Main Features

Owned by Tom DuPont (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Jan 26, 2011Version comment
1 min read

At its most basic, CodeSmith is an application to generate code by combining templates with metadata. Within that framework, it includes a number of powerful features:

  • A powerful template language similar to ASP.NET.
  • A simple user interface for quick interactive code generation
  • An object model that allows your templates to interact directly with the CodeSmith engine
  • A complete integrated development environment (IDE) for CodeSmith templates
  • Strong Integration within Visual Studio for executing and managing your code generation.
  • Powerful code generation automation using CodeSmith Projects, console-based code generation, and MSBuild task.
  • Interactive debugging features for tracking down template errors
  • Flexible metadata providers including .NET types, database connectivity, XML support, and custom metadata sources
  • Console-based code generation for use in automated build processes