Project Templates

Below process is for multi projects

Example source code: https://github.com/Stopaloglu16/WorkerServiceTemplate

How to create a template

1. Create new blank solution and create projects. 

   1. Domain (Class Library)

   2. WorkerServiceTemp (WorkerService)

   3. TestProjectTemp (xUnit)

2. Project --> Export Template

3. Select 'Project Template', select project source from dropdown

4. Enter a name and optional description, icon image, and preview image for your template

5. Unselect 'Automatically import the template into Visaul Studio'

6. Repeat step 2 for each project

7. It will create a zip file under folder. %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Visual Studio 2022\My Exported Templates

How to motifiy

1. Creating empty folder

2. Moving 3 project zip file and unzip them

3. Copy .vstemplate extension file from one project and open with Notepad to edit

<VSTemplate Version="3.0.0" Type="ProjectGroup"

    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vstemplate/2005">

    <TemplateData>

        <Name>Multi-Project Template Sample</Name>

        <Description>An example of a multi-project template</Description>

        <Icon>Icon.ico</Icon>

        <ProjectType>CSharp</ProjectType>

    </TemplateData>

    <TemplateContent>

        <ProjectCollection>

<SolutionFolder Name="Source"> 

            <ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="$projectname$">

                WorkerServiceTemp\MyTemplate.vstemplate

            </ProjectTemplateLink>

            <ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="Domain">

                Domain\MyTemplate.vstemplate

            </ProjectTemplateLink>

</SolutionFolder>

<SolutionFolder Name="Test"> 

    <ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="$projectname$.Tests">

                TestProjectTemp\MyTemplate.vstemplate

            </ProjectTemplateLink>

</SolutionFolder>

        </ProjectCollection>

    </TemplateContent>

</VSTemplate>

4. Save each file .vstemplate location and change project name with $...$ if you want to rename it

5. Save .vstemplate

6. Choose  .vstemplate and project folders then Zip. Don't move the main folder!!!

7. Move to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Visual Studio 2022\Templates\ProjectTemplates

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/extensibility/folder-element-visual-studio-project-templates?view=vs-2022