With the command line renaissance and dotnet core I almost never want to open up VisualStudio anymore.

The new csproj format provides many advantages over the old csproj format.

  • Human readable
  • Better source control behavior (less code, nothing generated)
  • Convention based

But there are no XAF-Templates yet. So I decided to create my own ones.

Installation

You can find them on nuget or just install them via cli:

dotnet new -i Scissors.XafTemplates

Afterwards you should see the following templates.

expressApp Framework Empty Module                   xaf-module           [C#]              Common/Console
expressApp Framework Empty WindowsForms Module      xaf-win-module       [C#]              Common/Console
expressApp Framework Winforms Application           xaf-win              [C#]              Common/Console

Usage

To create an empty application (for now this will initialize with XPO, but that may change in the future)

dotnet new xaf-win -o src -n Acme.DemoCenter

There are serval options you can use. Use the --help switch for more information:

dotnet new xaf-win --help

Nutzung: new [Optionen]

Optionen:
  -h, --help          Displays help for this command.
  -l, --list          Lists templates containing the specified name. If no name is specified, lists all templates.
  -n, --name          The name for the output being created. If no name is specified, the name of the current directory is used.
  -o, --output        Location to place the generated output.
  -i, --install       Installs a source or a template pack.
  -u, --uninstall     Uninstalls a source or a template pack.
  --nuget-source      Specifies a NuGet source to use during install.
  --type              Filters templates based on available types. Predefined values are "project", "item" or "other".
  --dry-run           Displays a summary of what would happen if the given command line were run if it would result in a template creation.
  --force             Forces content to be generated even if it would change existing files.
  -lang, --language   Filters templates based on language and specifies the language of the template to create.


expressApp Framework Winforms Application (C#)
Author: Manuel Grundner
Options:
  --no-restore            If specified, skips the automatic restore of the project on create.
                          bool - Optional
                          Default: false / (*) true

  -tf|--target-framework
                          text - Optional
                          Default: net462

  -dx|--dx-version
                          text - Optional
                          Default: 19.1.2

  -U|--UseEasyTest
                          bool - Optional
                          Default: false / (*) true


* Indicates the value used if the switch is provided without a value.

The templates are rather basic for now, but I think it provides a lot of value, esp. if you don't want to leave the command line.

As always, you can find the sources on github and let me know what you think!