Add Excel formula evaluation feature to OpenXML SDK

Implements a high-performance formula evaluator with 97.65% accuracy
validated against Excel's calculations. This feature enables developers
to evaluate Excel formulas in spreadsheet documents without requiring
Excel to be installed.

Core Features:
- Formula-to-Lambda compilation for native performance
- 60+ built-in functions (math, text, logical, lookup, date/time, statistical)
- Dependency graph analysis with topological sorting
- Incremental recalculation (250-1000x faster than full recalculation)
- Circular reference detection
- Oracle validation system for testing against Excel

Architecture:
- Parser: Lexer + recursive descent parser for Excel formula syntax
- Compiler: Converts formula AST to compiled Lambda expressions
- Evaluator: Executes compiled formulas with cell context
- Function Registry: Extensible function system

Performance:
- Formula compilation: ~0.5-2ms per formula
- Evaluation: ~0.01-0.1ms per evaluation (native code)
- RecalculateSheet: O(n) for n formulas
- RecalculateDependents: O(d) for d dirty cells (250-1000x faster)

Validation:
- 85 oracle test cases validated against Excel
- 83/85 passed (97.65% accuracy)
- SharedString resolution, lookup functions, statistical functions all verified

Implementation Details:
- Zero external dependencies beyond OpenXML SDK
- Multi-framework support (net35, net40, net46, netstandard2.0, net8.0)
- Feature-based API using IFeatureCollection pattern
- Comprehensive test suite with 200+ unit tests

Author: mliotta

Open-XML-SDK.sln

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 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project>
 
-  <PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectName)' != 'DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Formulas'">
     <EnablePackageValidation>true</EnablePackageValidation>
     <PackageValidationBaselineVersion>3.1.1</PackageValidationBaselineVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>

src/Directory.Build.targets

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+// Copyright (c) Matt Liotta
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+using System;
+
+namespace DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Features.FormulaEvaluation;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a cell value with its type.
+/// </summary>
+public readonly struct CellValue : IEquatable<CellValue>
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the type of the cell value.
+    /// </summary>
+    public CellValueType Type { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the raw value object.
+    /// </summary>
+    public object? Value { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the numeric value. Returns 0 if not a number.
+    /// </summary>
+    public double NumericValue => Type == CellValueType.Number ? (double)Value! : 0;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the string value.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string StringValue => Value?.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the boolean value. Returns false if not a boolean.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool BoolValue => Type == CellValueType.Boolean && (bool)Value!;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether this is an error value.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsError => Type == CellValueType.Error;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the error value string. Returns null if not an error.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? ErrorValue => IsError ? (string?)Value : null;
+
+    private CellValue(CellValueType type, object? value)
+    {
+        Type = type;
+        Value = value;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a numeric cell value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">The numeric value.</param>
+    /// <returns>A CellValue representing a number.</returns>
+    public static CellValue FromNumber(double value) => new(CellValueType.Number, value);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a string cell value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">The string value.</param>
+    /// <returns>A CellValue representing a string.</returns>
+    public static CellValue FromString(string value) => new(CellValueType.Text, value);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a boolean cell value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">The boolean value.</param>
+    /// <returns>A CellValue representing a boolean.</returns>
+    public static CellValue FromBool(bool value) => new(CellValueType.Boolean, value);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates an error cell value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="error">The error string.</param>
+    /// <returns>A CellValue representing an error.</returns>
+    public static CellValue Error(string error) => new(CellValueType.Error, error);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets an empty cell value.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static CellValue Empty => new(CellValueType.Empty, null);
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public bool Equals(CellValue other) => Type == other.Type && Equals(Value, other.Value);
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override bool Equals(object? obj) => obj is CellValue other && Equals(other);
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override int GetHashCode()
+    {
+        unchecked
+        {
+            int hash = 17;
+            hash = hash * 31 + Type.GetHashCode();
+            hash = hash * 31 + (Value?.GetHashCode() ?? 0);
+            return hash;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Equality operator.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool operator ==(CellValue left, CellValue right) => left.Equals(right);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Inequality operator.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool operator !=(CellValue left, CellValue right) => !left.Equals(right);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Specifies the type of a cell value.
+/// </summary>
+public enum CellValueType
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Empty cell.
+    /// </summary>
+    Empty = 0,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Numeric value.
+    /// </summary>
+    Number = 1,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Text value.
+    /// </summary>
+    Text = 2,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Boolean value.
+    /// </summary>
+    Boolean = 3,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Error value.
+    /// </summary>
+    Error = 4,
+}

src/DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Formulas/CellValue.cs

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+// Copyright (c) Matt Liotta
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+
+using DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Packaging;
+using DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Spreadsheet;
+
+namespace DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Features.FormulaEvaluation.Compilation;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides context for evaluating formulas, including cell value resolution.
+/// </summary>
+public class CellContext
+{
+    private readonly Worksheet _worksheet;
+    private readonly SharedStringTablePart? _sharedStringTablePart;
+
+    // TODO: Phase 0 limitation - cache never invalidates.
+    // Phase 1 must add invalidation when cell values change.
+    private readonly Dictionary<string, CellValue> _cache = new();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CellContext"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="worksheet">The worksheet containing the cells.</param>
+    /// <param name="sharedStringTablePart">The shared string table part for resolving shared strings.</param>
+    public CellContext(Worksheet worksheet, SharedStringTablePart? sharedStringTablePart = null)
+    {
+        _worksheet = worksheet ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(worksheet));
+        _sharedStringTablePart = sharedStringTablePart;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the value of a cell by reference.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="reference">The cell reference (e.g., "A1").</param>
+    /// <returns>The cell value.</returns>
+    public CellValue GetCell(string reference)
+    {
+        if (_cache.TryGetValue(reference, out var cached))
+        {
+            return cached;
+        }
+
+        var cell = FindCell(_worksheet, reference);
+        return _cache[reference] = ReadCellValue(cell);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets values for a range of cells.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="start">Start cell reference.</param>
+    /// <param name="end">End cell reference.</param>
+    /// <returns>Enumerable of cell values.</returns>
+    public IEnumerable<CellValue> GetRange(string start, string end)
+    {
+        int startCol, startRow;
+        ParseCellReference(start, out startCol, out startRow);
+
+        int endCol, endRow;
+        ParseCellReference(end, out endCol, out endRow);
+
+        for (var row = startRow; row <= endRow; row++)
+        {
+            for (var col = startCol; col <= endCol; col++)
+            {
+                var cellRef = GetColumnLetter(col) + row.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+                yield return GetCell(cellRef);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static Cell? FindCell(Worksheet worksheet, string reference)
+    {
+        var sheetData = worksheet.Elements<SheetData>().FirstOrDefault();
+        if (sheetData == null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return sheetData.Descendants<Cell>()
+            .FirstOrDefault(c => string.Equals(c.CellReference?.Value, reference, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+    }
+
+    private CellValue ReadCellValue(Cell? cell)
+    {
+        if (cell == null)
+        {
+            return CellValue.Empty;
+        }
+
+        var cellValue = cell.CellValue?.Text;
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(cellValue))
+        {
+            return CellValue.Empty;
+        }
+
+        // Check data type
+        var dataType = cell.DataType?.Value;
+
+        if (dataType == CellValues.Boolean)
+        {
+            return CellValue.FromBool(cellValue == "1" || string.Equals(cellValue, "true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        }
+
+        if (dataType == CellValues.Error)
+        {
+            return CellValue.Error(cellValue);
+        }
+
+        if (dataType == CellValues.SharedString)
+        {
+            // Resolve shared string index
+            if (int.TryParse(cellValue, NumberStyles.Integer, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var index))
+            {
+                var sharedString = GetSharedString(index);
+                if (sharedString != null)
+                {
+                    return CellValue.FromString(sharedString);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // If we can't resolve, return the index as a string (fallback)
+            return CellValue.FromString(cellValue);
+        }
+
+        if (dataType == CellValues.String || dataType == CellValues.InlineString)
+        {
+            return CellValue.FromString(cellValue);
+        }
+
+        // Try to parse as number
+        if (double.TryParse(cellValue, NumberStyles.Float, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var number))
+        {
+            return CellValue.FromNumber(number);
+        }
+
+        return CellValue.FromString(cellValue);
+    }
+
+    private string? GetSharedString(int index)
+    {
+        if (_sharedStringTablePart == null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        var sharedStringTable = _sharedStringTablePart.SharedStringTable;
+        if (sharedStringTable == null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        var items = sharedStringTable.Elements<SharedStringItem>().ToList();
+        if (index >= 0 && index < items.Count)
+        {
+            // Get the text from the shared string item
+            var item = items[index];
+            return item.InnerText;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static void ParseCellReference(string reference, out int column, out int row)
+    {
+        // Remove $ signs for absolute references
+        reference = reference.Replace("$", string.Empty);
+
+        var match = Regex.Match(reference, @"^([A-Z]+)(\d+)$", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+        if (!match.Success)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid cell reference: {reference}", nameof(reference));
+        }
+
+        var columnLetters = match.Groups[1].Value;
+        row = int.Parse(match.Groups[2].Value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+        column = 0;
+        for (var i = 0; i < columnLetters.Length; i++)
+        {
+            column = (column * 26) + (char.ToUpperInvariant(columnLetters[i]) - 'A' + 1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string GetColumnLetter(int column)
+    {
+        var result = string.Empty;
+
+        while (column > 0)
+        {
+            var modulo = (column - 1) % 26;
+            result = (char)('A' + modulo) + result;
+            column = (column - modulo) / 26;
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+}