Create Templates from Existing .NET core applications

directions.md

• ensure current project runs/compiles
• Add template.json to project in same directory as sln in folder .template.config
• for example, Web\web.sln will have a new directory Web.template.config\template.json
• From PS - dotnet new --install "C:\jobs\PATH TO FOLDER CONTAINING .template.config"
• i.e. dotnet new -- install "c:\jobs\web" -- since .template.config exists in c:\jobs\web
• run -- dotnet new starterWeb4 -n NAMESPACE_NEWPROJECT
• make sure to run in directory where you'd like it created

template.json

{
  "author": "Benjamin Hysell",
  "classifications": [ "Web" ],
  "name": "Starter Web", 
  "identity": "StarterWeb4", // Unique name for this template
  "shortName": "starterWeb4", // Short name that can be used on the cli
  "tags": {
    "language": "C#" // Specify that this template is in C#.
  },
  "sourceName": "Starter.Web", // Will replace the string 'Sayedha.StarterWeb' with the value provided via -n.
  "preferNameDirectory": "true",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "./src/",
      "target": "./src/"      
    },
    {
      "source": "./test/",
      "target": "./test/"      
    },
    {
      "source": "./build/",
      "target": "./build/"      
    },
    {
      "source": "./",
      "target": "./",
      "exclude": ["./.vs", "./.git" ]
    }
  ]
}