One of the easiest ways to show instant template feedback for long running templates is by using the Progress Bar that the CodeSmith Engine API provides. If you’ve ever used the Progress control in Winforms you’ll find this control very similar in usage and very easy to use. The progress bar is meant to be …Read More
Introduction to CodeSmith Project Files Overview A new feature in CodeSmith 4.0 is the ability to manage groups of CodeSmith templates and their outputs with a single file called a CodeSmith Project. CodeSmith Projects enable you to define and run an entire code generation process quickly and easily using the environment of your choice. They …Read More
Using merge strategies in CodeSmith enables you to combine both user and machine generated code in a single file. You can also regenerate the machine generated code while still preserving your custom code modifications. CodeSmith comes with two types of merge strategies out of the box: · InsertRegion – Allows you to insert a region …Read More
CodeSmith 4.0 delivers strong integration within Visual Studio and ActiveSnippets are a driver toward increasing developer productivity. ActiveSnippets, at a high level, are CodeSmith templates with exposure to the entire .Net Framework which you can utilize with a few keystrokes inside of Visual Studio 2005. The output of your ActiveSnippet will be rendered right where …Read More
CodeSmith Maps allow developers to reduce the amount of plumbing code in their templates and increase the readability and re usability at the same time. Maps provide a named dictionary like semantic to template development. While developing templates, a common scenario developers face is accessing a lookup list based on some sort of information. A …Read More
