My app implements plugin system (razor libraries). App is using razor runtime compilation. Razor library contains few ViewComponents with custom structure described below.

Razor library structure:

• Components/SampleComponent.cs
• Views/SampleComponent.cshtml

SampleComponent implementation:

public class SampleComponent: ViewComponent
{
    public SampleComponent()
    {
    }

    public IViewComponentResult Invoke()
    {
        // return View($"~/Views/{nameof(SampleComponent)}.cshtml");
        return View($"~/Plugins/MyPlugin1/Views/{nameof(SampleComponent)}.cshtml");
    }
}

Plugins are in this structure in asp.net core app:

• Plugins/{plugin_name}
• Plugins/{plugin_name}/Views/SampleComponent.cshtml

Problem is if I try to render commented line app is not crashing on render, however it returns empty content. If I render with absolute path then app crashes cause it cant find View cshtml.

I would like to avoid extending IViewLocationExpander.

What can cause my empty content or cant find view problem?

Expected render path:

public IViewComponentResult Invoke()
{
    return View($"~/Plugins/MyPlugin1/Views/{nameof(SampleComponent)}.cshtml");
}

Exception:

InvalidOperationException: The view ‘Components/SampleComponent/~/Plugins/MyPlugin1/Views/SampleComponent.cshtml’ was not found. The following locations were searched: ~/Plugins/MyPlugin1/Views/SampleComponent.cshtml