Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextTemplating.VSHost Namespace
This namespace contains types concerned with the text template transformation service in Visual Studio.
To invoke text template transformation in a Visual Studio extension, get the STextTemplating service, cast it to ITextTemplating, and then use the methods there:
ITextTemplating tt = ServiceProvider.GetService(typeof(STextTemplating)) as ITextTemplating;
tt.ProcessTemplate(templatePath, templateContent, errorCallback, vsProjectHierarchy);
For more detailed control, you can use ITextTemplatingComponents:
ITextTemplatingComponents ttc =
ServiceProvider.GetService(typeof(STextTemplating)) as ITextTemplatingComponents;
For more information, see Invoking Text Transformation in a VS Extension.
Classes
Class | Description | |
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BaseCodeGenerator | A managed wrapper for VS's concept of an IVsSingleFileGenerator which is a custom tool invoked during the build which can take any file as an input and provide a compilable code file as output. | |
BaseCodeGeneratorWithSite | This class exists to be co-created in a preprocessor build step. | |
BaseTemplatedCodeGenerator | Text Templating Code Generator | |
CommandIds | CommandIDs for the Text Templating Orchestrator package. | |
CompositionServices | Class to standardize usage of MEF within T4. | |
ModelingTextTransformation | Use this base class for text transformations from domain-specific language models. | |
OrchestratorOptionsAutomation | Provides storage for the settings that are displayed in the Text Templating page in the Tools Options dialog. | |
OrchestratorOptionsPage | The page in the Visual Studio Tools>Options dialog in which users can set Text Templating options. | |
ProvideCodeGeneratorAttribute | Apply this attribute to the package class in a Visual Studio extension that provides a custom tool. | |
ProvideCodeGeneratorExtensionAttribute | Apply this attribute to a package class of a package that provides a code generator for a specific file extension. | |
ProvideDirectiveProcessorAttribute | Apply this attribute to the package class of a package that defines a text template directive processor. | |
ProvideIncludeFolderAttribute | Registers a folder to search for text template include files. Apply this attribute to a package class if you want the include folder to be registered when the package is installed. | |
TemplatedCodeGenerator | Processes and runs a text template.Only a single generator is needed for any style of template as the custom code is handled with directive providers. | |
TemplatedPreprocessor | Creates source code that can be compiled and run to generate the output defined by the text template. Typically the code generated by these run-time templates is used as part of an application.Only a single generator is needed for any style of template as the custom code is handled with directive providers. |
Interfaces
Interface | Description | |
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ITextTemplating | The principal interface of the text template transformation service in Visual Studio, STextTemplating. | |
ITextTemplatingCallback | Implement this interface if you are using the STextTemplating service and you want to be informed of errors when a template is processed. You can also get the file extension and output encoding requested by the template. | |
ITextTemplatingComponents | Cast the STextTemplatingservice to this interface to gain access to the components of the text templating service. Use this interface instead of ITextTemplating for advanced scenarios. | |
IVsGeneratorProgress | Obsolete. | |
IVsSingleFileGenerator | Obsolete. | |
STextTemplating | The text template transformation service in Visual Studio. |