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# What's new in Intent Architect (July 2026)

Welcome to the July 2026 edition of highlights of What's New in Intent Architect. Here's a roundup of the latest updates and improvements.

- Highlights
  - **[NServiceBus Module](#nservicebus-module)** – Integrates NServiceBus as a message broker for publishing and subscribing to integration events and commands with multi-transport support.
  - **[SLNX Support for Visual Studio Solutions](#slnx-support-for-visual-studio-solutions)** – Generate modern XML-based `.slnx` solution format for Visual Studio 2022 17.10 and .NET 10, replacing the traditional `.sln` format.

## Update details

### NServiceBus Module

The `Intent.Eventing.NServiceBus` module integrates [NServiceBus](https://particular.net/nservicebus) as a message broker for publishing and subscribing to integration events and commands in .NET applications.

**Key features:**

- Modeling Integration Events and Integration Commands in the Services Designer
- Support for multiple transport technologies:
  - Learning Transport (file-based, ideal for development)
  - RabbitMQ
  - Azure Service Bus
  - Amazon SQS
  - SQL Server
- NServiceBus endpoint configuration generation with automatic dependency injection wiring
- SQL Persistence transactional outbox (with EF Core shared connection)
- Command routing and message handler generation
- Multi-broker coexistence support via the **NServiceBus** stereotype
- .NET 8/9 and .NET 10+ host registration

The module simplifies distributed messaging patterns by handling transport configuration, serialization, recoverability policies, and message routing—allowing you to focus on your business logic.

Available from:

- Intent.Eventing.NServiceBus 1.0.0

### SLNX Support for Visual Studio Solutions

The Visual Studio Projects module now supports generating modern XML-based `.slnx` solution files introduced in Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 10, providing an alternative to the traditional `.sln` format.

**Benefits of `.slnx` format:**

- **Simpler to read and diff** – Human-readable XML structure
- **No GUIDs** – Removes cryptic GUID identifiers
- **No configuration-platform boilerplate** – Eliminates redundant build configuration entries
- **More maintainable** – Easier to understand and manage in version control

**How to use:**

Apply the `Visual Studio Solution Options` stereotype to your solution element and set the `Solution File Format` property to `XML Solution (.slnx)`. When you run the Software Factory, it will generate the new format and automatically remove the old `.sln` file.

> [!NOTE]
> The `.slnx` format requires Visual Studio 2022 17.10 or later, or the .NET 10 SDK.

Available from:

- Intent.Modules.VisualStudio.Projects 4.1.3