MvcScaffolding made easy Mark J Radacz, MCTSDeveloper, DiscoverTec, llc

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Agenda Intro to MVC Scaffolding, CodeFirst,

Repository Pattern Customizing View and Controller

Templates Using T4 Scafoldering Commandlets Packaging Custom Scaffolder Customizing Scaffolding Environment

Intro to MVC Scaffolding

What is MVC Scaffolding? NuGet package that adds PowerShell

scaffolding commands to PM> Package Management Console

Productivity Enhancer Enables customization of scaffolding

execution

The Purpose of MVC Scaffolding is to……generate “starter” code…

…provide a extensibility mechanism to customize generated code…

…generate more than just MVC Controllers and Views…

MVC Scaffolding Workflow

1. Add MvcScaffolding NuGet packageInstall-Package MvcScaffolding

2. Add Model class3. Scaffold Controller and Views based on

ModelScaffold Controller Product

4. Customize generated code

Basic Scaffolding Workflow

DEMO

Customizing View and Controller Templates

Command Line Switches for Controller

Switch

• Repository• Force• ForceMode• ReferenceScritLibraries• NoChildItems

Option string

• Controller Name• ModelType• DbContextType• Project• Layout• CodeLanguage• Area• ViewScaffolder• Layout• PrimarySectionNames• TemplateFolders

Understanding Tab Expansion

Invoke-Scaffolder

“Scaffold” Alias

scaffoldingTabExpansion (context command line switch)

Command Line Switches

DEMO

Get-Scaffolder

Get-DefaultScaffolder

Standard Scaffolders with Defaults • MvcScaffolding.ActionAction

• MvcScaffolding.ControllerController

• T4Scaffolding.CustomScaffolderCustomScaffold

• T4Scaffolding.CustomTemplateCustomTemplate

• T4Scaffolding.EFDbContextDbContext

• T4Scaffolding.EFRepositoryRepository

• MvcScaffolding.ActionUnitTestUnitTest

• MvcScaffolding.RazorViewView

• MvcScaffolding.ViewsViews

Non-Default Scaffolders MvcScaffolding.ActionWithUnitTest MvcScaffolding.AspxView MvcScaffolding.ControllerWithReposi

toryGet-DefaultScaffolder Controller

Set-DefaultScaffolder Controller MvcScaffolding.ControllerWithRepository

Scaffolding Actions and Unit TestsAction: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

Customizing Scaffold Templates Customize the T4 template with simple

command Template added locally to solution Subsequent scaffolding commands will use

local templateScaffold CustomTemplate <ScaffolderName> <TemplateName>

Scaffold CustomTemplate View Index

Customizing View and Controller Template

DEMO

T4Scaffolding PowerShell Commandlets

Add-ClassMemberAdd-

ClassMemberViaTemplate

Add-ProjectItemViaTemplate

Find-ScaffolderTemplate Get-DefaultScaffolder

Get-PluralizedWord Get-PrimaryKeyGet-

ProjectAspNetMvcVersion

Get-ProjectFolder Get-ProjectItem

Get-ProjectLanguage Get-ProjectType Get-RelatedEntities Get-Scaffolder Get-SingularizedWord

Invoke-Scaffolder Invoke-ScaffoldTemplate Set-DefaultScaffolder Set-IsCheckedOut

Custom Scaffolders

DEMO

Summary

Whether n00b(ie) or Expert: Scaffolding should be a tool in

your toolbox!

References

Steve Sanderson on MvcScaffolding (Part 1 of 7)− http

://blog.stevensanderson.com/2011/01/13/scaffold-your-aspnet-mvc-3-project-with-the-mvcscaffolding-package/

MvcScaffolding on CodePlex− http://mvcscaffolding.codeplex.com/

Web API Scaffolding on CodePlex− http://webapiscaffolding.codeplex.com/

Steve Michelotti Blog− http://geekswithblogs.net/michelotti

References