Software template
A software template is a reusable set of files, structure, and configuration that provides a starting point for creating a software project or repository.
Pro ASP.NET Core 7, Tenth Edition
A project template is a predefined .NET project structure and configuration used to generate initial application files.
- How it is used
- Generates initial ASP.NET Core projects and supporting configuration files through `dotnet new`.
- How deep it goes
- Explains template selection and setup commands, while treating generated features as configuration to inspect rather than internals to trace.
- Examples
- Uses command sequences for a minimal web project and an MVC project, each paired with a solution.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure it by listing templates, generating a project, and choosing a minimal or preconfigured starting point.
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Terraform in Depth: Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and OpenTofu
A template repository is a repository whose contents serve as the starting point for creating new repositories.
- How it is used
- Uses templates to bootstrap consistent Terraform projects with shared tooling and CI before project-specific code is written.
- How deep it goes
- Explains repository copying, conditional generation, and manual provider-template cleanup; stops short of detailing how to create a GitHub Template Repository.
- Examples
- Shows Cookiecutter generating a Terraform module, a reusable TFLint workflow, and manual adaptation of a Terraform provider starter.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via GitHub Template Repositories or Cookiecutter to start projects with shared files, then adapt names, policies, and tooling.
ASP.NET Core in Action, 3e
A project template is a predefined set of files and settings used to generate the initial structure of a software project.
- How it is used
- Accelerates application setup by generating a configured starting project for web, console, class library, or authentication scenarios.
- How deep it goes
- Explains selection, configuration, CLI creation, generated files, and migrations, but does not develop template authoring.
- Examples
- Uses ASP.NET Core Empty, minimal API CLI commands, and an individual-account Razor Pages application as concrete examples.
- What you can do after
- Build a runnable ASP.NET Core project using Visual Studio or the .NET CLI, then inspect and customize its generated code.
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Related concepts
- dotnet newused by · dotnet new is a .NET command-line command that creates projects and other files from installed templates and lists available templates.
- web templateincludes · The web template is a .NET project template that creates an ASP.NET Core project with the minimum required configuration and content.
- LocalDBconfigures · LocalDB is a lightweight SQL Server deployment mode intended for local application development, testing, and installed-user applications.
- .NET SDKproduced by · .NET SDK is Microsoft's software development kit providing tools, compilers, libraries, commands, and templates for building, testing, and publishing .NET applications.
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