RazorEngine layouts

Question

I am using the Razor engine https://github.com/Antaris/RazorEngine to parse the body of my email templates. Is it possible to define a layout and include other .cshtml files

Answer 1

The easiest way to implement a layout with RazorEngine is by replacing what your template return in the @RenderBody() of the layout:

 var finalHtml = layout.Replace(@"@RenderBody()", templateHtml);

E.g.:

Your _Layout.cshtml with the typical @RenderBody()

 
    
    
    
        

            @RenderBody()
        
 
     

Your RazorEngine template MyTemplate.cshtml

@using RazorEngine.Templating
@inherits TemplateBase

Hello People
@Model

And wherever you call the RazorEngine template:

var TemplateFolderPath = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "EmailTemplates");
var template = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(TemplateFolderPath,"MyTemplate.cshtml"));
var layout = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(TemplateFolderPath, "_Layout.cshtml"));
var templateService = new TemplateService();
var templateHtml = templateService.Parse(template, myModel, null, null);
var finalHtml = layout.Replace(@"@RenderBody()", templateHtml);