前面介绍了CodeSmith使用的基本用法,通过代码模板来生成代码,但如果你修改了自动生成的代码,再次使用代码模板生成代码后,你修改的代码也就丢失了,CodeSmith 支持多种“合并(Merge)”来解决这个问题,以保留你自己修该过的部分。
CodeSmith支持如下三种“合并策略”:
不过这些策略主要是针对C#,VB这些支持Region的语言,对于其它语言可能就需要使用其它方法,比如自定义Merge策略,CodeSmith允许通过CodeSmith.Engine.IMergeStrategy 来扩展“合并”策略,本人推荐CodeSmith的一个原因就是CodeSmith提供了很多接口而不仅仅是一个工具,比如除了CodeSmith支持的属性,XML属性,你也可以通过 CodeSmith.CustomProperties来自定义属性种类,除了CodeSmith支持的数据源种类(MySQL,Oracle),你也可以通过自定义的Schema Provider 支持新的数据库类型或是其它数据类型。
InsertRegion策略
InsertRegion 顾名思义,就是在源码中定义一个Region,然后让CodeSmith自动生成的代码只插入到该区域,而在区域外的代码CodeSmith不会去碰它们,从而实现了自定义的代码和自动生成代码的合并。
PreserveRegion策略
PreserveRegion 是定义多个区域,然后通知CodeSmith保持这些区域代码不变,自动创建的代码添加到这些区域的外面,和InsertRegion作用相反。
下面还是借用CodeSmith 自带的Merge示例说明一下这两种策略的基本用法:
首先是InsertRegion策略,定义一个类文件InsertRegionSample.cs
public class InsertRegionsSample { public void SomeCustomMethod() { // This is my custom code that I want to preserve. // I can make changes to it and my changes will // not be overwritten. } #region Sample Generated Region // This region generated by CodeSmith on Saturday, 12 January 2013 #endregion }
其中定义了一个Region,名为Sample Generated Region ,准备让CodeSmith查入代码,编写一个简单的代码模板,插入当前时间:
<%@ Template Language="C#" TargetLanguage="C#" Description="Demonstrates using an InsertRegion merge strategy in C#." %> // This region generated by CodeSmith on <%= DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString() %>
然后通过CodeSmith项目为模板设置Merge策略:
选择InsertRegion策略, 然后设置要插入的RegionName。
生成后的代码如下:
public class InsertRegionsSample { public void SomeCustomMethod() { // This is my custom code that I want to preserve. // I can make changes to it and my changes will // not be overwritten. } #region Sample Generated Region // This region generated by CodeSmith on Saturday, 12 January 2013 #endregion }
可以看到CodeSmith只在Region 处插入代码,而该Region外的部分保持不变。
类似的PreserveRegions策略,代码和模板定义如下:
PreserveRegionsSample.cs
public class PreserveRegionsSample { #region "Custom Region 1" // This is a place holder for your custom code. // It must exist so that CodeSmith knows where // to put the custom code that will be parsed // from the target source file. // The region name is used to match up the regions // and determine where each region of custom code // should be inserted into the merge result. #endregion public void SomeGeneratedMethod() { // This section and all other non-custom code // regions will be overwritten during each // template execution. // Current Date: Saturday, 12 January 2013 } #region "Custom Region 2" // The contents of this region will also be preserved // during generation. #endregion }
模板定义如下:
<%@ Template Language="C#" TargetLanguage="C#" Description="Demonstrates using a PreserveRegions merge strategy in C#." %> public class PreserveRegionsSample { #region "Custom Region 1" // This is a place holder for your custom code. // It must exist so that CodeSmith knows where // to put the custom code that will be parsed // from the target source file. // The region name is used to match up the regions // and determine where each region of custom code // should be inserted into the merge result. #endregion public void SomeGeneratedMethod() { // This section and all other non-custom code // regions will be overwritten during each // template execution. // Current Date: <%= DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString() %> } #region "Custom Region 2" // The contents of this region will also be preserved // during generation. #endregion }
模板中也定义了两个区域,然后为该模板设置Merge策略,使用PreserveRegion时可能有多个Region需要保留,因此可以使用RegX来定义要保留的Region:
InsertClass 策略用在给以重载的代码中插入自动生成的代码,挺起来和InsertRegion功能很类似,的确也是如此,但InsertClass支持更多的配置,可以实现更加灵活和强大的功能。
它支持的配置有:
Language |
String, Required |
只支持VB和C# |
---|---|---|
ClassName | String, Required | 需插入代码的类名. |
PreserveClassAttributes | Boolean, defaults to False | 是否保留类已有的Attributes,缺省CodeSmith替代类原来的Attributes |
OnlyInsertMatchingClass | Boolean, defaults to False | 是否只插入匹配的类定义中 |
MergeImports | Boolean, defaults to False | 是否合并Import语句 |
NotFoundAction | Enum, defaults to None | 如果指定的类没找到后的行动,可以None,InsertAtBottom,InsertInParent几种选项 |
NotFoundParent | String, no default | 如果指定NotFoundAction为InsertInParent对应的父类名称. |
比如使用如下配置:
Language: C#
ClassName: ?Pet?
PreserveClassAttributes: True
OnlyInsertMatchingClass: True
MergeImports: True
现有类定义:
using System; using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations; namespace Petshop { [ScaffoldTable(true)] public class Pet { public int Age { get; set; } public string FirstName { get; set; } public string LastName { get; set; } } }
自动生成的代码如下:
using System; using System.Text; namespace Petshop { public class Pet { public string FirstName { get; set; } public string LastName { get; set; } public string FullName { get { return String.Format("{0} {1}", FirstName, LastName); } } } }
使用InsertClass 合并后的代码如下:
using System; using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations; using System.Text; namespace Petshop { [ScaffoldTable(true)] public class Pet { public string FirstName { get; set; } public string LastName { get; set; } public string FullName { get { return String.Format("{0} {1}", FirstName, LastName); } } } }