Automate Extract-Views

Imported from the CodePlex archive for reference purposes. Support for MvcCodeRouting has ended.

Commented on November 10, 2014

Can you automate the Extract-Views function from the post build event?

I can run the Extract-Views function from the package manager console just fine, but when I try from the post build event it fails.

Commented on November 10, 2014 link

No, currently it depends on some commands available only when executed from the Package Manager Console.

Commented on November 12, 2014 link

Why do you need to run Extract-Views everytime you build? It doesn't sound right. You don't need to extract embedded views to use them, only to change/override them.

Commented on November 12, 2014 link

Thanks for the replies, I have external assemblies with the views in those assemblies. As far as I am aware, if I make changes to the views in the assemblies then I need to run Extract-Views to move these views into the primary projects views folder. If I am developing - and constantly making changes to the views in the assemblies then I would need to run the Extract-Views every time to test the changes I have made. Also, if I can get it to run Extract-Views automatically, in the future or if another developer makes changes to the views code, then on a build it would move the views automatically - making life simpler. Please let me know if I have got the whole concept of how Extract-Views works. Thanks

Commented on November 12, 2014 link

Embedded views don't need to be copied or extracted into the primary project to work. Try this: delete all the views you have extracted and run the app.

Commented on November 12, 2014 link

Excellent! That works great. I understand now. Thanks for the help. This plugin is excellent - this is how the 'out of the box' mvc should work. Good work!