Visual studio production environment configuration scheme: slowcheetah

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brief introduction

SlowCheetah It can be compiled in different modes to produce different app.config Configuration requirements , It has been included by Microsoft , Support XML,JSON Format .

Now let's use XML To try how to use SlowCheetah,JSON The method has not been studied yet .

install

1. nuget install SlowCheetah, Choose Microsoft Microsoft that
   
2. open vs Extension store install plug-ins SlowCheetah
   

Use

1. Right click app.config file , choice Add Transform, Generate app.config Variation file

choice Add Transform

Generate variation file
2. Add two configuration items for testing , A user configuration , An application configuration

Settings file

App.config file
3. modify App.Release.config. take App.config Copy the configuration information in , increase xdt:Transform="Replace" xdt:Locator="Match(name)” Said to find name same xml node , Replace the original value value

more xml Syntax reference http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=214134

4. Preview similarities and differences . Right click App.Release.config , choice Preview Transform. Preview what you wrote Release Whether the configuration is correct and effective

choice Preview Transform

Check the similarities and differences
5. Okay , Switch Release Try pattern compilation

How to modify the configuration in the referenced project ？

For example, the project below refers to a Device Project , Right click directly Device Of app.config File add variation , When compiling the main project ,Device The variant in is invalid .

Compare the final compiled app.config, You can find that you need to insert some nodes , So here's the plan

1. Insert a name by Device.Properties.Settings Of section node
2. Insert a Device.Properties.Settings node
3. Be careful xdt:Transform="Insert” Property indicates that a node is inserted at this location