Is it possible to automatically convert Visual Studio TODO comment tasks into Team Foundation work items?

Question

In visual studio, one can create "tasks" by inserting comments like this:

//TODO: Make me a sandwich before looping.

These tasks can then be viewed under the View > Task List menu. But these tasks are entirely independent from Team Foundation Server.

It would be extremely useful to be able to automatically create a new Team Foundation work item when a TODO task is added, so that the work item can be assigned, commented, attached to, linked, and associated with check-ins, etc.

Anyone know if this is possible?

Answer 1

My suggestion - even if it was somehow possible:

Don't do that :)

//TODO: is very lightweight, you can add/remove/modify those lines as you like with no impact besides being source controlled.

TFS work items are much more heavyweight and process oriented (only so-and-so many state changes are allowed according to a process template).

Synchronization and keeping track would be a nightmare. Therefore I think nobody I know of does it.