Generating F# code

Question

T4 is the \"official\" code generation engine for C#/VB.NET. But F# doesn\'t support it (this is from April, but I couldn\'t find any newer mentions). So what is a good way to g

Answer 1

Because F# doesn't support custom tools in solution explorer, you can place your T4 files in a C# or Visual Basic project and redirect their output to your F# project. Here is how you can do it with T4 Toolbox:

<#@ template language="C#" hostspecific="True" debug="True" #>
<#@ output extension="txt" #>
<#@ include file="T4Toolbox.tt" #>
<#
    FSharpTemplate template = new FSharpTemplate();
    template.Output.Project = @"..\Library1\Library1.fsproj";
    template.Output.File = "Module2.fs";
    template.Render();
#>
<#+
class FSharpTemplate: Template
{
    public override string TransformText()
    {
#>
// Learn more about F# at http://fsharp.net

module Module2
<#+
        return this.GenerationEnvironment.ToString();
    }
}

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