Info on "How to call GAX-based T4 Templates (that have a Property Directive) from standard T4 Templates" posted by tangible
GAT/GAX toolkit has been using property directive in Text Templates like this.
<#@ template language="C#" #>
<#@ output extension=".cs" #>
<#@ property processor="PropertyProcessor" name="ClassName" type="System.String" #>
<#@ property processor="PropertyProcessor" name="Namespace" type="System.String" #>
namespace <#= Namespace #>
{
class <#= ClassName #> {
// more.
}
}
While this directive is not supported by the DSLTools Host which is the default Host for Text Templates in Visual Studio there is often the question how to call a Template and pass in property values like done here:
<#@ include file="T4GAXRunner.ttinclude" #>
<# GetT4GAXRunner().Render("GAXSample.t4",
new {ClassName="MyClass", Namespace="ns"}); #> <
tangible has now posted a Standard DSL-Tools-Host Text Template nick-named "T4GAXRunner" that can call a GAX template and pass in parameters very nicely. It works directly on a plain VS + GAX Box - so also on boxes that have no Editor or on Build boxes.
Here is the article on How to call GAX-based T4 Templates (that have a Property Directive) from standard T4 Templates by tangible engineering.
Very nice indeed.