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CodeSmith Generator
Your code. Your way. Faster. CodeSmith Generator is a tool to help you get your job done faster. Technically speaking it is a template driven Source Code Generator that automates the creation of common application source code for any text based language.
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CodeSmith Generator includes entire sets of templates for generating proven architectures.
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Blog RSS FeedCodeSmith Generator Studio in CodeSmith Generator 6.0
We have heard a lot of feedback that you guys love the new integrated editor inside of Visual Studio, but we have also heard from a lot of people that they want the stand alone editor as well. So we just wanted to let you guys know that we have begun working on the new stand alone template editor. Luckily with the way that we have designed the integrated editor, it shouldn’t be a huge project. Hopefully we will have something to show in a couple of weeks. Thanks for your feedback...(read more)
New and Improved Generator Overview Video
Since launching Generator 6, we have been working on improving our documentation and videos. And, we recently just finished updating our 'Overview Video'. In the video you will see the power of our PLINQO framework which extends Microsoft's Linq to SQL. We also highlight a template that uses a table from the database so you can see how Generator is built right into Visual Studio 2010 . This provides you with the editing features you know and love, like IntelliSense and Quick Info. You...(read more)
Version Control Improvements in CodeSmith Generator 6.0
In CodeSmith Generator 6.0 , we made some changes that will help users who are using exclusive checkout version control systems like TFS, Vault and SourceSafe. In the past, if you generated a bunch of files using CodeSmith Generator, it would overwrite the file contents and change the modified date on files even if the generated content was exactly the same as the existing content. This would cause the version control system to checkout every single file and treat them as if they were...(read more)
CodeSmith Generator 6.0 Released!
We are very excited to announce the release of CodeSmith Generator 6.0 ! This release will be especially interesting to anyone who is actively editing their templates or creating new templates because the editing experience has been greatly improved . Here is a list of the major new features in this release: Brand new template editor integrated right into Visual Studio 2010! Vastly improved IntelliSense with support for directives, extension methods, lambdas, generics, and more! Improved Syntax...(read more)
CodeSmith Generator 6.0: Debugging
One of the areas that we have been testing since we released the CodeSmith Generator 6.0 Release Candidate is Debugging Support . We feel that this has always been a key feature to the product and an area we want to make sure works well and is easy to use. For those of you who are new to Debugging a Template, we have completely updated all of our Debugging Documentation ! The underlying debugging experience has changed a lot under the hood since we integrated the Editor into Visual Studio, but t...(read more)
Product Updates
Blog RSS FeedCodeSmith Generator 6.0.2
New Features Added Intellisense Support for Anonymous Types. Added additional information to the Intellisense Parameter Information. Added a Help menu to the Generator Menu inside of Visual Studio. Updated all of the Generator Tem...(read more)
CodeSmith Generator 6.0.1
Bug Fixes Fixed a bug where an exception could occur while loading saved CodeSmith Generator Project File Settings. Fixed a bug where the Editors' font colors were unreadable. Fixed a bug where an exception could be thrown when tr...(read more)
CodeSmith Generator 6.0
New Features Brand new template editor integrated right into Visual Studio 2010! Vastly improved IntelliSense with even more improvements to come before the final release. Support for directives, extension methods, lambdas, generi...(read more)
CodeSmith Generator 6.0 Release Candidate
New Features Added F12 keyboard shortcut for Go To Definition. Added the ability to access SchemaExplorer from within Visual Studio. Added GetCustomValidationErrors() method to CodeTemplate which allows a developer to add custom T...(read more)
CodeSmith Generator 6.0 Beta 3
New Features The Template Editor no longer locks assembly references. Added Go to Definition support (beta). Added Code Navigation support. Added View Source context menu item to view a templates code behind file. Added ExtendedP...(read more)