServices/       ← 🟠 Presentation - WPF services
│   ├── GameDataTool.UI/                ← 🔴 Presentation - Custom Controls
│   └── GameDataTool.WpfApp/            ← 🔴 Composition Root
└── tests/
    ├── GameDataTool.Domain.Tests/
    ├── GameDataTool.Application.Tests/
    └── GameDataTool.ViewModels.Tests/

Solution Structure Principles

Solution name is the application name

• Example: GameDataTool solution = executable .NET Assembly name

Project Structure (Clean Architecture)

SolutionName/
├── src/
│   │
│   │  ══════════════ Core (No Dependencies) ══════════════
│   │
│   ├── SolutionName.Domain              // 🔵 Entities - Pure domain models
│   │   ├── Entities/
│   │   ├── ValueObjects/
│   │   └── Interfaces/                  //    - Domain service interfaces only
│   │
│   ├── SolutionName.Application         // 🟢 Use Cases - Business logic coordination
│   │   ├── Interfaces/                  //    - IRepository, IExternalService, etc.
│   │   ├── Services/                    //    - Application services
│   │   └── DTOs/
│   │
│   │  ══════════════ Infrastructure ══════════════
│   │
│   ├── SolutionName.Infrastructure      // 🟡 External system implementation
│   │   ├── Persistence/                 //    - Data access implementation
│   │   ├── FileSystem/                  //    - File system access
│   │   └── ExternalServices/            //    - HTTP, API, etc.
│   │
│   │  ══════════════ Presentation (WPF) ══════════════
│   │
│   ├── SolutionName.ViewModels          // 🟠 ViewModels (Interface Adapter role)
│   │   └── (Depends on Application only)
│   │
│   ├── SolutionName.WpfServices         // 🟠 WPF-specific services
│   │   └── (Dialog, Navigation, etc.)
│   │
│   ├── SolutionName.UI                  // 🔴 Custom Controls & Styles
│   │
│   └── SolutionName.WpfApp              // 🔴 Composition Root (Entry point)
│       └── App.xaml.cs                  //    - DI setup, connect all implementations
│
└── tests/
    ├── SolutionName.Domain.Tests
    ├── SolutionName.Application.Tests
    └── SolutionName.ViewModels.Tests

Roles by Project Type

Core Layer (No Dependencies)

Infrastructure Layer

Presentation Layer (WPF)

Project Dependency Hierarchy

                    ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
                    │         SolutionName.WpfApp         │  ← Composition Root
                    │   (References all projects, DI setup)   │
                    └─────────────────────────────────────┘
                                      │
          ┌───────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┐
          ▼                           ▼                           ▼
┌─────────────────┐       ┌─────────────────────┐       ┌─────────────────┐
│  .ViewModels    │       │   .Infrastructure   │       │  .WpfServices   │
│  (Application   │       │ (Application ref)   │       │  (Application   │
│     ref)        │       │                     │       │     ref)        │
└────────┬────────┘       └──────────┬──────────┘       └────────┬────────┘
         │                           │                           │
         └───────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┘
                                     ▼
                    ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
                    │       SolutionName.Application      │  ← Use Cases
                    │         (Domain ref only)           │
                    └─────────────────────────────────────┘
                                      │
                                      ▼
                    ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
                    │         SolutionName.Domain         │  ← Core (No dependencies)
                    │           (No references)           │
                    └─────────────────────────────────────┘

Advanced: See ADVANCED.md for detailed layer implementation examples (Domain, Application, Infrastructure, ViewModels, WpfApp) and actual folder structure.

Assembly Reference Rules

Domain Project

• ❌ Does not reference any project
• ✅ Uses pure C# BCL only

Application Project

• ✅ References Domain only
• ❌ Cannot reference Infrastructure, Presentation

Infrastructure Project

• ✅ References Domain, Application
• ✅ Can use external NuGet packages (EF Core, HttpClient, etc.)

ViewModels Project

• ✅ References Application only
• ❌ Cannot reference WPF assemblies (WindowsBase, PresentationFramework, etc.)
• ✅ Can use CommunityToolkit.Mvvm

WpfApp Project (Composition Root)

• ✅ References all projects
• ✅ Connects all implementations in DI container

Clean Architecture Advantages

1. Independence: Core layer is independent from external frameworks
2. Testability: Each layer can be tested independently
3. Maintainability: Clear scope of change impact
4. Flexibility: Easy to replace Infrastructure (DB, API, etc.)

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