Eraware_Dnn_Templates

DNN templates for creating modern web API/WebComponents modules.

Available in the Visual Studio Marketplace at https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DanielValadas.eraware-dnn-templates

Requirements

Visual Studio Compatibility

This extension supports the following Visual Studio versions:

Visual Studio Version	Version Range	Release Years	Notes
Visual Studio 2019	16.0 - 16.x	2019-2022	x86 architecture
Visual Studio 2022	17.0 - 18.x	2022-2025+	amd64 architecture

Supported Editions:

• Community (Free)
• Professional
• Enterprise

Required Workloads

To use these templates effectively, ensure you have the following Visual Studio workloads installed:

• ASP.NET and web development - For the Web API backend
• Node.js development - For the frontend build process
• .NET desktop development - For general .NET development

Note: If you encounter errors opening the module.web project, use the Visual Studio Installer to add the "Node.js development" workload.

Templates Overview

Currently this templates package includes a comprehensive module template with plans to expand into multiple DNN extension types.

Stencil SPA Module Template

A WebAPI/WebComponents module template that creates modern, standards-compliant DNN modules.

Frontend Technologies

• Stencil.js - Build-time compiler for creating standards-compliant Web Components
• TypeScript - Enforced for type safety and better development experience
• JSX - React-like syntax (note: this template does NOT use React)
• DNN Elements - DNN-specific WebComponents library
• Auto-generated Documentation - TypeScript builds automatically document each component

Backend Technologies

• Entity Framework - Code-first ORM with generic repository pattern
• Effort - In-memory database for easier testing
• Swagger - API documentation and TypeScript client generation
• Dependency Injection - Modern .NET DI patterns

Development & Documentation

• DocFX - Keeps documentation synchronized with code
• XUnit - Unit and Integration testing framework
• 100% Unit Test Coverage - Template starts with comprehensive test coverage

Current Limitations

1. Uninstallation: Still requires SQL script for table cleanup
2. Object Qualifier: Not currently supported in Code-First approach

Installation & Usage

1. Install the extension from the Visual Studio Marketplace
2. Restart Visual Studio
3. Create a new project and search for "Eraware" or "DNN"
4. Select the desired template and follow the setup wizard