Template Based Code Generator

{executable} - Template based code generator

Syntax:

  {executable} [settingsfile] [/setting1 value1] ... [/settingN valueN]
   
  settingsfile        XML file containing settings for the generation process
  settingN            Individual setting name (overrides the settingsfile)
  valueN              Value for setting settingN. Semi-colon can be used to
                      provide multiple values.

Notes:

- The settings file 

- Setting values provided on the 

Specific settings:

  template            Name of the (initial) template file to run.
  
  output              The output file to generate.
  
  sourcedir           Directory where to search template files.
                      (Current directory by default.)
  
  targetdir           Directory where to write generated files to.
                      (Current directory by default.)
  
  logfile             File to write logging output to.
                      (Logging to console if not provided).
  
  overwritereadonly   "True" if read-only files are allowed to be
                      overwritten.
  
  tabspaces           The number of spaces to replate tabs by.
                      Value "0" means tabs are not replaced.
                      
  referencepath       Path in which to search for referenced assemblies.
                      (Can occure more than once in a settings file.)
  
  filewriter          Classname, assemblyname of a class to intercept
                      and handle writing of generated files. Each
                      filewriter must implement the interface
                      Arebis.CodeGeneration.IFileWriter.
                      Multiple filewriters can be chained.

Example of settings file:

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
  <settings>
     <add name="template" value="DomainObjects.cst" />
     <add name="targetdir" value="Source\DomainObjects" />
     <add name="databaseschema" value="invoicing" />
  </settings>

Examples of syntax:

  {executable} domainobjects.settings
  
  {executable} websitegen.settings /template index.htmlt

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