Samples can't have the same asset file names across components

[michael-hawker]

Describe the bug

originally discovered here

"D:\a\Labs-Windows\Labs-Windows\CommunityToolkit.AllComponents.sln" (default target) (1:2) ->
"D:\a\Labs-Windows\Labs-Windows\tooling\ProjectHeads\AllComponents\Tests.WinAppSdk\CommunityToolkit.Tests.WinAppSdk.csproj" (default target) (27:6) ->
(_HandleFileConflictsForPublish target) -> 
  C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.407\Sdks\Microsoft.NET.Sdk\targets\Microsoft.NET.ConflictResolution.targets(112,5): error NETSDK1152: Found multiple publish output files with the same relative path: D:\a\Labs-Windows\Labs-Windows\components\Shimmer\samples\Assets\Owl.jpg, D:\a\Labs-Windows\Labs-Windows\components\TransitionHelper\samples\Assets\Owl.jpg. [D:\a\Labs-Windows\Labs-Windows\tooling\ProjectHeads\AllComponents\Tests.WinAppSdk\CommunityToolkit.Tests.WinAppSdk.csproj]


"D:\a\Labs-Windows\Labs-Windows\CommunityToolkit.AllComponents.sln" (default target) (1:2) ->
"D:\a\Labs-Windows\Labs-Windows\tooling\ProjectHeads\AllComponents\WinAppSdk\CommunityToolkit.App.WinAppSdk.csproj" (default target) (29:6) ->
  C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.407\Sdks\Microsoft.NET.Sdk\targets\Microsoft.NET.ConflictResolution.targets(112,5): error NETSDK1152: Found multiple publish output files with the same relative path: D:\a\Labs-Windows\Labs-Windows\components\Shimmer\samples\Assets\Owl.jpg, D:\a\Labs-Windows\Labs-Windows\components\TransitionHelper\samples\Assets\Owl.jpg. [D:\a\Labs-Windows\Labs-Windows\tooling\ProjectHeads\AllComponents\WinAppSdk\CommunityToolkit.App.WinAppSdk.csproj]

In this case we had two components Shimmer and TransitionHelper which had a samples\Assets\Owl.jpg file. When the build went to include both these components it got confused.

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We need to better identify this issue locally with an analyzer to alert a dev as an error during development (duplicate file name across repo) [easier?] or figure out how to merge resources into a cohesive collection which can still work for all the code relying on those images [hard?].

Steps to reproduce

Create two components
Setup an image with the same name in both sample directories and include in project
Try and build the all-up solution

Expected behavior

Able to either:

• identify duplicates across components and alert developer
• use assets with the same name

Screenshots

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Code Platform

• UWP
• WinAppSDK / WinUI 3
• Web Assembly (WASM)
• Android
• iOS
• MacOS
• Linux / GTK

Windows Build Number

• Windows 10 1809 (Build 17763)
• Windows 10 1903 (Build 18362)
• Windows 10 1909 (Build 18363)
• Windows 10 2004 (Build 19041)
• Windows 10 20H2 (Build 19042)
• Windows 10 21H1 (Build 19043)
• Windows 11 21H2 (Build 22000)
• Other (specify)

Other Windows Build number

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App minimum and target SDK version

• Windows 10, version 1809 (Build 17763)
• Windows 10, version 1903 (Build 18362)
• Windows 10, version 1909 (Build 18363)
• Windows 10, version 2004 (Build 19041)
• Other (specify)

Other SDK version

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Visual Studio Version

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Visual Studio Build Number

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Device form factor

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Additional context

Maybe we should also think about some centralized assets that all samples have access to in case they just need an image or two to include?

Help us help you

Yes, but only if others can assist.