Boiler Plate Project Template Web Api

Question

I find myself repeating allot of code would be useful to have in a project template however any the methods I used before has always called the project what I setup as for example if I did web api project and named it below. Then packaged it as a template

VSWebApi2.BoilerPlateApi

This name would be presented to the end user is their a way to pick up the custom name from when the user types in the file new dialog

Also is their a way to include multiple projects for example I would use dal infrastructure as class library's. And is their a way of renaming class files for example if i had TestDBContext it would rename it to what the user called their app and all occourances

Answer 1

You should be able to come close to these requirements but no to the file new dialog.

• How to: Substitute parameters in a template
• Template parameters

Then there are all sorts of custom templating via Resharper which also has a .

• Template Types
• Template parameters
• Template Macros
• Templates Explorer window

I never use stock templates except for the occasional console project. My frequently used