JSON schema .NET template files Json Format

author - The author of the template

defaultName - The name to use during creation if no name has been specified and no other opinionation about naming has been provided from the host

generatorVersions - The semantic version range of the Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Orchestrator.RunnableProjects package that this template is usable with. In older versions of the engine, the four octet version string is used but is matched against a constant which was never changed from 1.0.0.0 - either syntax is now accepted, however the four octet string will not be changed from 1.0.0.0

groupIdentity - The ID of the group this template belongs to. When combined with the "tags" section, this allows multiple templates to be displayed as one, with the the decision for which one to use being presented as a choice in each one of the pivot categories (keys).

identity - A unique name for this template

name - The name for the template that users should see

placeholderFilename - A filename that will be completely ignored except to indicate that its containing directory should be copied. This allows creation of an empty directory in the created template, by having a corresponding source directory containing just the placeholder file. Completely empty directories are ignored.

precedence - A value used to determine how preferred this template is among the other templates with the same groupIdentity (higher values are more preferred)

preferNameDirectory - Indicates whether to create a directory for the template if name is specified but an output directory is not set (instead of creating the content directly in the current directory)

shortName - A shorthand name for selecting the template (applies to environments where the template name is specified by the user - not selected via a GUI).

sourceName - The name in the source tree to replace with the name the user specifies

classifications Zero or more characteristics of the template that a user might search for it by

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guids A list of guids which appear in the template source and should be replaced in the template output. For each guid listed, a replacement guid is generated, and replaces all occurrences of the source guid in the output.

#	Values	Actions
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postActions Defines an ordered list of actions to perform after template generation. The post action information is provided to the creation broker, to act on as appropriate.

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primaryOutputs A list of important output paths created during template generation. These paths need to be added to the newly created project at the end of template creation.

#	path	condition	Actions
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sources The set of mappings in the template content to user directories

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tags.language - The programming language the template primarily contains or is intended for use with

tags.type - The type of template: project or item

thirdPartyNotices - An URL for a document indicating any libraries used by the template that are not owned/provided by the template author

description - A description of the template's purpose or contents for use in help

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classifications Zero or more characteristics of the template that a user might search for it by

guids A list of guids which appear in the template source and should be replaced in the template output. For each guid listed, a replacement guid is generated, and replaces all occurrences of the source guid in the output.

postActions Defines an ordered list of actions to perform after template generation. The post action information is provided to the creation broker, to act on as appropriate.

primaryOutputs A list of important output paths created during template generation. These paths need to be added to the newly created project at the end of template creation.

sources The set of mappings in the template content to user directories

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modifiers A list of additional source information which gets added to the top-level source information, based on evaluation the corresponding source.modifiers.condition.

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modifiers A list of additional source information which gets added to the top-level source information, based on evaluation the corresponding source.modifiers.condition.

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