Would a .net new template be a better option for a...
# package-developmentd
Dean Leigh
05/30/2023, 1:06 PMWould a .net new template be a better option for a starter kit than a nuget package? //cc @Lotte
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Lotte
05/30/2023, 1:23 PMHey Dean! Do you mean for an Umbraco starter kit that is going to want to add Umbraco schema (data/doc types) and content?
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Dean Leigh
05/30/2023, 1:25 PMYes
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Lotte
05/30/2023, 1:39 PMIf you take the approach of a dotnet new template you would need to include the raw c# for the migrations to add the Umbraco content in the project that the template creates. Having the source code of that in the resulting project feels confusing to me. I think for a starter kit, it would be a nicer experience for someone to add an Umbraco package to their existing Umbraco site via the nuget command.
So I think the short answer is 'no'! But I'll keep an eye on this thread in case anyone else has some different opinions 🙂
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Dean Leigh
05/30/2023, 1:45 PMThanks @Lotte - good point about the content.
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Jason
05/30/2023, 3:43 PMI really dislike nuget packages creating content nodes, and think that templates conceptually fit what starter kits are supposed to do much better.
Jason
05/30/2023, 3:46 PMAlso, a template can contain source, data and configuration files for your project.
So you could have a dependency on uSync, include uSync definitions, and use ImportOnFirstBoot
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Lotte
05/30/2023, 4:59 PM🤔 interesting Jason, you see I knew someone else would have some useful thoughts!
Lotte
05/30/2023, 5:03 PMI've been meaning to change my package's test site to use uSync and ImportOnFirstBoot. I imagine that after I've achieved that, this approach would seem feasible. As yes I agree that conceptually templates make more sense for a starter kit as you are just starting from that position then taking it in your own direction, and not expecting to ever update the starter kit package
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Dean Leigh
06/04/2023, 2:41 PMTbh most starter kits I have used make use of Usync to bring in the content anyway.
So I guess .net templates are still on the table.
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Lotte
07/03/2023, 1:23 PMI've raised this issue: https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco.Marketplace.Issues/issues/53 to see what Umbraco think re making templates discoverable on the marketplace... 🤔
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Lars-Erik
07/05/2023, 6:41 AMuSync all the dotnet new templates 🤷♂️🙈
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Dean Leigh
07/05/2023, 1:04 PMI think @AaronSadlerUK aron has set Import on boot as part of the Github actions for ci/cd for Umbootstrap