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Write your own Code Generator or Template Engine in .NET

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This paper demonstrates building a code generator, template engine, template parser, or template processor in .NET. The demo implementation uses cutting edge .NET technologies available today such as C#, .NET 2.0, MS Provider Pattern, Enterprise Library January 2006, CodeDom etc.
 
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<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <sectionGroup name="smartTemplateEngine.providers">
      <section name="parseTemplate" type="SmartTemplateEngine.Providers.ParseTemplateConfigurationHandler, SmartTemplateEngine.Providers" />
      <section name="generateOutput" type="SmartTemplateEngine.Providers.GenerateOutputConfigurationHandler, SmartTemplateEngine.Providers" />
    </sectionGroup>
    <section name="loggingConfiguration" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Configuration.LoggingSettings, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"/>
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  </configSections>
  <smartTemplateEngine.providers>
    <parseTemplate defaultProvider="AspStyleParseTemplateProvider">
      <providers>
        <add name="AspStyleParseTemplateProvider" type="SmartTemplateEngine.ImplementedProviders.AspStyleParseTemplateProvider, SmartTemplateEngine.ImplementedProviders" />
      </providers>
    </parseTemplate>
    <generateOutput defaultProvider="CodeDomGenerateOutputProvider">
      <providers>
        <add name="CodeDomGenerateOutputProvider" type="SmartTemplateEngine.ImplementedProviders.CodeDomGenerateOutputProvider, SmartTemplateEngine.ImplementedProviders" />
      </providers>
    </generateOutput>
  </smartTemplateEngine.providers>
  <loggingConfiguration name="Logging Application Block" tracingEnabled="true" defaultCategory="General" logWarningsWhenNoCategoriesMatch="true">
    <listeners>
      <add fileName="log\trace.log" header="----------------------------------------" footer="----------------------------------------" formatter="" listenerDataType="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Configuration.FlatFileTraceListenerData, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" traceOutputOptions="None" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.TraceListeners.FlatFileTraceListener, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" name="FlatFile TraceListener"/>
      <add fileName="log\debug.log" header="----------------------------------------" footer="----------------------------------------" formatter="" listenerDataType="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Configuration.FlatFileTraceListenerData, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" traceOutputOptions="None" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.TraceListeners.FlatFileTraceListener, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" name="FlatFile DebugListener"/>
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      <add fileName="log\Error.log" header="----------------------------------------" footer="----------------------------------------" formatter="" listenerDataType="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Configuration.FlatFileTraceListenerData, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" traceOutputOptions="None" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.TraceListeners.FlatFileTraceListener, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" name="FlatFile ErrorListener"/>
      <add fileName="log\WebServiceError.log" header="----------------------------------------" footer="----------------------------------------" formatter="" listenerDataType="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Configuration.FlatFileTraceListenerData, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" traceOutputOptions="None" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.TraceListeners.FlatFileTraceListener, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" name="FlatFile WebServiceErrorListener"/>
      <add source="Enterprise Library Logging" formatter="Text Formatter" log="Application" machineName="" listenerDataType="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Configuration.FormattedEventLogTraceListenerData, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" traceOutputOptions="None" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.TraceListeners.FormattedEventLogTraceListener, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" name="Formatted EventLog TraceListener"/>
    </listeners>
    <formatters>
      <add template="Timestamp: {timestamp}&#xA;Message: {message}&#xA;Category: {category}&#xA;Priority: {priority}&#xA;EventId: {eventid}&#xA;Severity: {severity}&#xA;Title:{title}&#xA;Machine: {machine}&#xA;Application Domain: {appDomain}&#xA;Process Id: {processId}&#xA;Process Name: {processName}&#xA;Win32 Thread Id: {win32ThreadId}&#xA;Thread Name: {threadName}&#xA;Extended Properties: {dictionary({key} - {value}&#xA;)}" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.Formatters.TextFormatter, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" name="Text Formatter"/>
    </formatters>
    <categorySources>
      <add switchValue="All" name="Debug">
        <listeners>
          <add name="FlatFile DebugListener"/>
        </listeners>
      </add>
      <add switchValue="All" name="ErrorWebPage">
        <listeners>
          <add name="FlatFile WebPageErrorListener"/>
        </listeners>
      </add>
      <add switchValue="All" name="Error">
        <listeners>
          <add name="FlatFile ErrorListener"/>
        </listeners>
      </add>
      <add switchValue="All" name="ErrorWebService">
        <listeners>
          <add name="FlatFile WebServiceErrorListener"/>
        </listeners>
      </add>
      <add switchValue="All" name="General">
        <listeners>
          <add name="FlatFile TraceListener"/>
        </listeners>
      </add>
    </categorySources>
    <specialSources>
      <allEvents switchValue="All" name="All Events"/>
      <notProcessed switchValue="All" name="Unprocessed Category"/>
      <errors switchValue="All" name="Logging Errors &amp; Warnings">
        <listeners>
          <add name="Formatted EventLog TraceListener"/>
        </listeners>
      </errors>
    </specialSources>
  </loggingConfiguration>
  <cachingConfiguration defaultCacheManager="Cache Manager">
    <cacheManagers>
      <add expirationPollFrequencyInSeconds="60" maximumElementsInCacheBeforeScavenging="1000" numberToRemoveWhenScavenging="10" backingStoreName="Null Storage" name="Cache Manager"/>
    </cacheManagers>
    <backingStores>
      <add encryptionProviderName="" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Caching.BackingStoreImplementations.NullBackingStore, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Caching, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" name="Null Storage"/>
    </backingStores>
  </cachingConfiguration>
  <appSettings>
    <add key="Using_Libraries" value ="using System;
      using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
      using System.IO;
      using System.Text;"/>
    <add key="References" value ="System.dll;System.Data.dll;System.Drawing.dll;System.Xml.dll;System.Windows.Forms.dll"/>
  </appSettings>
</configuration>

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Shahed.Khan
Web Developer
Australia Australia
I have been awarded MVP (Visual C#) for year 2007, 2008, 2009. I am a Microsoft Certified Application Developer (C# .Net). I currently live in Melbourne, Australia. I am a co-founder and core developer of Pageflakes www.pageflakes.com and Founder of Simplexhub, a highly experienced software development company based in Melbourne Australia and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Simplexhub.
My BLOG http://www.geekswithblogs.net/shahed
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