Can Razor Class Library pack static files (js, css etc) too?

Question

Maybe duplicate of this already, but since that post does not have any answer, I am posting this question.

The new Razor Class Library is awesome, but it cannot pack

Answer 1

Thanks for the helpful information Ehsan.

Here is an expanded version to allow for debugging javascript and typescript as well has being able to make changes without recompile. TypeScript debugging isn't working in Chrome but is in IE. If you happen to know why please post a response. Thanks!

public class ContentConfigureOptions : IPostConfigureOptions<StaticFileOptions>
{
    private readonly IHostingEnvironment _environment;

    public ContentConfigureOptions(IHostingEnvironment environment)
    {
        _environment = environment;
    }

    public void PostConfigure(string name, StaticFileOptions options)
    {
        // Basic initialization in case the options weren't initialized by any other component
        options.ContentTypeProvider = options.ContentTypeProvider ?? new FileExtensionContentTypeProvider();

        if (options.FileProvider == null && _environment.WebRootFileProvider == null)
        {
            throw new InvalidOperationException("Missing FileProvider.");
        }

        options.FileProvider = options.FileProvider ?? _environment.WebRootFileProvider;

        if (_environment.IsDevelopment())
        {
            // Looks at the physical files on the disk so it can pick up changes to files under wwwroot while the application is running is Visual Studio.
            // The last PhysicalFileProvider enalbles TypeScript debugging but only wants to work with IE. I'm currently unsure how to get TS breakpoints to hit with Chrome.
            options.FileProvider = new CompositeFileProvider(options.FileProvider, 
                                                             new PhysicalFileProvider(Path.Combine(_environment.ContentRootPath, $"..\\{GetType().Assembly.GetName().Name}\\wwwroot")),
                                                             new PhysicalFileProvider(Path.Combine(_environment.ContentRootPath, $"..\\{GetType().Assembly.GetName().Name}")));
        }
        else
        {
            // When deploying use the files that are embedded in the assembly.
            options.FileProvider = new CompositeFileProvider(options.FileProvider, 
                                                             new ManifestEmbeddedFileProvider(GetType().Assembly, "wwwroot")); 
        }

        _environment.WebRootFileProvider = options.FileProvider; // required to make asp-append-version work as it uses the WebRootFileProvider. https://github.com/aspnet/Mvc/issues/7459
    }
}

public class ViewConfigureOptions : IPostConfigureOptions<RazorViewEngineOptions>
{
    private readonly IHostingEnvironment _environment;

    public ViewConfigureOptions(IHostingEnvironment environment)
    {
        _environment = environment;
    }

    public void PostConfigure(string name, RazorViewEngineOptions options)
    {
        if (_environment.IsDevelopment())
        {
            // Looks for the physical file on the disk so it can pick up any view changes.
            options.FileProviders.Add(new PhysicalFileProvider(Path.Combine(_environment.ContentRootPath, $"..\\{GetType().Assembly.GetName().Name}")));
        }
    }
}