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CodeSmith Generator 6.5: New DB2 SchemaProvider

Blake Niemyjski — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:30:00 GMT

We are happy to announce Generator support for DB2 . With the help of David Logan we were able to add a new DB2 Schema Provider that ships with the latest version of Generator. You can now generate using the Schema Explorer API and existing templates against DB2. This is a huge win for all DB2 developers! Please let us know what you think! Please let us know if you have any feedback or questions about CodeSmith Generator. Download Now...(read more)

CodeSmith Generator Upcoming Feature: Bracket Highlighting

Blake Niemyjski — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:30:00 GMT

Today I'm happy to announce an upcoming feature for one of the most customer requested template editor features: Bracket Highlighting! Bracket Highlighting Bracket Highlighting creates visible highlights around sets of delimiters (parentheses, square brackets, and curly braces) when the caret is next to them. In the screenshot above, the caret is next to a } character which the C# language implementation recognizes as a bracket that should receive highlighting. Thus its background is highlighted...(read more)

CodeSmith Generator 6.5.3

Blake Niemyjski — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 02:51:00 GMT

New Features

Improved XmlProperty Intellisense.
Added the ability for the Server edition to consume the Generator API.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where a NullReferenceException could be thrown when the XmlProperty Schema attribute value was empty.

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CodeSmith Generator 6.5.2

Blake Niemyjski — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:58:00 GMT

New Features

Added beta support for Visual Studio 2012 themes.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where the Template Editor font size would be displayed incorrectly inside of Visual Studio 2012.
Fixed a bug where the Visual Studio 2012 snippets were not being detected by the Template Editor.
Fixed a bug where the Returned ComplileTemplateResult.IsFromCache could return an incorrect value.
Fixed a bug where the the Base Sample Directory could be set to an incorrect value.
Fixed a bug where templates template code's background color wasn't being shown if you didn't have MVC 3.0+ installed. This now falls back to the 'Highlighted Reference' font and color settings.
Fixed a bug where an error would be thrown when attempting to compile a specific template on multiple processes at the same time.
Many more minor bug fixes.

Performance Enhancements

Fixed a bug where templates weren't being loaded from cache in some circumstances.

Usability Enhancements

Fixed a bug where the Visual Studio MSBuild integration wasn't displaying messages in the output window.
Fixed a bug where the progress bar could show 100% after generating through Manage Outputs in Visual Studio.
Updated the IEngineHost interface's GetContent methods to accept an optional parameter overload that controls how content is returned (from source or from memory).
Fixed a bug where the Template Editor would show invalid parse error messages for Visual Basic templates that contain XmlProperties.
Fixed a bug where SqlCodeTemplate was treating any column that ended in TypeCode as an enumeration (BREAKING CHANGE).

Known Visual Studio 2012 Issues

These issues only effect the Visual Studio 2012 integration. Please note that we are working on a native metro theme for the Template Editor that will resolve the theming issues below. If you find any other issues with VS2012, please let us know.

Find feature doesn't work, but find and replace is working. We are awaiting a response from Microsoft.
When changing themes, you may need to restart Visual Studio once to ensure the editor is displayed correctly. We are awaiting a response from Microsoft.
Template Editor scroll bars and drop downs will be incorrectly themed.
Schema Explorer, Template Editor navigational glyphs (the arrow icons next to folders / schema objects) are barely visible when using the dark theme.

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CodeSmith Generator 6.5.1

Blake Niemyjski — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:56:00 GMT

New Features

Increased support for Visual Studio 2012.
Added DB2 zOS Schema Provider (contrib David Logan and Blake Niemyjski).
Added the ability to change a templates template code's background color.
Added the ability the ability to disable or enable current line highlighting.
Added a new whitespace collapsing rule to collapse the last line terminator node if there is only collapsible nodes after it.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where a run-time exception would occur when opening Generator Studio or Template Explorer on Windows XP/ Server 2003 over Remote Desktop.
Fixed a bug where Visual Studio template editor syntax highlighting styles could be improperly applied.
Fixed a bug where samples could be extracted at the same time in different processes.
Fixed a bug where an exception would be thrown when adding a new XmlProperty to a template.
Fixed a bug where some legacy UITypeEditors would not be shown in the Property Grid.
Fixed a bug where the about dialog would be rendered incorrectly on localized versions of Windows.
Fixed a bug in the ISeriesSchemaProvider where Primary keys may not be resolved correctly.
Fixed a bug where an exception could occur when doing a Go To Definition operation on a Lambda expression.
Fixed a bug where an Exception could be thrown while extracting samples over samples that previously failed to extract.
Many more minor bug fixes.

Usability Enhancements

The installer now verifies that Visual Studio has been closed before installing.
Updated the installer to add read / write permissions for the user's template samples folder.
Updated ExtendedPropertyNames to support even more extended property names.
Fixed a bug where the Find and Replace tool windows Find button could be disabled in Generator Studio.
Fixed a bug where the update file associations dialog could be hidden behind other windows.

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CodeSmith Generator 6.0.5

Blake Niemyjski — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:48:39 GMT

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where assemblies were not being resolved correctly when Visual Studio 2012 / .NET 4.5 was installed.

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CodeSmith Insight 1.5.0

Blake Niemyjski — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Improvements

Updated all client builds. Please update your clients to the latest version.
Added support for ReplyTo emails.
Added Version custom field type.
Added support for searching by major or minor version custom field type values (E.G., version:6.5 or version:6).
Added support for CaseDocument to have lists of numeric types.
Various improvements for importing cases from Imap and Pop3.
Updated services and clients to handle various SSL scenarios.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where clients could throw a NullReferenceException when the integrating application used Nlog.
Fixed a website bug where attachment file sizes were shown as null in the case detail pane.
Fixed a website bug that could occur when creating new Custom Fields.
Fixed a bug where the WPF clients could throw an exception on Windows XP due to Vista icon file format.
Many other minor bug fixes.

Other

Removed .NET 3.5 and Silverlight clients. Previous versions of the client libraries will continue to work as expected.

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Announcing support for ASP.NET WebAPI and KendoUI

Blake Niemyjski — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:39:00 GMT

We are delighted to announce that we’ve added support for ASP.NET WebAPI and Kendo UI to the PLINQO for Entity Framework templates ! In the article below we will talk about the templates and show off the new features. Please note that while we are still working on these features, we would love for you to download the templates and give us your feedback. Also note that you will need to download and install MVC4 and NuGet before continuing. Getting Started Please note that the templates require...(read more)

NuGet support for the Template Frameworks

Blake Niemyjski — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:46:00 GMT

If you haven't heard about NuGet yet, you may be living under a rock! NuGet, is a package manager that gives you quick access to add or update external dependencies. We love making our products that save you as much time as possible, which is why we thought NuGet would be a perfect fit. Please follow the guide below on how to use our CSLA templates via NuGet! We have also updated all of our CSLA documentation to reflect using NuGet and much more. Getting Started Install the CodeSmith.Generator...(read more)

CodeSmith Generator 6.5: Schema Providers

Blake Niemyjski — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:00:00 GMT

We recently released CodeSmith Generator 6.5.0 , which includes many new features and improvements. One of the areas that we focused on was our existing Schema Providers. Based on customer feedback, we added two new Schema Providers (VistaDB 4.x and SQL Compact 4) to Generator 6.5. We've kept the previous schema providers for backwards compatibility, so if you are using SQL Compacts 3.5 or VistaDB 3.x we haven't forgot about you! On top of adding two new Schema Providers, we spent time updating...(read more)

CodeSmith Generator 6.5: Template Explorer Improvements

Blake Niemyjski — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:00:00 GMT

We recently released CodeSmith Generator 6.5.0 , which includes many new features and improvements. We've made a few tweaks to the Template Explorer to increase your productivity while improving usability. We found and fixed various behavioral bugs in Template Explorer that caused documents to be opened behind or on top of the current application. We also made it much quicker to add a template shortcut by using the Windows Vista / 7 native folder browser control. This gives you the ability to...(read more)

CodeSmith Generator 6.5: Schema Explorer Improvements

Blake Niemyjski — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:00:00 GMT

We recently released CodeSmith Generator 6.5.0 , which includes many new features and improvements. One of the larger areas that received a major face lift was Schema Explorer. Schema Explorer now provides you with improved contextual icons for various schema objects like: composite keys, computed columns, parameter direction, and more. We are always looking for ways to improve the Schema Explorer, so please send us your comments. Downloading CodeSmith Generator 6.5 CodeSmith Generator 6.5 is a major...(read more)

CodeSmith Generator 6.5: Template Editor Improvements

Blake Niemyjski — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:00:00 GMT

We recently released CodeSmith Generator 6.5.0 , which includes many new features and improvements. One of the areas that we focused heavily on was the Template Editor. We did a lot of work to ensure that the Template Editor experience is consistent in both Generator Studio and Visual Studio Integration. As such, all of the following features and improvements can be found in both IDE's. The following document will cover some of the features that were added to the Template Editor in Generator...(read more)

CSLA 4.0

Blake Niemyjski — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:18:00 GMT

Improvements

Added support for Generator 6.5 (The CSLA 4.0 Templates require Generator 6.5).
Added support for generating from Stored Procedures and Views.
Added support for CSLA 4.3.10.
Updated the templates to use the latest version of SchemaHelper (many improvements to association detection, naming conventions and much more).
Added various List Business Object enhancements. The generated list Business Objects now contain the following methods Get, GetByCriteria, Remove, Contains and ContainsDeleted.
Added support for generating off of key less Data Sources.
Added the ability to exclude associations from being generated.
Templates now generating Async methods by default.
Added Beta LINQ-to-SQL Support (contrib: Joe McPherson). This requires generating PLINQO for LINQ to SQL and is not documented.
Improved support for Silverlight, NameValueLists, ObjectFactory, Composite Keys and Child relationships.
Added support for IncludeExpressions, you can now specify a Regex for only the entities you wish to include.
Added support for better Friendly Names in regards to generated properties. To override the default Generated Friendly Name, simply add an ExtendedProperty to the database column called CS_FriendlyName.
Improved workflow for Criteria generation. They will now be automatically generated based on the entities you select.
When the DataAccessImplementation is set to none, the data access partial classes will not be regenerated.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug that would cause entities to be generated even though they were not selected or ignored.
ReadOnly Objects will only generate Select Stored Procedures.
Updated the Comments in ADOHelper.cst to reflect that changes could be lost.
Fixed a bug where ObjectFactory Child List Items wouldn't be marked as child.
Fixed a bug where a "Child_Fetch not implemented" exception could be thrown.
Declaration of AddBusinessRules causes Overriding even when not implemented.
Fixed a bug with retrieval of VarBinary datatypes.
Fixed a bug with detecting read only objects as children in DataPortal_Update.
Fixed a bug where text columns had an invalid max length rule.
Removed a fix for a bug where a BO would be marked as invalid if the DataPortal_Create in a child property didn't have the non identity column set to a any value.
Update criteria classes enclose the FullTableName in brackets.
Fixed a bug with CSLA Rules where not being fully qualified.
Fixed a bug where ADOHelper.GetBytes() could throw a run time exception.
Fixed a bug where duplicate schemas could cause problems with sql queries.
Many other minor bug fixes.

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PLINQO for LINQ to SQL 5.1

Blake Niemyjski — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:07:23 GMT

Improvements

Added support for Generator 6.x.
Add MemCached Provider to PLINQO.
Added IncludeManyToMany option.
Updated Entities to support Nullable Composite Key assignment.
Updated RuleManager and added Remove method.
Added additional ClearCache methods.
Updated interfaces for many associations to be IEnumerable instead of IList, this allows for comparability with .NET 3.5
Various Performance Improvements when generating.
Database columns that have the type of Geography and geometry will now be skipped.

Bug Fixes

Make sure that no lazy loading happens while doing a detach.
Fixed a bug with Xml Comments not being escaped and two bugs where invalid syntax was used.
Fixed a bug that could cause the CacheManager to remove the wrong cache entry.
Fixed a bug with PLINQOS IncludeXmlSerialization support and Binary Columns.
Fixed a Compiler Error with Visual Basic Function Support.
Fixed a bug in the Visual Basic Query Extensions.
Fixed a bug with the Generated Interfaces not importing the entity namespace. This effected complex column properties..
Fixed a bug where existing Member Names starting with a digit where treated as valid names. If a memeber names starts with a digit, we will update it!
Fixed a NullReferenceException in LinqToSqlDataContextProvider.GetDataContext(IQueryable query)

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PLINQO for Entity Framework 1.2

Blake Niemyjski — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:54:00 GMT

Improvements

Updated the templates to use the latest version of SchemaHelper (many improvements to association detection, naming conventions and much more).
Added support for Generator 6.x.
Updated the QuickStart.
Fixed a bug with Query Extensions not generating GetBy's.
Fixed a bug with the IsIgnoreType method in the QueryExtension.Generated.cst template.
Fixed a bug where self referencing associations were not being created properly.
Various Performance Improvements

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PLINQO for NHibernate 1.2

Blake Niemyjski — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:40:00 GMT

Improvements

Updated the templates to use the latest version of SchemaHelper (many improvements to association detection, naming conventions and much more).
Updated the QuickStart to support Visual Studio 2010 and MVC 3.
Added support for CodeSmith Generator 6.x.
Fixed a bug where duplicate properties could be added to an entity.
Fixed a bug with the DataContext.Generated.cst where it would throw a sequence exception.
Fixed a bug where multiple stored procedure parameters would not work correctly.
Fixed a naming bug with Stored Procedure parameter names.
Fixed a bug with Hbm's writing out duplicated composite key names.
Fixed a compiler error that was occurring in the generated query extensions.
Fixed a bug where the mapping files were not being resolved properly.
Fixed a bug with the IsIgnoreType method in the QueryExtension.Generated.cst template.
Updated NHibernate types to support SByte
Fixed a bug with Oracle Support as well as some namespace issues with the Web Project.
Fixed a bug where nHibernate commands were being generated with really ugly names.
Fixed a bug where the NHibernateProvider was not using read-only access to read the contents of the HBM Files.

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CodeSmith Generator 6.5: Standalone Template Editor

Blake Niemyjski — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:00:00 GMT

We recently released CodeSmith Generator 6.5.0 , which includes many new features and improvements . We added a completely new stand alone Template Editor to CodeSmith Generator 6.5. It offers all of the rich functionality you would expect to have inside of an integrated development environment (IDE). We also modeled Generator Studio after Visual Studio's IDE to provide you with a consistent and familiar editing experience no matter where you are at. The following document will walk you through...(read more)

Announcing CodeSmith Generator 6.5

Blake Niemyjski — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:00:00 GMT

We are very excited to announce Generator 6.5 . We have been working the last couple of months on Generator 6.5 , introducing over 30 new features, refining existing features and working off feedback provided by customers. Over the next few days we will be blogging about the new features in Generator 6.5. Here is a list of some of the areas that we've made improvements to or added new functionality to in Generator 6.5: Generator Studio (Standalone Template Editor) . Visual Studio 2012 Support...(read more)

CodeSmith Generator 6.5

Blake Niemyjski — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 22:46:00 GMT

New Features

Added support for Visual Studio 2012.
Added a standalone Template Editor application.
Added Intellisense support for XmlProperty.
Improved Intellisense support for VB and lambda expressions.
Added smart indent feature to the template editor.
Added VistaDB 4.x Schema Provider.
Added Sql Compact 4.0 Schema Provider.
Updated the PostgreSchemaProvider and SQLAnywhereSchemaProvider libraries to .NET 4.0.
Added LINQ completion support.
Added Intellisense support for CSharp and Visual Basic code behind files.
Added code snippet support to the Template Editor (beta).
Updated all folder browser pickers to use the native Windows 7 and Windows Vista Folder browser.
Added Build and Generate buttons to the Windows 7 preview window.
Added Print support.
Added theme support to the standalone Template Editor.
Added the ability to highlight the current line.
Added ability to import Visual Studio editor styles from in the standalone Template Editor.
Updated all Schema Explorer and Generator icons.
Added support for showing trace messages to the output window when generating.
Added support for in memory editor documents. Unsaved documents are no longer persisted to disk before generating.
Added the ability to rename Template Editor documents.
Added JumpList support to the Template Editor.
Added a splash screen to the standalone Template Editor.
Added the ability to open files by dropping them onto the Template Editor.
Added the ability to open multiple documents in a single operation.
Added Cut, Copy and Paste context menu items across the board.
Added colored tabs to identify generated content. (Not implemented in VS yet).
Added ability to close all generated documents. (Not implemented in VS yet).
Added a Close all windows but this feature.
Added ability to re-generate while viewing the previously generated document. (Not implemented in VS yet).
Added ability to change properties and re-generate without switching back to the template. (Not implemented in VS yet).
Updated the CSLA templates to version 4.0.
Updated the PLINQO for Entity Framework templates to version 1.2.
Updated the PLINQO for NHibernate templates to version 1.2.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where converting tabs to spaces wasn't working correctly.
Fixed a bug where CodeSmith Generator could crash on Windows XP when trying to set a windows icon (Windows XP icon file limitations).
Fixed a bug where the Template Engine would throw a StackOverflowException while trying to add recursive references. A parser error is now added and displayed in the error window.
Fixed a bug in the Sql Compact Schema Providers where money data types were not being translated to DbType.Currency.
Fixed a bug where a opening a UITypeEditor could crash the Template Editor if the property setting threw an exception.
Fixed a bug where the View Visible Whitespace feature wasn't working in the Visual Studio Template Editor.
Fixed a bug where text inside of the Visual Studio Template Editor may be displayed incorrectly.
Fixed a bug where the CodeSmith Generator assemblies were not showing up in the Visual Studio Add New References dialog.
Fixed a bug where the CodeSmith Generator XSD schema's were not being registered properly with Visual Studio.
Fixed a bug where a UnauthorizedAccessException could occur while trying to open or save a file inside of the Template Editor.
Fixed a bug where the template editor was not checking to see if a file had permissions to edit a file.
Fixed a bug where an exception could occur while trying to see if the extracted samples were up to date.
Fixed a bug where template comments were generating a new line.
Fixed a bug where a FormatException could occur while updating the Output Window.
Fixed a threading bug where an exception could be thrown while retrieving cached property values.
Fixed a bug where ValidationErrors were being reported as a warning in the Error Window.
Fixed a bug where project references and generated items wouldn't be added to a solution if there was an error during generation.
Fixed a bug where a NullReferenceException would be thrown while pressing generate on a non generated code document.
Fixed a bug where a NullReferenceException would occur when text was selected during a go to definition operation.
Fixed a bug that could crash the application when closing a CodeSmith Generator Project Progress dialog while generating.
Fixed a bug where the Template Explorer create new text file menu item didn't work.
Fixed a bug where right click execute on a template in the template explorer would edit the template in the Template Editor.
Fixed a bug where a InvalidOperationException could be thrown in some cases when closing the Generator Project File Generation Progress Dialog before generation has completed.
Fixed a bug where an Exception may be thrown while trying to access the Registry for settings without ensuring the registry keys exist.
Fixed a bug with the About window displaying very large text.
Renamed RegisterInMemoryContent to RegisterContent and GetFileContent to GetContent (BREAKING [6.0 API Only] CHANGE).
Fixed a bug in the SqlSchemaProvider where CS_Description ExtendedProperty values would be truncated. The MS_Description ExtendedProperty value now takes precedence.
Fixed a bug where show license dialog was shown when you tried to uninstall.
Fixed a bug where an exception may be thrown while retrieving Visual Studio configuration settings.
Fixed a bug where Visual Studio 2010 integration would become corrupt when Visual Studio 11 or .NET 4.5 was installed.
Fixed a bug where assemblies were not being resolved correctly when Visual Studio 11 was installed.
Fixed a bug where the Progress bar would not be cleared after generation errors.
Fixed a bug where some whitespace was not being shown correctly when 'View Visible Whitespace' was enabled.
Fixed a bug where Code Document errors were not being removed from the Error Window in specific cases.
Fixed a bug where errors could be added to the error window without a file path.
Fixed a bug where a new blank template would be created with a syntax error.
Many more minor bug fixes.

Performance Enhancements

Fixed a large number of performance related bugs dealing with initializing Template Editor documents.
Fixed a bug where a deadlock could occur while resetting or refreshing the Property Grid.
Fixed a bug where Cached Configuration Settings may be persisted in memory indefinitely.
Many more minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

Usability Enhancements

Improved GoTo Definition.
Added the ability to handle external editor document changes.
Fixed a bug where you needed to restart Generator after updating with the Oracle Schema Provider and the ISeries Schema Provider Configuration to take effect.
Fixed a bug where the output window could steal focus while using the Template Editor.
Fixed a bug that didn't underline some errors in the Template Editor.
Fixed a bug where the Properties tool window would be reset when switching between tool windows.
Fixed a bug where renaming a template inside of Visual Studio would save a duplicate template file under the previous name.
Fixed a bug where a NullReferenceException could be thrown from Visual Studio 2010's Add New File wizard.
Fixed a bug where the Property Grid did not let you search for properties.
Fixed a bug where the JumpList wasn't being updated after you saved a in memory document.
Fixed a bug where the JumpList Recent Items list wasn't being populated.
Fixed a bug where a line break would be rendered after a script block.
Fixed a bug where property values may not be applied to the Property Grid.
Updated the stand alone template editor to ensure that only one instance of the editor is open at all times.
Updated the Schema Explorer tool window to show folders for Tables, Commands and Views. It also will display an icon for the following scenarios: Composite Keys, Clustered Indexes and Parameter direction.
Improved the status updates when opening and saving a templates.
Renamed Template Editor stand alone application to CodeSmith Generator Studio.
Added the ability to clear and copy the output window contents.
Updated the experience when opening a template document inside of the editor.
Changed the default editor application to be the stand alone template editor.
Fixed a bug where the Template Explorer Top Most Window mode could be enabled from within Visual Studio and the Template Editor.
Changed the save and close behavior of generated documents inside of the template editor.
Updated the Go To Line dialog to have a default enter experience.
Large amount of updates to the Error Window for an better editing experience.
Fixed a bug where ManageOutputs could be hidden behind the Template Editor when double clicking on a file in Template Explorer.
Fixed a bug where a NullReferenceException would occur when trying to remove a template shortcut in Template Explorer.
Fixed a bug where web documents would be loaded into the template editor instead of launching in a browser.
Fixed a bug where the Find tool window wasn't working in some scenarios.
Fixed a bug where the stand alone editor user interface may not be displayed correctly after initial launch.
Updated the Configuration descriptions for the Oracle Schema Provider and the ISeries Schema Provider.

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CodeSmith Generator 6.5 Release Candidate

ejsmith — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:41:00 GMT

Work on CodeSmith Generator 6.5 is almost complete. Today, we are releasing the CodeSmith Generator 6.5 RC . This release has MANY improvements and bug fixes from the beta version and we are hoping to get your feedback before final release. For a list of all the changes in this version, check out the release notes . Download CodeSmith Generator 6.5 RC...(read more)

CodeSmith Generator 6.5 Release Candidate

Blake Niemyjski — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:00:00 GMT

New Features

Added support for Visual Studio 11.
Improved Intellisense support for VB and lambda expressions.
Updated all Schema Explorer and Generator icons.
Added support for showing trace messages to the output window when generating.
Added support for in memory editor documents.
Added SaveAs support to rename template editor documents.
Added JumpList support to the Template Editor.
Added a splash screen to the stand alone template editor.
Added Intellisense support for CSharp and Visual Basic code behind files.
Added Cut, Copy and Paste context menu items across the board.
Updated the CSLA, PLINQO for NHibernate and PLINQO for Entity Framework to the latest nightly builds.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where text inside of the Visual Studio Template Editor may be displayed incorrectly.
Fixed a bug where the CodeSmith Generator assemblies were not showing up in the Visual Studio Add New References dialog.
Fixed a bug where the CodeSmith Generator XSD schema's were not being registered properly with Visual Studio.
Fixed a bug where a UnauthorizedAccessException could occur while trying to open or save a file inside of the Template Editor.
Fixed a bug where the template editor was not checking to see if a file had permissions to edit a file.
Fixed a bug where an exception could occur while trying to see if the extracted samples were up to date.
Fixed a bug where template comments were generating a new line.
Fixed a bug where a FormatException could occur while updating the Output Window.
Fixed a threading bug where an exception could be thrown while retrieving cached property values.
Fixed a bug where ValidationErrors were being reported as a warning in the Error Window.
Fixed a bug where project references and generated items wouldn't be added to a solution if there was an error during generation.
Fixed a bug where a NullReferenceException would be thrown while pressing generate on a non generated code document.
Fixed a bug where a NullReferenceException would occur when text was selected during a go to definition operation.
Fixed a bug that could crash the application when closing a CodeSmith Generator Project Progress dialog while generating.
Fixed a bug where the Template Explorer create new text file menu item didn't work.
Fixed a bug where right click execute on a template in the template explorer would edit the template in the Template Editor.
Fixed a bug where a InvalidOperationException could be thrown in some cases when closing the Generator Project File Generation Progress Dialog before generation has completed.
Fixed a bug where an Exception may be thrown while trying to access the Registry for settings without ensuring the registry keys exist.
Fixed a bug with the About window displaying very large text.
Renamed RegisterInMemoryContent to RegisterContent and GetFileContent to GetContent (BREAKING CHANGE).

Performance Enhancements

Fixed a large number of performance related bugs dealing with initializing Template Editor documents.
Fixed a bug where a deadlock could occur while resetting or refreshing the Property Grid.

Usability Enhancements

Fixed a bug where property values may not be applied to the Property Grid.
Updated the stand alone template editor to ensure that only one instance of the editor is open at all times.
Updated the Schema Explorer tool window to show folders for Tables, Commands and Views. It also will display an icon for the following scenarios: Composite Keys, Clustered Indexes and Parameter direction.
Improved the status updates when opening and saving a templates.
Renamed Template Editor stand alone application to CodeSmith Generator Studio.
Added the ability to clear and copy the output window contents.
Updated the experience when opening a template document inside of the editor.
Changed the default editor application to be the stand alone template editor.
Fixed a bug where the Template Explorer Top Most Window mode could be enabled from within Visual Studio and the Template Editor.
Changed the save and close behavior of generated documents inside of the template editor.
Updated the Go To Line dialog to have a default enter experience.
Large amount of updates to the Error Window for an better editing experience.
Fixed a bug where ManageOutputs could be hidden behind the Template Editor when double clicking on a file in Template Explorer.
Fixed a bug where a NullReferenceException would occur when trying to remove a template shortcut in Template Explorer.
Fixed a bug where web documents would be loaded into the template editor instead of launching in a browser.
Fixed a bug where the Find tool window wasn't working in some scenarios.
Fixed a bug where the stand alone editor user interface may not be displayed correctly after initial launch.

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CodeSmith Generator 6.0.4

Blake Niemyjski — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:13:02 GMT

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug that could cause a XamlParseException during start up.

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Announcing Visual Studio 11 Integration

Blake Niemyjski — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:26:00 GMT

We are excited to announce support for the Visual Studio 11 (VS11) Beta today. This will be available in the next beta of CodeSmith Generator 6.5 , which is coming soon. We have done a lot of work in structuring CodeSmith Generator 6.x to allow us to enable features at a faster pace, while ensuring the features we do add are available across the board. Please note that we will not be theming our controls for VS11 until a VS11 release candidate is available....(read more)

CodeSmith Generator Setup Documentation

Cody Smith — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT

We want setting up CodeSmith Generator to be as easy as 1-2-3! So, we have been working on some new documentation covering how to setup CodeSmith Generator for over a week now, and we are finally ready to announce it! Some things we will go over in the new documentation will be how to install, change, and uninstall CodeSmith Generator . You can download the documentation in a .PDF format here , there is a link on the right hand column to download the latest version. Don't forget to check out...(read more)