Add Visual Studio snippets extension for static imports and component patterns #309
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BlazorWebFormsComponents uses static classes for enumeration types, requiring verbose fully-qualified names in markup. This adds a VSIX extension to provide code snippets for static imports and common component patterns.
Changes
New Project:
BlazorWebFormsComponents.Snippets.pkgdefregistration for Razor/C#/HTML contextsStatic Import Snippets
Enable concise enumeration usage:
bwfall- All common enum static importsbwfrepeat-RepeatLayoutbwfdatalist-DataListEnumbwfvalidation- Validation enumsComponent Pattern Snippets
Templates with tab-navigable placeholders:
bwfgridview,bwfdl,bwfrepeater,bwfformviewbwfbutton,bwftextbox,bwfcheckboxlistbwfrequired,bwfvalsummaryAll snippets use correct generic parameter names (
ItemTypefor most components,TItemfor CheckBoxList).Documentation
docs/UtilityFeatures/Snippets.md- Usage guide and snippet referencemkdocs.ymlandREADME.mdwith snippets sectionExample
Before (verbose):
After (with
bwfallsnippet + static imports):Original prompt
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