cookiecutter-npp-cpp-plugin

A cookiecutter C++ Notepad++ plugin template.

Usage

1. Install Notepad++ v7.7 (or later)
2. Install Python (if not installed already)
3. From a command prompt, run:

pip install cookiecutter
cookiecutter https://github.com/dail8859/cookiecutter-npp-cpp-plugin.git

4. You will be asked some basic info (project name, description, etc.) for the new plugin.
5. Open the newly created .sln file with Visual Studio.
6. Press F5 and enjoy.

Visual Studio will build and copy the newly created DLL file into plugin directory of Notepad++. It will also start the Notepad++ application for debugging, meaning you can set breakpoints and step through your plugin source code.