Scaleton

A code generator for domain model classes.

Features

• Languages
  • C#
• Styles
  • Plain
  • Immutable
  • Change Tracking
• Interfaces
  • INotifyPropertyChanged
  • IChangeTracking
  • IEquatable<T>
• Overrides
  • ToString() with supoort for format provider
  • Equals(), GetHashCode(), with operator overloading
• Component Object Model Attributes
  • Category
  • DisplayName
  • Description
  • Browsable
• Serialization
  • Serializable Attribute
  • Attributes for XML serialization
• All generated class are marked partial for customization

Usage

• Open Dialog for new project element in Visual Studio (Ctrl + Shift + A)
• Select Visual C# elements in the tree to the left
• Choose either Scaleton Model or Scaleton Model (with comments)
• Type in a name for the new XML model file, e.g. DomainModel.xml
• Edit the model file with IntelliSense support via the refrenced XML schema
• Every time the XML model file gets saved, the associated *.Designer.cs file gets updated