Visual Studio Solution Template

• Create a new Solution

• Create your directory structure

• Add relervant Projects in the directory structure

• Export each project using the Project->Export Template menu item

  • This will create a zip file.

• Repeat for all Projects.

• Go to the directory where the zips have been created

  • C:{user}- Knight FrankStudio {version}Exported Templates

• In this directory create your folder structure

  • \Build
  • \Deploy
  • \Src
  • \Src\API
  • \Src\Client
  • \Tests
  • \Wiki

• Extract the Zip files into the relervant directory.

• In the empty directories create a Read.Me text file.

  • If you dont then the directory will not be preserved.

• in the root create a .vstemplate xml file

• Add the following

  • Update the Name
  • Description
  • Project Type, if necceary
  • Add any new solution folders
  • Add any new vstemplates

<VSTemplate Version="2.0.0" Type="ProjectGroup"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005">
    <TemplateData>
        <Name>CSharp, Az Function, Blazor</Name>
        <Description>Blazor, Azure Function Template</Description>
        <Icon>__TemplateIcon.PNG</Icon>
        <ProjectType>CSharp</ProjectType>
    </TemplateData>
    <TemplateContent>
        <ProjectCollection>
            <SolutionFolder Name="Build">
            </SolutionFolder>
            <SolutionFolder Name="Deploy">
                <ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="Deploy">
                    Deploy\MyTemplate.vstemplate
                </ProjectTemplateLink>          
            </SolutionFolder>
            <SolutionFolder Name="Src">
                <SolutionFolder Name="API">
                    <ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="API">
                        Src\API\MyTemplate.vstemplate
                    </ProjectTemplateLink>                  
                </SolutionFolder>   
                <SolutionFolder Name="Client">
                    <ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="Client">
                        Src\Client\MyTemplate.vstemplate
                    </ProjectTemplateLink>                  
                </SolutionFolder>                   
            </SolutionFolder>
            <SolutionFolder Name="Tests">
            </SolutionFolder>
            <SolutionFolder Name="Wiki">
            </SolutionFolder>
        </ProjectCollection>
    </TemplateContent>
</VSTemplate>

• Select all the files and save as a compressed ZIP
• Copy the file Zip file to C:{user}- Knight FrankStudio {version}

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