MVC Scaffolding Made Easy
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- Intro to MVC Scaffolding, CodeFirst, Repository Pattern - Customizing view and Controller Templates - Using T4 Scafoldering Commandlets - Packaging Custom Scaffolder - Customizing Scaffolding Environment Scaffolding is a way to quickly create an application layout based on data. This means there are less routine tasks that developers need to do, for example, creating your own controllers/views, CRUD methods, and validation, and more time spent on solving business problems. Learn how to customize the scaffolding using T4 templates, so that the generated output suits the needs of your application, in case you need to regenerate the scaffolding occasionally during development.
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MVC Scaffolding Made Easy
- 7. …generate “starter” code… …provide a extensibility mechanism to customize generated code… …generate more than just MVC Controllers and Views…
- 12. Invoke-Scaffolder “Scaffold” Alias scaffoldingTabExpansion (context command line switch)
- 16. Action • MvcScaffolding.Action Controller • MvcScaffolding.Controller CustomScaffold • T4Scaffolding.CustomScaffolder CustomTemplate • T4Scaffolding.CustomTemplate DbContext • T4Scaffolding.EFDbContext Repository • T4Scaffolding.EFRepository UnitTest • MvcScaffolding.ActionUnitTest View • MvcScaffolding.RazorView Views • MvcScaffolding.Views
- 17. Get-DefaultScaffolder Controller Set-DefaultScaffolder Controller MvcScaffolding.ControllerWithRepository
- 18. Action: Scaffold Action -Controller TasksController -Action Foo -ViewModel Task Unit Test: Scaffold UnitTest -Controller TasksController -Action Create Both in 1 shot: Scaffold MvcScaffolding.ActionWithUnitTest -Controller TasksController -Action ArchiveTask -ViewModel Task
- 19. Scaffold CustomTemplate <ScaffolderName> <TemplateName> Scaffold CustomTemplate View Index
- 21. Add- Add- Add-ClassMember Find-ScaffolderTemplate Get-DefaultScaffolder ClassMemberViaTemplate ProjectItemViaTemplate Get- Get-PluralizedWord Get-PrimaryKey Get-ProjectFolder Get-ProjectItem ProjectAspNetMvcVersion Get-ProjectLanguage Get-ProjectType Get-RelatedEntities Get-Scaffolder Get-SingularizedWord Invoke-Scaffolder Invoke-ScaffoldTemplate Set-DefaultScaffolder Set-IsCheckedOut
- 23. Whether n00b(ie) or Expert: Scaffolding should be a tool in your toolbox!
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- “…it doesn’t generate code that suits my project.”“…the code is not complete enough for Production use.”“…I have a non-MVC project
- First demo – default MvcScaffolding using diloguesDescribe filesAdd view WorkOrderAdd controler, new data contextDefault dB is SQL express – go lighter using SQL CEPM> Install-Package EntityFramework.SqlServerCompactPM> Install-Package MvcScaffoldingPM> Scaffold Controller –ModelTypeWorkOrder –ControllernameWorkOrderController – DbContextTypeWorkOrderDbcontextMVC controllers best practiceencapsulate something in the interface leverage dependency injection (to make the controllers testable)Let’s add repository PM> Scaffold Controller –ModelTypeWorkOrder –ControllernameWorkOrderController – DbContextTypeWorkOrder – RepositoryPM> Scaffold Controller –ModelTypeWorkOrder –ControllernameWorkOrderController – DbContextTypeWorkOrder – Repository -Force
- Everything revolves arround command lineImportant to not only understand but also to know what’s availableSwitch = booleans – false by default, it’s pressence implies setting to true (basic Power Shell functionality)Options
- Get-ModuleGet-Command –Module T4ScaffoldingGet-Alias ScaffoldGet-Help Invoke –Scaffolder (abreviated list, just the basic command options, use TAB to see all the options)Scaffold [tab]Controller –[tab]Scaffold [tab]View –[tab]
- Customizing templates
- ScaffoldMvcScaffolding.ActionWithUnitTest –Controller WorkOrderController –Action ArchiveWorkOrder –ViewModelWorkOrderCustomizingScaffold CustomTemplateViewIndexShow the CodeTemlate folder with T4 fileFind ModelProperty and add “DisplayName”Add new method GetDisplayName()PM> Scaffold Controller –ModelTypeWorkOrder –ControllernameWorkOrderController – DbContextTypeWorkOrder – Repository -Force
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