Plugin Templates

AppEngine plugin templates help streamline the development of custom plugins by providing pre-configured, ready-to-use project structures. Whether you're building a backend-only plugin or one with a UI5-based frontend, these templates act as a solid starting point—saving time and enforcing consistency.

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Download

Navigate to the following address: https://www.nuget.org/packages?q=computec, and download the CompuTec.AppEngine.Templates package.

Usage

In this example, we'll use a template designed for an AppEngine plugin that includes a UI5 frontend with JavaScript.

Open Windows Terminal and run the following command to install the templates:

dotnet new --install CompuTec.AppEngine.Templates

After successful installation, you’ll receive a confirmation message displaying a list of installed components. Currently, the package includes:

• Five plugin solution templates (tagged as Add-In or Add-In/Web/Javascript; identifiable by the word “plugin” in their names and short names)
• Seven plugin item templates (tagged as Visual C# Items)

Once the package is installed, you can check the list again using the following command:

dotnet new --list AE

• Create a new folder for your plugin project (e.g., FirstPlugin):
• Create a new folder - named named FirstPlugin in this example (mkdir FirstPlugin).
• Go to the folder (cd .\FirstPlugin).

Use the following command to create a new template to work on it later (ctaepluginjs in this example). It has to be created along with two mandatory parameters: RoutePrefix (testPlugin in this example) and PluginID (Compu:Tec.AppEngine.Plugin.Test) in this example:

dotnet new ctaepluginjs --RoutePrefix testPlugin --PluginId CompuTec.AppEngine.Plugin.Test

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