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  • Give instant generation feedback with the ProgressBar

    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...
    Posted to Robert Hinojosa (Weblog) by Robert Hinojosa on 06-25-2007
    Filed under: Code Generation, Tips & Tricks

  • Introduction to CodeSmith Project Files

    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...
    Posted to Paul Welter (Weblog) by shannon on 06-10-2007
    Filed under: CodeSmith 4.0, Tips & Tricks

  • Tips & Tricks: ActiveSnippets

    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...
    Posted to Robert Hinojosa (Weblog) by shannon on 06-09-2007
    Filed under: Code Generation, Tips & Tricks, ActiveSnippets

  • Tips & Tricks: Debugging

    Overview CodeSmith supports debugging by using the CLR's Just-in-Time debugger. This article will show some tips and tricks in setting up CodeSmith templates to use the debugger. Allow Debugging in Template The first step to allow debugging a template is to set the Debug attribute on the CodeTemplate...
    Posted to Paul Welter (Weblog) by shannon on 06-09-2007
    Filed under: CodeSmith 4.0, Tips & Tricks

  • Tips & Tricks: CodeSmith Maps

    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...
    Posted to Jeff Gonzalez (Weblog) by shannon on 06-09-2007
    Filed under: Tips & Tricks

  • Tips & Tricks: Merge Strategies

    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...
    Posted to Eric J. Smith (Weblog) by shannon on 06-09-2007
    Filed under: CodeSmith 4.0, Tips & Tricks
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