Unreachable 1.0.0

dotnet add package Unreachable --version 1.0.0
NuGet\Install-Package Unreachable -Version 1.0.0
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="Unreachable" Version="1.0.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
paket add Unreachable --version 1.0.0
#r "nuget: Unreachable, 1.0.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
// Install Unreachable as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=Unreachable&version=1.0.0

// Install Unreachable as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=Unreachable&version=1.0.0

Unreachable code assertions for .NET

The roslyn C# compiler is unfortunately not the brightest when it comes to detecting that code cannot be reached, and will throw errors in cases like this:

enum PossibleValues {
	One,
	Two,
}

...
Foo foo;
if (value == PossibleValues.One) {
	foo = value1;
}
else if (value == PossibleValues.Two) {
	foo = value2;
}

//Refuses to compile with the compiler complaining that foo has a possibly
//undefined value, even though we know that's not the case:
foo.bar();

This nuget consists of just the definition for a single exception, UnreachableException. Throwing UnreachableException will force the compiler to let the code through:

Foo foo;
if (value == PossibleValues.One) {
	foo = value1;
}
else if (value == PossibleValues.Two) {
	foo = value2;
}
else {
	throw new UnreachableException();
}

//compiles OK this time:
foo.bar();

This is no substitute for proper compiler awareness of unreachable code, as if at some point in the future a new value PossibleValues.Three is added to the enum, the code will still compile and then a UnreachableException() will be thrown at runtime when that branch of the if condition is taken. A proper compiler would compile the first example above and then refuse to compile it when PossibleValues.Three is added to the enum.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net5.0 was computed.  net5.0-windows was computed.  net6.0 was computed.  net6.0-android was computed.  net6.0-ios was computed.  net6.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net6.0-macos was computed.  net6.0-tvos was computed.  net6.0-windows was computed.  net7.0 was computed.  net7.0-android was computed.  net7.0-ios was computed.  net7.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net7.0-macos was computed.  net7.0-tvos was computed.  net7.0-windows was computed.  net8.0 was computed.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed. 
.NET Core netcoreapp2.0 was computed.  netcoreapp2.1 was computed.  netcoreapp2.2 was computed.  netcoreapp3.0 was computed.  netcoreapp3.1 was computed. 
.NET Standard netstandard2.0 is compatible.  netstandard2.1 was computed. 
.NET Framework net461 was computed.  net462 was computed.  net463 was computed.  net47 was computed.  net471 was computed.  net472 was computed.  net48 was computed.  net481 was computed. 
MonoAndroid monoandroid was computed. 
MonoMac monomac was computed. 
MonoTouch monotouch was computed. 
Tizen tizen40 was computed.  tizen60 was computed. 
Xamarin.iOS xamarinios was computed. 
Xamarin.Mac xamarinmac was computed. 
Xamarin.TVOS xamarintvos was computed. 
Xamarin.WatchOS xamarinwatchos was computed. 
Compatible target framework(s)
Included target framework(s) (in package)
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  • .NETStandard 2.0

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1.0.0 832 8/22/2018

Initial release.