Making a constant available to a T4 template and normal source code

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I have a T4 template that needs to access an integer constant so it can generate the correct file structure at build time. The generated file is not source code and so cannot access this constant at run time. This constant should also be available to my C# source code at runtime.

Ideally I would like only one place to set the value of this integer constant to avoid maintenance problems in the future where colleagues may set the value in the C# code one place and forget to set it in the template.

Where can I place this constant so I only have to edit it in one place?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 08 '12 at 09:40

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I would put it in the app.config/web.config file, and read that in the T4 template, and the source code.

answered Nov 08 '12 at 09:40

podiluska

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The source is in a library not an application. – bradgonesurfing Nov 08 '12 at 10:19
Ok I see it is not a problem to add a config file to a library but how to read the config file from the T4 template as it is being hosted not by the application but by visual studio. – bradgonesurfing Nov 08 '12 at 10:48
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See - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4738/using-configurationmanager-to-load-config-from-an-arbitrary-location – podiluska Nov 08 '12 at 11:08

Making a constant available to a T4 template and normal source code

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