Eric J. Smith

The NuSoft Framework

2007-09-20T17:41:00Z

Really nice set of new templates: http://www.codeplex.com/nusoftframework

"The NuSoft Framework is an extensible business and data layer framework. It is built as a set of CodeSmith templates. The templates generate a strongly typed C# domain model based off your SQL 2005 database schemas. Our code framework is a great way to get a custom development project off the ground on the right foot."

Tips & Tricks: Merge Strategies

2007-06-10T04:08:00Z

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 of generated code into an otherwise custom code file. You can modify the code outside of the target region and your changes will be preserved during regeneration while overwriting the contents of the target region.

Public Class InsertRegionSample

Public Sub SomeCustomMethod()

' This is my custom code that I want to

' preserve. I can make changes to it and

' my changes will not be overwritten.

End Sub

#Region "Sample Generated Region"

' This region will be overwritten during each

' template execution.

#End Region

End Class

· PreserveRegions – Allows you to designate multiple regions inside of the file as custom code regions. You can modify the code inside of these regions and your changes will be preserved during regeneration while the rest of the file will be regenerated. Any regions whose name matches against the supplied regular expression will be preserved during regeneration.

Public Class PreserveRegionsSample

#Region "Custom Region 1"

' This is my custom code that I want to preserve.

' I can make changes to it and my changes will

' not be overwritten.

#End Region

Public Sub SomeGeneratedMethod()

' This section and all other regions that do not

' match the region name regular expression that you

' supply to the merge strategy will be overwritten

' during each template execution. In this sample,

' the regular expression being used matches any region

' who's name starts with "Custom".

End Sub

#Region "Custom Region 2"

' The contents of this region will also be preserved

' during generation.

#End Region

End Class

· IMergeStrategy – Allows you to implement your own merging logic.

The attached samples show an example of using both kinds of merge strategies as well as a CodeSmith Project file to execute them. Simply, right click on the MergeSamples.csp file and select Generate Outputs to regenerate. You can also see the merge settings being used by right-clicking the MergeSamples.csp, selecting Manage Outputs, and then clicking edit on each output to see the settings.

CodeSmith 4.0 Released

2006-11-08T19:11:00Z

CodeSmith 4.0 has been officially released today at the Dev Connections conference in Las Vegas! This is a huge release for us and has a bunch of great new features as well as countless minor enhancements and bug fixes all based on customer feedback. Here are some of the features in the new version of CodeSmith: CodeSmith Projects (.csp) - This feature makes automating your code generation process really easy and consistent whether you are working from inside of Visual Studio 2005, MSBuild, Windows...(read more)

CodeSmith 4.0 Public Beta Released

2006-10-20T00:53:00Z

CodeSmith 4.0 Beta 2 has been released and is now available to the public. Here are just a few the new capabilities in CodeSmith 4.0: CodeSmith Projects (.csp) - This feature makes automating your code generation process really easy and consistent whether you are working from inside of Visual Studio 2005, MSBuild, Windows Explorer, a command line / batch file, or CodeSmith itself. ActiveSnippets - Imagine Visual Studio 2005 snippets, but with the full power of CodeSmith available to execute any logic...(read more)

CodeSmith $5,000 cash give away at Dev Connections

2006-10-07T21:57:00Z

CodeSmith will have a booth at Dev Connections in Las Vegas next month and we thought it would be a lot of fun to give away some gambling money! If you are coming to Dev Connections, just make sure to stop by our booth and signup. If you aren't coming to Dev Connections, you better sign up quickly! In addition to Microsoft having some exciting new announcements for Dev Connections, CodeSmith will have some exciting announcements of our own!...(read more)

XML-based Code Generation with CodeSmith

2006-05-22T20:23:00Z

Mike Gunderloy has just posted a new article about XML-based Code Generation with CodeSmith over at Developer.com. Mike does a great job of explaining the new XmlProperty feature in CodeSmith and how powerful it can be in using XML as metadata for your templates.

CodeSmith Wins "Best Utility" Award

2006-05-12T21:39:00Z

CodeSmith has won the "Best Utility" award in the asp.netPRO Readers’ Choice Awards! Thanks to our incredible user base, CodeSmith was able to win this category that included many other great software development products. Thank you to everyone that voted!...(read more)

CodeSmith Wins "Best Utility" Award

2006-05-12T21:38:00Z

HanselMinutes - Code Generation

2006-04-19T17:18:22Z

“Scott talks about CodeSmith as well as other code generators, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses, and offering his usual insight into the issues. Of course, resources abound.”

http://www.hanselminutes.com/default.aspx?showid=20

HanselMinutes - Code Generation

2006-04-19T17:18:00Z

“Scott talks about CodeSmith as well as other code generators, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses, and offering his usual insight into the issues. Of course, resources abound.” http://www.hanselminutes.com/default.aspx?showid=20...(read more)

asp.netPRO Readers’ Choice Awards

2006-03-18T03:45:00Z

If you are a fan of CodeSmith and would like to show your support, please take a moment to place your vote for CodeSmith in the Utility category of the asp.netPRO Readers’ Choice Awards. Each year, asp.netPRO recognizes outstanding products and vendors in the ASP.NET add-on market. Please take a moment to select your favorite ASP.NET tools. This is your chance to voice your opinions regarding the tools and products you use in your everyday development efforts....(read more)

asp.netPRO Readers’ Choice Awards

2006-03-18T03:45:00Z

If you are a fan of CodeSmith and would like to show your support, please take a moment to place your vote for CodeSmith in the Utility category of the asp.netPRO Readers’ Choice Awards.

Each year, asp.netPRO recognizes outstanding products and vendors in the ASP.NET add-on market. Please take a moment to select your favorite ASP.NET tools. This is your chance to voice your opinions regarding the tools and products you use in your everyday development efforts.

Build a Data Access Layer in less than 15 minutes

2006-02-13T21:25:00Z

“In this article you will learn how to build a Data Access Layer using Microsoft’s Enterprise Library in less than 15 minutes using CodeSmith and the .NetTiers Template Library…” Build a Data Access Layer in less than 15 minutes...(read more)

CodeSmith 3.2 Released (.NET 2.0)

2006-01-30T17:30:00Z

CodeSmith 3.2 for .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 has now been released. This is a free upgrade for all CodeSmith 3.0 users. This version of CodeSmith is nearly identical to CodeSmith 3.1 except it has been optimized and built for .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 including a new MSBuild CodeSmith task. Download CodeSmith 3.2 Now Visit the CodeSmith Tools website...(read more)

Super XSLT

2005-10-25T22:28:00Z

Here is a link to an interesting article about using CodeSmith as a form of XSLT....(read more)