Templates are based on T4.  When templates are generated, generally they will create a file for each Entity/Class.  The exception to this rule would be for a solution file or a project file.  

 

Steps

1. Open the CodeGenTemplates.sln file
2. Create a new Folder for the template under Languages
3. Create a new T4 template in the newly created folder
4. Copy and paste the contents of the Example\BaseExample\BaseExample.tt into the newly created template.
5. Make the desired changes to your template

 

Critical Notes

• To change the file extension, see this section in the code:

  • //Change the file extension from .txt to whatever is desired

    string fileName = proj.GetFileName(entity.Name) + ".txt";

• Relative paths are not supported.  The TextTransform.exe tool provided by Microsoft does not support relative paths.  If you want to create an include file.  Place it in the Includes directory and reference like in the example below. 

  • <#@ include file="$(projectDir)\Includes\CSharpHelper.tt" #>

• Files are generated based on the last generated project.  Specifically the project is copied into the GenerationInput.json

• Any output files generated while developing templates will be overwritten when the generation is run.

• There are several .tt files in the Includes directory for help with specific languages. 

  • CSharpHelper.tt
  • HTMLHelper.tt
  • ReactHelper.tt
  • TypeScriptHelper.tt
  • VBNetHelper.tt
  • VueJSHelper.tt
  • WebFormHelper.tt
  • XAMLHelper.tt