I'm learning how to use dotnet-cli with VSCode. I've seen many commands on how to create solution, projects, add reference to projects... but I don't see anywhere in the documentation how to add a file. If remember, in RubyOnRails it was possible to add file from the command line.
Thanks for helping
Not that I know of (I was also researching that topic) but I found helpful extension for VS code called C# Extensions by jchannon, which helps you create classes and interfaces with correct namespace by right-clicking the folder in VS code explorer and selecting to create C# class or C# interface.
If you’re after plain old C# classes then yeah, I’m not aware of cli support. However, VS Code can create classes with the “right” namespaces by right-clicking on a folder and selecting Add new class (or somesuch).
However the dotnet aspnet-codegenerator can create boilerplate classes for various elements of an MVC application. Here is a discussion.
just type
new-item YourCSharpFileName.cs
i know this is not your point but; this simple answer must stay here
this powershell command doesn't create a templated csharp class but; if you like or find easier to add a new file just by typing. powershell, command prompt or any terminal... it could be very helpfull. add your file than configure the others(namespace, usings...)
additionaly for git bash use touch YourFileName.cs
i hope this help someone. if anything wrong please comment me.
Just add the file in the same directory or sub-directory then build the project using Core CLI, it will be added. As per the Core CLI documentation by default all the source files are included in the build, without being added into the project files, though there are option available to override this default behaviour.
Disclaimer: This is for the .NET 8 SDK which includes the .NET CLI. There is no need to install a template to create a class using the .NET CLI.
To create a class using the dotnet new command in the .NET CLI type
dotnet new class -n ClassName
The -n switch is for class name. This creates a class that contains (MyProject is the name of the containing folder):
namespace MyProject;
public static class MyClass
{
}
If you created a console project using the .NET CLI, the namespace will not be needed. If you want to see more options for class creation using the .NET CLI type
dotnet new class -h
Happy .NET CLI coding!
Visual Studio has an UX that allows you to right-click a project or a folder underneath a project and open a context window. Selecting Add brings up a modal that allows you to select a file template. This intelligently adds the corresponding file to the location specified, adding a calculated namespace and default using statements that are typical for that file type. These item templates are backed by .vstemplate files and complemented by a file of that type. For example, for a C# class, there is a Class folder with a Class.cs file and a Class.vstemplate file. The former is a template for a C# file, the latter is an XML-based file that describes the template, per the XML namespace described here. This is a starting point.
According to Tutorial: Create a project template for dotnet new,
With .NET Core, you can create and deploy templates that generate projects, files, even resources. This tutorial is part two of a series that teaches you how to create, install, and uninstall, templates for use with the
dotnet newcommand. [emphasis added]
This blog post, How to create your own template for dotnet new, has some examples how to add replaceable parameters and optional content, which would be good for adding namespaces, class names, class keywords, etc.
Based on this information, my next step would be to try and create some dotnet new file templates. After the basics of creating a file, I would then experiment with how to make them smarter, like these VS Templates, using replaceable parameters and optional content.
dotnet new provides many templates like mvc, webapp, classlib, etc. but doesn't provide templates for class, interface, struct, etc. ...
I searched and found that we can install these templates using command
dotnet new -i Yae.Templates::0.0.2
and then you can use command in your preferred directory
dotnet new class -t <nameOfClass_without_extension_.cs>
Install the template first
dotnet new --install Yae.Templates
Then you can use
dotnet new class -t filename -o foldername
I just tried dotnet new class -h to see the available options.
So, we can use something simple like this dotnet new class -n users
I came up with:
dotnet new class --name MyClass --language C#
Which produced a *.cs file containing:
namespace MyNamespace;
public class MyClass
{
}
I am using .NET SDK 8.0.201 and the latest dotnet CLI. I noticed that the namespace is always the same as the project namespace rather than the current folder namespace. You will need to set the namespace to your preference.
I used to use the plugin C# Extensions which is no longer under development. Today I found a replacement extension for the new class/interface functionality called "C# Stretch": https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jacokok.csharp-stretch
Its a context-menu item in the file explorer allowing you to type in a class name. It produces a C# file with an empty class with the namespace declared in the new file-scoped manner. The nesting namespace format is available as an option in settings.
Install the template first:
dotnet new --install Yae.Templates
To create new class file:
dotnet new class -ty "YourClassName"
dotnet new --install Yae.Templates shows a depcrecated warning (about --install). Use dotnet new --uninstall Yae.Templates to remove this templates, and dotnet new class -n YourClassName to create a new YourClassName.cs class