Improving Productivity with Custom F# Project Templates and NuGet Packages

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F# already allows you to write applications with much less code and fewer bugs, but wouldn't it be nice to improve productivity even more by creating/using custom F# application (a.k.a. multi-project) templates and NuGet packages? In this talk we will discuss what goes into the creation of these templates/packages as well as approaches for distributing these productivity enhancers to the masses.

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By Daniel Mohl

Building F# Visual Studio 2010 Application Templates

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Why would you want to build an application template?

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1. Setup the projects (including the VSIX proj. )

2. Create the project vstemplate metadata files

3. Setup the project collection vstemplate file

4. Compress the files and add to the VSIX proj.

5. Build the project and test your VSIX package.

Once your template is ready, make it available to the masses.

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- Hook in at the following points:

- Before opening any item in the editor- After project generation- After project item generation- After all tasks are complete- At the beginning of each template wizard

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Resources and More Info:

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.visualstudio.templatewizard.iwizard.aspx

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms185301.aspx

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Building A NuGet Package

Why would you want to build a NuGet Package?

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1. Create the metadata file

2. Create/populate the Lib, Content and/or Tools directories

3. Build the nupkg file with nuget.exe

4. Test the package with a local NuGet Feed

5. Upload to the NuGet package source

Once your package is ready, make it available to the masses.

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