FileTemplate Extension

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Extension path to create a file template addin.

Fields

Attribute	Description
id	Identifier for node. Can be used with insertion
file	Name of the file where the template is stored
resource	Name of the resource where the template is stored
insertafter	ID of an existing extension after which to insert this
insertbefore	ID of an existing extension before which to insert this

Example

Example/ExampleProject/Properties/AddinInfo.cs

using Mono.Addins;

[assembly:Addin (
	"ExampleAddin", 
	Namespace = "Example",
	Version = "0.0.1"
)]

[assembly:ImportAddinFile ("Example.xft.xml")]

Example/ExampleProject/Properties/Manifest.addin.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ExtensionModel>
	<Extension path="/MonoDevelop/Ide/FileTemplates">
		<FileTemplate id ="ExampleFileTemplate"  file = "Example.xft.xml"/>
	</Extension>
</ExtensionModel>

Example/ExampleProject/Example.xft.xml

<Template Originator="Author Name" Language="Text" Created="11/07/2015" LastModified="11/07/2015">
	<TemplateConfiguration>
		<_Name>Example Template</_Name>
		<Icon>md-text-file-icon</Icon>
		<_Category>Misc</_Category>
		<ProjectType>DotNet</ProjectType>
		<_Description>Creates an example template.</_Description>
		<DefaultFilename>Example</DefaultFilename>
	</TemplateConfiguration>
	<TemplateFiles>
		<ProjectResource>
			<File name="${Name}.example">
<![CDATA[<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
Default Created Content
]]>
			</File>
		</ProjectResource>
	</TemplateFiles>
	<FileOptions/>
</Template>

Reference

• Injection Point
• Template Code