T4Host

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T4 host lets you render T4 templates using C# without the use of visual studio

Installation

https://www.nuget.org/packages/T4Host/

Features

• Render T4 templates in C#

Docs & Community

• Website and Documentation

Quick Start

Create a unit test project Add nuget package

PM> Install-Package T4Host 

Create a t4 template HelloWorld.tt save it in Templates folder In the properties of the tt file remove the text if there in the Custom Tool property Copy this code

<#@ template language="C#" debug="true" #>

<#@ output extension=".html" #>
<#@ parameter name="parameter1" type="System.String" #>

<p> Hello world this is <#= this.parameter1 #> </p>

Go to the unitTest and copy this code

var template = new TemplateManager([replace with path to template]\HelloWorld.tt));
template.SetParameter("parameter1", "T4Host");
var result = template.RenderTemplateToFile(@"C:\Temp\hello.html",true);

if you want to add assemblies use

  template.AssemblyReferences.AddRange(AssembliesFileList);
  or
  template.RenderTemplateToFile(@"C:\Temp\hello.html",true,AssembliesFileList);

if you get the error "There was a problem getting an AppDomain to run the transformation from the host" Look in the C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL what version is in there for Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextTemplating..0 and Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextTemplating.Interfaces..0

or add them to the GAC don't know wy they need to be in the GAC....

Have fun T4'ing

If you would like to add your output files to your Visual studio project, take al look at https://github.com/smangelschots/ProjectVs