Bring Windows Template Studio to ASP.NET

[Bartmax]

Is there any plan to bring Windows Template Studio to asp.net core framework. I think that is exactly what we customers want/needs.

https://github.com/Microsoft/WindowsTemplateStudio/

[davidfowl]

What? Are you talking about a sample LOB app that shows best practices?

[Bartmax]

I mean, Visual Studio new Project, Pick ASP.NET Core and then you present you with options for modular project type / patterns / frameworks. That will boilerplate the basics and connects stuff.

This may be a lot of work, i'm thinking in a lot of community effort here. (like the WTS)

not sure about which stuff makes most sense, but to drop some ideas of options:

Target Platform: [ ] Windows [ ] Linux [ ] MacOS (this will help choose the posible TFMs options and/or requirements) Architecture: Microservice | DDD | whatever (creates the basics of the architecture) Apptype: MVC | API | IoT | Resource Server | SPA | .... ? Autentication : Local / Org / OpenId -> B2C | OAuth | Idsrv. (imports libraries and create the Controllers/views/logic of auth. Data: SQL | DocumentDB | Table Storage (brings the packages and creates the appropriate connection strings) it can actually get data from azure connected account to configure. ORM: Entity framework | Dapper (provide the dbcontext, the libraries, the migration tools... ) Search: Azure search | Elastic search (include the libraries, service with api calls and configuration on json) Backend : (configure controllers with area, policies, and user management) using identity (adds admin area with controller views, user CRUD and add policies to startup) Client side Package Manager: Bower | NPM Frontend framework: Angular | React | Knockout (add the dependencies and initial setup (app.js) for the chosen framework) Also if there's authentication it can include the basics to authenticate/register users. Client side task runner : Bundle&Minif | Webpack | grunt | gulp Container : Docker (this may ask to include images of required services like SQL Server) ??

does make sense?

[davidfowl]

Not really no. some of those choices I'm not even sure make any sense (like architecture). Others invoke 3rd party components. Who keeps this up to date with the latest fad?

I still don't understand the goal (maybe because I'm not familiar with the windows template studio)

[Bartmax]

I still don't understand the goal (maybe because I'm not familiar with the windows template studio)

@davidfowl found a concrete example, it would be great if you can take a second look at this issue

This is what I image the "API" template could be: https://github.com/ASP-NET-Core-Boilerplate/Templates/blob/master/MVC%206%20API.md

reopened, hope a concrete example makes it more clear to evaluate.

[davidfowl]

Why not just party on the ASP.NET Boilerplate as a community project? Why does it need to be in the box?

[Bartmax]

It doesn't need. It will be great for discover ability and trust. It allows to adhere to coding standards - guidelines, and goals/principles with a central place to discuss and/or make improvements.

At this point I suggest you to take a look at Principles of Windows Template Studio readme section.

Why does it need to be in the box?

Why wouldn't microsoft want/can provide a way for the community (or themselves) to provide rich templates for their platform ?

[MJomaa]

Why not just party on the ASP.NET Boilerplate as a community project? Why does it need to be in the box?

The main reason is that there is no Microsoft™ in its name. It's much more encouraging to contribute to such a project if there is a company backing it up.

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