.NET Core MVC Scaffolding

Bring Visual Studio's powerful .NET Core MVC scaffolding and publishing capabilities to VS Code. This extension provides an intuitive right-click interface for generating MVC controllers, views, and publishing your applications - just like in Visual Studio.

✨ Features

🏗️ MVC Scaffolding

• One-click scaffolding: Right-click any .cs model file to generate complete MVC controllers
• Smart dependency management: Automatically detects and installs missing NuGet packages
• Flexible data context support: Choose from existing contexts or specify custom ones
• View generation: Optional automatic view generation with default layouts and script libraries

📦 Publish to Folder

• Visual Studio-like publishing: Right-click .csproj files for familiar publishing workflow
• Interactive configuration: Choose Debug/Release builds and target frameworks
• Folder selection: Built-in folder picker for publish destinations
• Cross-platform support: Works seamlessly on Windows, macOS, and Linux

🛡️ Robust Path Handling

• Special character support: Handles paths with !, @, #, and other special characters
• Cross-platform compatibility: Proper shell escaping for all operating systems
• Clear feedback: Integrated terminal output with progress information

🚀 Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for ".NET Core MVC Scaffolding"
4. Click Install

From Command Line

code --install-extension LeviBickel.net-core-mvc-scaffolding

📖 Usage

Scaffolding MVC Controllers

1. Right-click on any .cs model file in your project
2. Select "Scaffold MVC Controller" from the context menu
3. Follow the prompts to:
   • Install any missing dependencies (if needed)
   • Choose your data context
   • Specify controller name
   • Choose whether to generate views

The extension will generate a complete MVC controller with CRUD operations and optionally create corresponding views.

Publishing Projects

1. Right-click on any .csproj file in your project
2. Select "Publish to Folder" from the context menu
3. Choose your publish destination folder
4. Select build configuration (Debug/Release)
5. Optionally specify target framework (e.g., net8.0)

The extension will execute dotnet publish with your selected options.

📋 Requirements

• VS Code 1.95.0 or higher
• .NET SDK installed and available in PATH
• .NET Core MVC project with proper project structure

Optional Dependencies

• Entity Framework Core (for scaffolding with data contexts)
• Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design (automatically installed when needed)

🔧 Supported Scenarios

• ✅ .NET Core 6.0+ MVC projects
• ✅ Entity Framework Core models
• ✅ Custom and existing DbContexts
• ✅ Cross-platform development (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• ✅ Workspaces with special characters in paths

📝 Release Notes

0.0.9 (Latest)

• 🆕 NEW: Added "Publish to Folder" feature for .csproj files
• 🔧 IMPROVED: Enhanced special character handling in file paths
• 🔧 IMPROVED: Better shell command escaping for cross-platform compatibility
• 🔧 IMPROVED: Updated user interface descriptions and functionality

0.0.7

• Enhanced scaffolding functionality and improved error handling

0.0.6

• Added support for custom Database Context names
• Improved DbContext handling and selection

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues and pull requests on our GitHub repository.

📄 License

This extension is licensed under the terms specified in the license file.

🐛 Issues & Support

Found a bug or have a feature request? Please report it on our GitHub Issues page.

Enjoy scaffolding! 🎉