From cac05774c5817a505a5159e53637aa01aa7884d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Smith Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:45:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] feat: add blog post about SeedFolder evolution with GitHub Copilot MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit - Add new blog post about SeedFolder's transformation from simple dotfile copier to multi-template system - Document GitHub Copilot's role in accelerating development - Cover .NET LTS upgrades, multi-targeting, and enhanced user experience - Update original 2020 blog post to link to new evolution post - Include examples of current CLI usage and future marketplace plans Related to documenting the journey of improving a .NET global tool with AI assistance. πŸ€– Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude --- ...0-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md | 6 + ...evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md | 255 ++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 261 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md diff --git a/_posts/2020-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md b/_posts/2020-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md index 13c3c4b2..c95eb044 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md +++ b/_posts/2020-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md @@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ jobs: PACKAGE_NAME: solrevdev.seedfolder ``` +**Evolution and Updates** πŸ”„ + +Since publishing this post, SeedFolder has evolved significantly! The tool now supports multiple project templates, cross-platform compatibility, and has been enhanced with the help of GitHub Copilot. + +Read about the journey from a simple dotfile copier to a comprehensive project scaffolding tool in my follow-up post: [Evolving SeedFolder with GitHub Copilot - From Personal Tool to Multi-Template System](/2025/08/20/evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.html). + **Find More** πŸ” Now that you have built and published a .NET Core Global Tool you may wish to find some others for inspiration. diff --git a/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md b/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8b79df26 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md @@ -0,0 +1,255 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: Evolving SeedFolder with GitHub Copilot - From Personal Tool to Multi-Template System +description: How GitHub Copilot helped transform a simple dotfile copier into a comprehensive project scaffolding tool with multiple templates and cross-platform support +tags: +- dotnet-global-tools +- github-copilot +- dotnet +- csharp +- productivity +- templates + +--- +**Overview** β˜€ + +It's been over 4 years since I first published my [.NET Core Global Tool](/2020/10/05/creating-a.net-core-global-tool.html) blog post about creating SeedFolder. What started as a simple tool to copy my personal dotfiles has evolved into something much more powerful and useful to the broader developer community. + +The original version was quite limited - it basically just copied my specific `.editorconfig`, `.gitignore`, and other dotfiles to new project folders. While this was useful for me, it wasn't particularly helpful to other developers who might have different preferences or work with different technology stacks. + +**The Evolution Journey** 🌱 + +Over the years, I've made several significant improvements to SeedFolder, particularly leveraging GitHub Copilot to help accelerate development and implement features I might not have found time to build otherwise. + +**Upgrading Through .NET LTS Versions** ⬆️ + +One of the consistent maintenance tasks has been keeping the tool updated with each .NET LTS release. For example, [upgrading to .NET 7](https://github.com/solrevdev/seedfolder/pull/4) involved updating the target framework and ensuring compatibility: + +```xml + + + Exe + net8.0 + + net6.0;net7.0;net8.0 + + true + seedfolder + + + +``` + +The tool now uses multi-targeting to support various .NET SDKs, ensuring users can install and use it regardless of which .NET version they have installed. + +**GitHub Copilot as a Development Partner** πŸ€– + +The real transformation happened when I started using GitHub Copilot - both from the web interface and my iOS app - to help implement more ambitious features. This was a game-changer for a side project that I rarely had dedicated time to improve. + +Here's how the process typically worked: + +1. **Issue Creation**: I'd create a GitHub issue describing what I wanted to achieve +2. **Copilot Collaboration**: Using GitHub Copilot from the web or iOS app, I'd work through the implementation +3. **Iterative Development**: Copilot would suggest implementations, and we'd refine them together + +For example, [Issue #9](https://github.com/solrevdev/seedfolder/issues/9) outlined a comprehensive roadmap for turning SeedFolder into a proper template system. What would have taken me weeks to implement manually, Copilot helped me accomplish in focused sessions. + +**From Single Template to Multi-Template System** πŸ“‚ + +The biggest transformation was moving from a single set of dotfiles to a comprehensive template system. [Pull Request #10](https://github.com/solrevdev/seedfolder/pull/10) introduced support for six different project types: + +```bash +# Interactive mode - prompts for template selection +seedfolder + +# Specific template usage +seedfolder --template dotnet MyNewProject +seedfolder --template node MyNodeApp +seedfolder --template python data-analysis +seedfolder --template ruby rails-app +seedfolder --template markdown blog-posts +seedfolder --template universal generic-project + +# Preview what would be created +seedfolder --dry-run --template node MyApp +``` + +Each template now includes carefully curated files appropriate for that project type: + +- **dotnet**: .editorconfig, .gitignore for C#, omnisharp.json +- **node**: package.json template, .nvmrc, npm-specific .gitignore +- **python**: requirements.txt, .python-version, Python .gitignore +- **ruby**: Gemfile template, .ruby-version, Ruby .gitignore +- **markdown**: Basic structure for documentation projects +- **universal**: Generic files useful across all project types + +**Enhanced User Experience** ✨ + +The tool is now much more user-friendly and customizable. Some key improvements include: + +**Interactive Mode**: +```bash +$ seedfolder +? Select a project template: (Use arrow keys) +❯ dotnet - .NET applications with C# configuration + node - Node.js applications with npm setup + python - Python projects with pip requirements + ruby - Ruby applications with Bundler setup + markdown - Documentation and static sites + universal - Generic template for any project type +``` + +**Better CLI Interface**: +```bash +# All the standard options you'd expect +seedfolder --help +seedfolder --version +seedfolder --list-templates +seedfolder --template dotnet --output ./projects MyApi +``` + +**Cross-Platform Compatibility**: The tool now works seamlessly across Windows, macOS, and Linux, with platform-specific optimizations. + +**Improved CI/CD Pipeline** πŸ”„ + +[Pull Request #16](https://github.com/solrevdev/seedfolder/pull/16) addressed CI workflow issues and simplified the build process: + +```yaml +# Simplified from complex matrix to reliable single job +name: CI +on: + push: + branches: [ master ] + pull_request: + branches: [ master ] + +jobs: + build: + runs-on: ubuntu-latest + steps: + - uses: actions/checkout@v3 + + - name: Setup .NET + uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3 + with: + dotnet-version: | + 6.0.x + 7.0.x + 8.0.x + + - name: Build and Test + run: | + dotnet build --configuration Release + dotnet test --configuration Release --no-build + + - name: Pack and Publish + if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' + run: | + dotnet pack --configuration Release --no-build + dotnet nuget push "**/*.nupkg" --api-key ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }} +``` + +**The Power of AI-Assisted Development** πŸš€ + +What I found particularly interesting about working with GitHub Copilot was how it helped me think through problems I might not have tackled otherwise. For instance: + +- **Error Handling**: Copilot suggested comprehensive error handling patterns I wouldn't have thought to implement +- **Cross-Platform Considerations**: It caught platform-specific issues early in development +- **User Experience**: Proposed CLI interface improvements that made the tool much more pleasant to use +- **Testing Strategies**: Suggested test cases and scenarios I hadn't considered + +Here's an example of how Copilot helped implement the template selection logic: + +```csharp +public static class TemplateManager +{ + private static readonly Dictionary Templates = new() + { + ["dotnet"] = new("dotnet", ".NET applications with C# configuration", + new[] { ".editorconfig", ".gitignore", "omnisharp.json" }), + ["node"] = new("node", "Node.js applications with npm setup", + new[] { "package.json", ".nvmrc", ".gitignore" }), + // ... other templates + }; + + public static TemplateInfo GetTemplate(string name) + { + return Templates.TryGetValue(name.ToLowerInvariant(), out var template) + ? template + : throw new ArgumentException($"Template '{name}' not found"); + } + + public static void ListTemplates() + { + foreach (var (key, template) in Templates) + { + Console.WriteLine($" {key,-12} - {template.Description}"); + } + } +} +``` + +**Next Steps: The Marketplace Vision** πŸͺ + +The next major evolution is planned around [Issue #15](https://github.com/solrevdev/seedfolder/issues/15) - creating a template marketplace. This will allow the community to share and install custom templates: + +```bash +# Future marketplace commands +seedfolder marketplace search angular +seedfolder marketplace install solrevdev/vue-typescript +seedfolder marketplace list --installed +seedfolder marketplace update +``` + +The marketplace will be hosted as a separate GitHub repository at `solrevdev/seedfolder-marketplace` with this structure: + +``` +solrevdev/seedfolder-marketplace/ +β”œβ”€β”€ templates/ +β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ angular/ +β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ template.json +β”‚ β”‚ └── files/ +β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ vue/ +β”‚ └── rust/ +β”œβ”€β”€ registry.json +└── README.md +``` + +This will enable developers to: +- Share their own project templates +- Override built-in templates with their preferences +- Fork the marketplace for team-specific template collections +- Contribute improvements back to the community + +**Installation and Usage Today** πŸ“¦ + +The current version is available on NuGet and much more capable than the original: + +```bash +# Install the latest version +dotnet tool install --global solrevdev.seedfolder + +# Create a new .NET project with proper scaffolding +seedfolder --template dotnet MyWebApi + +# Interactive mode for template selection +seedfolder MyNewProject + +# See all available options +seedfolder --help +``` + +**Lessons Learned** πŸ’‘ + +Working on SeedFolder's evolution taught me several valuable lessons: + +1. **AI as a Coding Partner**: GitHub Copilot isn't just an autocomplete tool - it's a thinking partner that can help you explore solutions you might not consider +2. **Incremental Improvement**: Small, consistent improvements over time can transform a simple tool into something genuinely useful +3. **Community Focus**: Building for your own needs first is fine, but thinking about broader use cases makes tools more valuable +4. **Template Systems**: Flexibility through templates is much more powerful than hardcoded configurations + +The transformation from a personal dotfile copier to a comprehensive project scaffolding tool shows how AI assistance can help maintain and evolve side projects that might otherwise stagnate. + +Watch out for the next steps as I work on the marketplace functionality - the goal is to make SeedFolder not just more useful, but a platform for the community to share their own project setup best practices. + +Success! πŸŽ‰ \ No newline at end of file From ce6aec2d1bc48912e60e0e7dd9189a04dc46f0f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Smith Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:00:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] docs(blog): update SeedFolder posts with evolution, CI, and code samples MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ✨ Moved "Evolution and Updates" into the original 2020 post and removed the duplicate section to centralize historical context πŸ“ Modified: - _posts/2020-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md - _posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md πŸ”§ Updated the follow-up post to reflect project evolution and to modernize examples. Changes include: - corrected code block languages (powershell, csharp, diff) - adjusted target frameworks and template lists - improved template-system code samples (enums, records, parsing) πŸ” Reworked CI example: added yaml schema, refined triggers and paths-ignore, upgraded actions, added env vars, integration tests, pack/publish steps, and conditional NuGet publishing for master πŸ’‘ Purpose: improve accuracy, readability, and usefulness of the blog posts for readers and contributors --- .vscode/settings.json | 3 + ...0-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md | 13 +- ...evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md | 177 +++++++++++------- 3 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-) diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json index 752478d6..2762f6cd 100644 --- a/.vscode/settings.json +++ b/.vscode/settings.json @@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ "Newtonsoft", "noindex", "nokogiri", + "NOLOGO", "nuget", "nupkg", "omnisharp", + "OPTOUT", "Permalinks", "picklist", "postbacks", @@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ "Rakefile", "rebranded", "Remmina", + "rohith", "Roslynator", "rubygems", "s", diff --git a/_posts/2020-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md b/_posts/2020-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md index c95eb044..534fce62 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md +++ b/_posts/2020-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md @@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ tags: - dotnetcore --- + +**Evolution and Updates** πŸ”„ + +Since publishing this post, SeedFolder has evolved significantly! The tool now supports multiple project templates, cross-platform compatibility, and has been enhanced with the help of GitHub Copilot. + +Read about the journey from a simple dotfile copier to a comprehensive project scaffolding tool in my follow-up post: [Evolving SeedFolder with GitHub Copilot - From Personal Tool to Multi-Template System](/2025/08/20/evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.html). + **Overview** β˜€ I have now built my first .NET Core Global Tool! @@ -181,12 +188,6 @@ jobs: PACKAGE_NAME: solrevdev.seedfolder ``` -**Evolution and Updates** πŸ”„ - -Since publishing this post, SeedFolder has evolved significantly! The tool now supports multiple project templates, cross-platform compatibility, and has been enhanced with the help of GitHub Copilot. - -Read about the journey from a simple dotfile copier to a comprehensive project scaffolding tool in my follow-up post: [Evolving SeedFolder with GitHub Copilot - From Personal Tool to Multi-Template System](/2025/08/20/evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.html). - **Find More** πŸ” Now that you have built and published a .NET Core Global Tool you may wish to find some others for inspiration. diff --git a/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md b/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md index 8b79df26..dfdc4fe2 100644 --- a/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md +++ b/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md @@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ tags: --- **Overview** β˜€ -It's been over 4 years since I first published my [.NET Core Global Tool](/2020/10/05/creating-a.net-core-global-tool.html) blog post about creating SeedFolder. What started as a simple tool to copy my personal dotfiles has evolved into something much more powerful and useful to the broader developer community. +It's been over 4 years since I first published my [.NET Core Global Tool](/2020/10/05/creating-a.net-core-global-tool.html) blog post about creating SeedFolder. + +What started as a simple tool to copy my personal dotfiles has evolved into something much more powerful and hopefully eventually will be useful to the broader developer community. The original version was quite limited - it basically just copied my specific `.editorconfig`, `.gitignore`, and other dotfiles to new project folders. While this was useful for me, it wasn't particularly helpful to other developers who might have different preferences or work with different technology stacks. @@ -25,14 +27,13 @@ Over the years, I've made several significant improvements to SeedFolder, partic One of the consistent maintenance tasks has been keeping the tool updated with each .NET LTS release. For example, [upgrading to .NET 7](https://github.com/solrevdev/seedfolder/pull/4) involved updating the target framework and ensuring compatibility: -```xml +```diff Exe - net8.0 +- net6.0 - net6.0;net7.0;net8.0 - ++ net8.0;net9.0 true seedfolder @@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ For example, [Issue #9](https://github.com/solrevdev/seedfolder/issues/9) outlin The biggest transformation was moving from a single set of dotfiles to a comprehensive template system. [Pull Request #10](https://github.com/solrevdev/seedfolder/pull/10) introduced support for six different project types: -```bash +```powershell # Interactive mode - prompts for template selection seedfolder @@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ Each template now includes carefully curated files appropriate for that project - **dotnet**: .editorconfig, .gitignore for C#, omnisharp.json - **node**: package.json template, .nvmrc, npm-specific .gitignore - **python**: requirements.txt, .python-version, Python .gitignore -- **ruby**: Gemfile template, .ruby-version, Ruby .gitignore +- **ruby**: Gemfile template, .ruby-version, Ruby .gitignore - **markdown**: Basic structure for documentation projects - **universal**: Generic files useful across all project types @@ -87,8 +88,8 @@ Each template now includes carefully curated files appropriate for that project The tool is now much more user-friendly and customizable. Some key improvements include: -**Interactive Mode**: -```bash +**Interactive Mode**: +```powershell $ seedfolder ? Select a project template: (Use arrow keys) ❯ dotnet - .NET applications with C# configuration @@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ $ seedfolder ``` **Better CLI Interface**: -```bash +```powershell # All the standard options you'd expect seedfolder --help seedfolder --version @@ -115,38 +116,75 @@ seedfolder --template dotnet --output ./projects MyApi [Pull Request #16](https://github.com/solrevdev/seedfolder/pull/16) addressed CI workflow issues and simplified the build process: ```yaml -# Simplified from complex matrix to reliable single job +# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://json.schemastore.org/github-workflow.json + name: CI -on: - push: - branches: [ master ] - pull_request: - branches: [ master ] +on: + push: + branches: + - master + - release/* + paths-ignore: + - '**/*.md' + - '**/*.gitignore' + - '**/*.gitattributes' + pull_request: + branches: + - master + - release/* + paths-ignore: + - '**/*.md' + - '**/*.gitignore' + - '**/*.gitattributes' jobs: - build: - runs-on: ubuntu-latest - steps: - - uses: actions/checkout@v3 - - - name: Setup .NET - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3 - with: - dotnet-version: | - 6.0.x - 7.0.x - 8.0.x - - - name: Build and Test - run: | - dotnet build --configuration Release - dotnet test --configuration Release --no-build - - - name: Pack and Publish - if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' - run: | - dotnet pack --configuration Release --no-build - dotnet nuget push "**/*.nupkg" --api-key ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }} + build: + if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(toJson(github.event.commits), '***NO_CI***') == false && contains(toJson(github.event.commits), '[ci skip]') == false && contains(toJson(github.event.commits), '[skip ci]') == false + runs-on: ubuntu-latest + env: + ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS: true + DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: 1 + DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE: 1 + DOTNET_NOLOGO: true + DOTNET_GENERATE_ASPNET_CERTIFICATE: false + DOTNET_ADD_GLOBAL_TOOLS_TO_PATH: false + DOTNET_MULTILEVEL_LOOKUP: 0 + + steps: + - name: checkout code + uses: actions/checkout@v4 + + - name: setup .net core sdk + uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4 + with: + dotnet-version: | + 8.0.x + 9.0.x + + - name: dotnet build + run: dotnet build solrevdev.seedfolder.sln --configuration Release + + - name: run integration tests + run: ./tests/integration-test.sh + + - name: dotnet pack + run: dotnet pack solrevdev.seedfolder.sln -c Release --no-build --include-source --include-symbols + + - name: setup nuget + if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' + uses: nuget/setup-nuget@v1 + with: + nuget-version: latest + + - name: Publish NuGet + if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' + uses: rohith/publish-nuget@v2.1.1 + with: + PROJECT_FILE_PATH: src/solrevdev.seedfolder.csproj # Relative to repository root + NUGET_KEY: ${{secrets.NUGET_API_KEY}} # nuget.org API key + PACKAGE_NAME: solrevdev.seedfolder + + ``` **The Power of AI-Assisted Development** πŸš€ @@ -158,34 +196,47 @@ What I found particularly interesting about working with GitHub Copilot was how - **User Experience**: Proposed CLI interface improvements that made the tool much more pleasant to use - **Testing Strategies**: Suggested test cases and scenarios I hadn't considered -Here's an example of how Copilot helped implement the template selection logic: +Here's an example of how Copilot helped implement the template system using enums and pattern matching: ```csharp -public static class TemplateManager +// Template metadata structure for future extensibility +internal record TemplateFile(string ResourceName, string FileName, string Description = ""); + +// Enum for supported project types +internal enum ProjectType { - private static readonly Dictionary Templates = new() - { - ["dotnet"] = new("dotnet", ".NET applications with C# configuration", - new[] { ".editorconfig", ".gitignore", "omnisharp.json" }), - ["node"] = new("node", "Node.js applications with npm setup", - new[] { "package.json", ".nvmrc", ".gitignore" }), - // ... other templates - }; + Dotnet, Node, Python, Ruby, Markdown, Universal +} - public static TemplateInfo GetTemplate(string name) +private static bool TryParseProjectType(string input, out ProjectType projectType) +{ + projectType = input switch { - return Templates.TryGetValue(name.ToLowerInvariant(), out var template) - ? template - : throw new ArgumentException($"Template '{name}' not found"); - } + "dotnet" or "net" or "csharp" => ProjectType.Dotnet, + "node" or "nodejs" or "javascript" or "js" => ProjectType.Node, + "python" or "py" => ProjectType.Python, + "ruby" or "rb" => ProjectType.Ruby, + "markdown" or "md" or "docs" => ProjectType.Markdown, + "universal" or "basic" or "minimal" => ProjectType.Universal, + _ => ProjectType.Dotnet + }; + + return input is "dotnet" or "net" or "csharp" or "node" or "nodejs" + or "javascript" or "js" or "python" or "py" or "ruby" or "rb" + or "markdown" or "md" or "docs" or "universal" or "basic" or "minimal"; +} - public static void ListTemplates() +private static TemplateFile[] GetTemplateFiles(ProjectType projectType) +{ + return projectType switch { - foreach (var (key, template) in Templates) - { - Console.WriteLine($" {key,-12} - {template.Description}"); - } - } + ProjectType.Node => GetNodeTemplate(), + ProjectType.Python => GetPythonTemplate(), + ProjectType.Ruby => GetRubyTemplate(), + ProjectType.Markdown => GetMarkdownTemplate(), + ProjectType.Universal => GetUniversalTemplate(), + _ => GetDotnetTemplate() + }; } ``` @@ -193,7 +244,7 @@ public static class TemplateManager The next major evolution is planned around [Issue #15](https://github.com/solrevdev/seedfolder/issues/15) - creating a template marketplace. This will allow the community to share and install custom templates: -```bash +```powershell # Future marketplace commands seedfolder marketplace search angular seedfolder marketplace install solrevdev/vue-typescript @@ -203,7 +254,7 @@ seedfolder marketplace update The marketplace will be hosted as a separate GitHub repository at `solrevdev/seedfolder-marketplace` with this structure: -``` +```powershell solrevdev/seedfolder-marketplace/ β”œβ”€β”€ templates/ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ angular/ @@ -225,7 +276,7 @@ This will enable developers to: The current version is available on NuGet and much more capable than the original: -```bash +```powershell # Install the latest version dotnet tool install --global solrevdev.seedfolder From 4d2166ea0692ec26aa1a3aa0122f8bed3331cfd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Smith Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:29:29 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] fix(posts): update summary and correct code block syntax highlighting --- ...evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md | 19 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md b/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md index dfdc4fe2..e94fbbff 100644 --- a/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md +++ b/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ layout: post title: Evolving SeedFolder with GitHub Copilot - From Personal Tool to Multi-Template System description: How GitHub Copilot helped transform a simple dotfile copier into a comprehensive project scaffolding tool with multiple templates and cross-platform support +summary: How I used GitHub Copilot to evolve SeedFolder from a dotfile copier into a flexible, multi-template scaffolding tool with cross-platform support, better UX, and CI improvements. tags: - dotnet-global-tools - github-copilot @@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ For example, [Issue #9](https://github.com/solrevdev/seedfolder/issues/9) outlin The biggest transformation was moving from a single set of dotfiles to a comprehensive template system. [Pull Request #10](https://github.com/solrevdev/seedfolder/pull/10) introduced support for six different project types: -```powershell +```bash # Interactive mode - prompts for template selection seedfolder @@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ Each template now includes carefully curated files appropriate for that project The tool is now much more user-friendly and customizable. Some key improvements include: **Interactive Mode**: -```powershell +```bash $ seedfolder ? Select a project template: (Use arrow keys) ❯ dotnet - .NET applications with C# configuration @@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ $ seedfolder ``` **Better CLI Interface**: -```powershell +```bash # All the standard options you'd expect seedfolder --help seedfolder --version @@ -220,9 +221,9 @@ private static bool TryParseProjectType(string input, out ProjectType projectTyp "universal" or "basic" or "minimal" => ProjectType.Universal, _ => ProjectType.Dotnet }; - - return input is "dotnet" or "net" or "csharp" or "node" or "nodejs" - or "javascript" or "js" or "python" or "py" or "ruby" or "rb" + + return input is "dotnet" or "net" or "csharp" or "node" or "nodejs" + or "javascript" or "js" or "python" or "py" or "ruby" or "rb" or "markdown" or "md" or "docs" or "universal" or "basic" or "minimal"; } @@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ private static TemplateFile[] GetTemplateFiles(ProjectType projectType) The next major evolution is planned around [Issue #15](https://github.com/solrevdev/seedfolder/issues/15) - creating a template marketplace. This will allow the community to share and install custom templates: -```powershell +```bash # Future marketplace commands seedfolder marketplace search angular seedfolder marketplace install solrevdev/vue-typescript @@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ seedfolder marketplace update The marketplace will be hosted as a separate GitHub repository at `solrevdev/seedfolder-marketplace` with this structure: -```powershell +```text solrevdev/seedfolder-marketplace/ β”œβ”€β”€ templates/ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ angular/ @@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ This will enable developers to: The current version is available on NuGet and much more capable than the original: -```powershell +```bash # Install the latest version dotnet tool install --global solrevdev.seedfolder From 03c12ca52c548a01fea67d8dbbdae7e97912a0ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Smith Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:55:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] docs(post): add AI development journey and context-driven note MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ✨ Added a new "My AI Development Journey" section to describe the evolution of AI-assisted workflows and how different tools fit different contexts πŸ“ Modified: _posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md πŸ”§ Also added lesson "Context-Driven Development", expanded the conclusion to emphasize choosing the right AI tool per context, and included a note about a planned follow-up post --- ...-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md | 18 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md b/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md index e94fbbff..06d1c983 100644 --- a/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md +++ b/_posts/2025-08-20-evolving-seedfolder-with-github-copilot.md @@ -48,6 +48,19 @@ The tool now uses multi-targeting to support various .NET SDKs, ensuring users c The real transformation happened when I started using GitHub Copilot - both from the web interface and my iOS app - to help implement more ambitious features. This was a game-changer for a side project that I rarely had dedicated time to improve. +**My AI Development Journey** πŸ›€οΈ + +This project coincided with my own evolution in AI-assisted development. Over the past couple of years, I've progressed through several stages: + +1. **Context Sharing Era**: Using tools like Repomix to bundle codebase snippets for web-based ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini conversations +2. **Desktop Integration**: Adopting dedicated ChatGPT and Claude desktop clients for more seamless workflows +3. **IDE-Native AI**: Integrating GitHub Copilot directly into VSCode, progressing through OpenAI's GPT 4.0, 4.1, and eventually to GPT-5 and Claude Sonnet 4 +4. **Terminal-First Development**: Embracing agentic terminal clients like Warp Terminal, Claude Code, and Codex for more direct development interaction + +Today, my workflow splits between contexts: during work hours, I rely on VSCode with GitHub Copilot and terminal-based AI clients. But evenings and weekends - when I'm often watching TV with my phone in hand - GitHub's web and iOS Copilot interfaces became the perfect tools for iterating on side projects through issue-driven development. + +This hybrid approach proved ideal for SeedFolder's evolution: I could sketch out features and improvements during downtime, then implement them through focused GitHub issue conversations. The combination of accessibility and power made consistent progress possible on a project that might otherwise have stagnated between day job commitments. + Here's how the process typically worked: 1. **Issue Creation**: I'd create a GitHub issue describing what I wanted to achieve @@ -299,9 +312,12 @@ Working on SeedFolder's evolution taught me several valuable lessons: 2. **Incremental Improvement**: Small, consistent improvements over time can transform a simple tool into something genuinely useful 3. **Community Focus**: Building for your own needs first is fine, but thinking about broader use cases makes tools more valuable 4. **Template Systems**: Flexibility through templates is much more powerful than hardcoded configurations +5. **Context-Driven Development**: Different AI tools excel in different contexts - terminal clients for focused coding sessions, mobile interfaces for planning and ideation -The transformation from a personal dotfile copier to a comprehensive project scaffolding tool shows how AI assistance can help maintain and evolve side projects that might otherwise stagnate. +The transformation from a personal dotfile copier to a comprehensive project scaffolding tool shows how AI assistance can help maintain and evolve side projects that might otherwise stagnate. The key insight was finding the right AI tool for each development context rather than trying to force a single solution across all scenarios. Watch out for the next steps as I work on the marketplace functionality - the goal is to make SeedFolder not just more useful, but a platform for the community to share their own project setup best practices. +*If you're curious about the specific workflows and tools that made this multi-context AI development approach work, I'm planning a follow-up post diving deeper into the practical setup and decision-making process behind choosing the right AI tool for different development scenarios.* + Success! πŸŽ‰ \ No newline at end of file From 13bc965e580ee372288439bd0a6370fc3234d830 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Smith Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:13:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] docs(posts): standardize fenced code block languages MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ✨ Normalize fenced code block languages across multiple blog posts to improve syntax highlighting and accuracy on the site πŸ“ Modified: 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a/_posts/2018-12-20-using-system-commandline-to-build-a-command-line-application-and-nuget-config.md b/_posts/2018-12-20-using-system-commandline-to-build-a-command-line-application-and-nuget-config.md index 0811ba2f..ad531a03 100644 --- a/_posts/2018-12-20-using-system-commandline-to-build-a-command-line-application-and-nuget-config.md +++ b/_posts/2018-12-20-using-system-commandline-to-build-a-command-line-application-and-nuget-config.md @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Program ``` -```powershell +```bash dotnet run -- --int-option 123 The value for --int-option is: 0 The value for --bool-option is: False diff --git a/_posts/2019-01-09-ubuntu-18.10-netcore-sdk-2.2-ubuntu-package-not-found.md b/_posts/2019-01-09-ubuntu-18.10-netcore-sdk-2.2-ubuntu-package-not-found.md index fe5c5bca..b7a90027 100644 --- a/_posts/2019-01-09-ubuntu-18.10-netcore-sdk-2.2-ubuntu-package-not-found.md +++ b/_posts/2019-01-09-ubuntu-18.10-netcore-sdk-2.2-ubuntu-package-not-found.md @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ I have just upgraded my laptop from Ubuntu 18.04 to 18.10 so that I could check However despite following the instructions from here: -```powershell +```bash wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/18.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ I would then receive a package not found error on the ```sudo apt-get install do The fix seems to be to copy these manually. -```powershell +```bash wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/18.04/prod.list sudo mv prod.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-prod.list sudo apt update diff --git a/_posts/2019-03-11-host-aspnetcore-on-iis.md b/_posts/2019-03-11-host-aspnetcore-on-iis.md index 786119cc..84e83706 100644 --- a/_posts/2019-03-11-host-aspnetcore-on-iis.md +++ b/_posts/2019-03-11-host-aspnetcore-on-iis.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ First I published a last known good version of my application by creating a new The idea being I can deploy from this branch while I investigated and once fixed I could delete the branch. -```powershell +```bash git reset e64c51bf1c3bdde753ff2d8fd8b18d4d902b8b5b --hard ``` diff --git a/_posts/2019-05-13-imported-project-microsoft-common-props-not-found.md b/_posts/2019-05-13-imported-project-microsoft-common-props-not-found.md index 012ca15b..4d2b195c 100644 --- a/_posts/2019-05-13-imported-project-microsoft-common-props-not-found.md +++ b/_posts/2019-05-13-imported-project-microsoft-common-props-not-found.md @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ There was no such problem on macOS or Windows however as I like to write code on It's a bug that I [raised over on GitHub](https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-vscode/issues/3049) and while the full logs and environment details are over there in more detail, for brevity I will show what I believe is the main problem here: -```powershell +```text [warn]: OmniSharp.MSBuild.ProjectManager Failed to load project file '/home/solrevdev/Code/scratch/testconsole/testconsole.csproj'. /home/solrevdev/Code/scratch/testconsole/testconsole.csproj(1,1) @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ That was to re-install or update my version of Mono from the official [download The instructions for doing this I borrowed and adapted are from there and are as follows: -```powershell +```bash sudo apt install gnupg ca-certificates sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 3FA7E0328081BFF6A14DA29AA6A19B38D3D831EF echo "deb https://download.mono-project.com/repo/ubuntu stable-bionic main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-official-stable.list diff --git a/_posts/2019-12-07-unable-to-locate-package-dotnet-sdk-3.1.md b/_posts/2019-12-07-unable-to-locate-package-dotnet-sdk-3.1.md index eda1da8b..0c660b63 100644 --- a/_posts/2019-12-07-unable-to-locate-package-dotnet-sdk-3.1.md +++ b/_posts/2019-12-07-unable-to-locate-package-dotnet-sdk-3.1.md @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ However, for Linux each release of [dotnetcore](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/dow If you follow the [instructions](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/dotnet/core/install/linux-package-manager-ubuntu-1904]) from Microsoft you will get the following error message: -```powershell +```text Unable to locate package dotnet-sdk-3.1 ``` @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The issue is that page targets Ubuntu version 19.04 and I am running Ubuntu vers So, If you are me from the future wanting to know how to get the latest version installed here is what you need to do: -```powershell +```bash curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo apt-key add - sudo apt-add-repository https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/19.10/prod sudo apt-get update diff --git a/_posts/2019-12-10-HTTP-Error-500.30-ANCM-In-Process-Start-Failure.md b/_posts/2019-12-10-HTTP-Error-500.30-ANCM-In-Process-Start-Failure.md index 7ec3f753..51fdcf73 100644 --- a/_posts/2019-12-10-HTTP-Error-500.30-ANCM-In-Process-Start-Failure.md +++ b/_posts/2019-12-10-HTTP-Error-500.30-ANCM-In-Process-Start-Failure.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ I host an [aspnetcore](https://dot.net/) website on a Windows Server 2012 R2 run However, the past two nights the server has restarted unexpectedly leaving the website down with the following error message: -```powershell +```text HTTP Error 500.30 - ANCM In-Process Start Failure ``` @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The first night a simple `IISRESET` command was all that was needed to get the s Looking at `Event Viewer` I noticed the following: -```powershell +```text Application '/LM/W3SVC/2/ROOT' with physical root 'C:\Path\To\Website' failed to load clr and managed application. Managed server didn't initialize after 120000 ms. ``` @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ So, doing some googling I came across an article suggesting that [An x86 app is This suggests that: -```powershell +```text For an x86 framework-dependent deployment (x86), enable the IIS app pool for 32-bit apps. In IIS Manager, open the app pool's Advanced Settings and set Enable 32-Bit Applications to True. ``` diff --git a/_posts/2020-01-10-err_http2_inadequate_transport_security.md b/_posts/2020-01-10-err_http2_inadequate_transport_security.md index 8cbf71c6..a8ca5c30 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-01-10-err_http2_inadequate_transport_security.md +++ b/_posts/2020-01-10-err_http2_inadequate_transport_security.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ This site worked fine elsewhere so to try and narrow down the problem I created After some googling, I tried to reset the servers self-signed SSL certificate by using the following closing the browser in between but that had no effect: -```powershell +```bash dotnet dev-certs https --clean dotnet dev-certs https --trust ``` diff --git a/_posts/2020-01-15-how-to-remove-the-net-core-runtime-and-sdk.md b/_posts/2020-01-15-how-to-remove-the-net-core-runtime-and-sdk.md index e40f684e..0af5a9e9 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-01-15-how-to-remove-the-net-core-runtime-and-sdk.md +++ b/_posts/2020-01-15-how-to-remove-the-net-core-runtime-and-sdk.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ It seemed like every major and minor version from 1.0 to the latest 3.1 and many To see if your machine is the same try this command in your terminal: -```powershell +```bash dotnet --list-sdks ``` @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ There is also a [tool to help uninstall these versions](https://docs.microsoft.c So I downloaded and installed the tool and ran a command to see list what could be uninstalled for me. -```powershell +```bash dotnet-core-uninstall list ``` @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ So I began to uninstall the undeeded and safe to remove dotnetcore SDK's on the I started by removing all preview versions of the dotnetcore sdk. -```powershell +```bash dotnet-core-uninstall remove --sdk --all-previews ``` @@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ dotnet-core-uninstall remove --sdk --all-previews I then re-ran the tool to ensure that these were uninstalled and to see what versions were left. -```powershell +```bash dotnet-core-uninstall list ``` Then I built and ran my final command to remove the older versions that were not needed by Visual Studio. -```powershell +```bash dotnet-core-uninstall remove --sdk 2.2.300 2.2.102 2.2.100 2.1.801 2.1.701 2.1.700 2.1.604 2.1.602 2.1.601 2.1.600 2.1.511 2.1.509 2.1.508 2.1.507 2.1.505 2.1.504 2.1.503 2.1.502 2.1.500 2.1.403 2.1.402 2.1.401 2.1.400 2.1.302 2.1.301 2.1.300 2.1.201 2.1.200 2.1.104 2.1.103 2.1.102 2.1.101 2.1.100 2.1.4 2.1.3 2.1.2 1.1.7 ``` @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ dotnet-core-uninstall remove --sdk 2.2.300 2.2.102 2.2.100 2.1.801 2.1.701 2.1.7 One final check... -```powershell +```bash dotnet-core-uninstall list ``` diff --git a/_posts/2020-01-20- mysqlexception-0x80004005-the-command-timeout-expired-before-the-operation-completed.md b/_posts/2020-01-20- mysqlexception-0x80004005-the-command-timeout-expired-before-the-operation-completed.md index 3ae62072..5a68ab3a 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-01-20- mysqlexception-0x80004005-the-command-timeout-expired-before-the-operation-completed.md +++ b/_posts/2020-01-20- mysqlexception-0x80004005-the-command-timeout-expired-before-the-operation-completed.md @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ I would get either: `MySqlException (0x80004005): The Command Timeout expired before the operation completed` -```powershell +```text [MySqlException (0x80004005): The Command Timeout expired before the operation completed.] System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task) +102 System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) +64 @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ or: `A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond` -```powershell +```text [SocketException (0x274c): A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond] System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Receive(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size, SocketFlags socketFlags) +94 System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size) +130 diff --git a/_posts/2020-01-22-links-do-not-open-google-chrome.md b/_posts/2020-01-22-links-do-not-open-google-chrome.md index 121efc7a..64f27f05 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-01-22-links-do-not-open-google-chrome.md +++ b/_posts/2020-01-22-links-do-not-open-google-chrome.md @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The fix before was to re-install Google Chrome but today I found this quick solu In Chrome's URL bar enter this... -```powershell +``` chrome://restart ``` diff --git a/_posts/2020-01-28-navigate-into-newly-created-directory.md b/_posts/2020-01-28-navigate-into-newly-created-directory.md index b84bd7c9..c7756a8f 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-01-28-navigate-into-newly-created-directory.md +++ b/_posts/2020-01-28-navigate-into-newly-created-directory.md @@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ Normally when I want to create a directory in the command line it takes multiple For example: -```powershell +```bash mkdir tempy cd tempy ``` Well, that can be shortened to a one-liner! -```powershell +```bash mkdir tempy && cd $_ ``` diff --git a/_posts/2020-01-31-event-viewer-logs-with-net-core-workers-as-windows-services.md b/_posts/2020-01-31-event-viewer-logs-with-net-core-workers-as-windows-services.md index d3712b81..67748bfa 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-01-31-event-viewer-logs-with-net-core-workers-as-windows-services.md +++ b/_posts/2020-01-31-event-viewer-logs-with-net-core-workers-as-windows-services.md @@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ Also, I was able to add some logging to the Windows Event Viewer Application Log First, I created a .NET Core Worker project: -```powershell +```bash mkdir tempy && cd $_ dotnet new worker ``` Then I added some references: -```powershell +```bash dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.EventLog @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ I was able to manage all of this from the command line, using the [SC tool](http Publish: -```powershell +```bash cd C:\PathToSource\ dotnet publish -r win-x64 -c Release -o C:\PathToDestination ``` diff --git a/_posts/2020-02-05-error-2006-hy000-mysql-server-has-gone-away.md b/_posts/2020-02-05-error-2006-hy000-mysql-server-has-gone-away.md index ac61cade..9e48a888 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-02-05-error-2006-hy000-mysql-server-has-gone-away.md +++ b/_posts/2020-02-05-error-2006-hy000-mysql-server-has-gone-away.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ In this post, I’ll address a common issue many developers face when working wi When connecting to MySQL via the terminal using `mysql -u root`, you might encounter the following error messages: -```powershell +```bash ERROR 2006 (HY000): MySQL server has gone away No connection. Trying to reconnect... ERROR 2013 (HY000): Lost connection to MySQL server at 'reading initial communication packet', system error: 102 @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ This error typically occurs due to: One of the simplest troubleshooting steps is to restart the MySQL service. This can resolve many transient issues. -```powershell +```bash sudo killall mysqld mysql.server start ``` diff --git a/_posts/2020-02-21-assembly-with-same-name-is-already-loaded.md b/_posts/2020-02-21-assembly-with-same-name-is-already-loaded.md index 8f068adc..a7a4b920 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-02-21-assembly-with-same-name-is-already-loaded.md +++ b/_posts/2020-02-21-assembly-with-same-name-is-already-loaded.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The library is [Nerdbank.GitVersioning](https://github.com/AArnott/Nerdbank.GitV The error? -```powershell +```bash The "Nerdbank.GitVersioning.Tasks.GetBuildVersion" task could not be loaded from the assembly Assembly with same name is already loaded Confirm that the declaration is correct, that the assembly and all its dependencies are available, and that the task contains a public class that implements Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITask @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Assembly with same name is already loaded Confirm that the declarati And the fix was to run the following command, thanks to [this issue](https://github.com/AArnott/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/issues/374) over on GitHub -```powershell +```bash dotnet build-server shutdown nbgv install ``` diff --git a/_posts/2020-03-06-3008-a-configuration-error-has-occurred.md b/_posts/2020-03-06-3008-a-configuration-error-has-occurred.md index 81a98fd3..81152ca3 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-03-06-3008-a-configuration-error-has-occurred.md +++ b/_posts/2020-03-06-3008-a-configuration-error-has-occurred.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ A static HTML website I look after is hosted on a Windows Server 2012R2 instance Today it kept crashing with the thousands of these events in event viewer: -```powershell +```text Event code: 3008 Event message: A configuration error has occurred. Event time: 05/03/2020 09:15:49 diff --git a/_posts/2020-03-06-localhost-https-subdomains-with-a-kestrel-ssl-certificate.md b/_posts/2020-03-06-localhost-https-subdomains-with-a-kestrel-ssl-certificate.md index 57d04521..f4ea060e 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-03-06-localhost-https-subdomains-with-a-kestrel-ssl-certificate.md +++ b/_posts/2020-03-06-localhost-https-subdomains-with-a-kestrel-ssl-certificate.md @@ -21,13 +21,15 @@ So naturally, when I develop locally I want to visit ALT + F2 followed by -```powershell +```bash update-manager -cd -```` +``` The following dialog will then appear allowing you to then upgrade now. diff --git a/_posts/2020-05-17-blazor-hosted-on-vercel-aka-zeit-now.md b/_posts/2020-05-17-blazor-hosted-on-vercel-aka-zeit-now.md index a0ea09fd..15b2d63a 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-05-17-blazor-hosted-on-vercel-aka-zeit-now.md +++ b/_posts/2020-05-17-blazor-hosted-on-vercel-aka-zeit-now.md @@ -25,32 +25,32 @@ Firstly make sure you have [.NET Core 3.1](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download Optionally install the Blazor WebAssembly preview template by running the following command: -```powershell +```bash dotnet new -i Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Templates::3.2.0-rc1.20223.4 ``` Make any changes to the template that you like then when you are ready to publish enter the following command -```powershell +```bash dotnet publish -c Release ``` This will build and publish the assets you can deploy to the folder: -```powershell +```bash bin/Release/netstandard2.1/publish/wwwroot ``` Make sure you have the now.sh command line tool installed. -```powershell +```bash npm i -g vercel now login ``` Navigate to this folder and run the now command line tool for deploying. -```powershell +```bash cd bin/Release/netstandard2.1/publish/wwwroot now --prod ``` @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ To fix this we need to create a configuration file to tell vercel to redirect 40 Create a file in your project named vercel.json that will match the publish path -```powershell +```bash publish/wwwroot/vercel.json ``` @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Next we need to tell .NET Core to publish that file so open your `.csproj` file Finally you can create a `deploy.sh` file that can publish and deploy all in one command. -```powershell +```bash #!/usr/bin/env bash dotnet publish -c Release @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ now --prod bin/Release/netstandard2.1/publish/wwwroot/ ``` To run this make sure it has the correct permissions -```powershell +```bash chmod +x deploy.sh ./deploy.sh ``` diff --git a/_posts/2020-05-18-deploy-aspnet-core-web-api-to-fly-via-docker.md b/_posts/2020-05-18-deploy-aspnet-core-web-api-to-fly-via-docker.md index a8c5a966..d7bfb577 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-05-18-deploy-aspnet-core-web-api-to-fly-via-docker.md +++ b/_posts/2020-05-18-deploy-aspnet-core-web-api-to-fly-via-docker.md @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ First up I created a backend web API using the `dotnet new` template and added t Fortunately, the .NET Core Web API template comes out of the box with a `/weatherforecast` endpoint that returns the same shape data as the `sample_data/weather.json` file in the frontend. -```powershell +```bash dotnet new webapi -n backend dotnet sln add backend/backend.csproj ``` @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ After some trial and error and some fantastic help from support, I worked out th I created an app using port 5000 by first navigating into the backend project so that I was in the same location as the csproj file. -```powershell +```bash cd backend flyctl apps create -p 5000 ``` @@ -197,19 +197,19 @@ Make a mental note of the app name you will see it again in the final hostname, Now to deploy the app… -```powershell +```bash flyctl deploy ``` And get the deployed endpoint URL back to use in the front end… -```powershell +```bash flyctl info ``` The `flyctl info` command will return a deployed endpoint along with a random hostname such as -```powershell +```bash flyctl info App Name = blue-dust-2805 @@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync() Re-deploy that to vercel by navigating to the root of our solution and running the deploy.sh script or manually via -```powershell +```bash cd ../../ dotnet publish -c Release now --prod frontend/bin/Release/netstandard2.1/publish/wwwroot/ @@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ As a final nice to have fly.io have GitHub action we can use to [automatically b Create an auth token in your project -```powershell +```bash cd backend flyctl auth token ``` diff --git a/_posts/2020-05-28-instagram-basic-display-api.md b/_posts/2020-05-28-instagram-basic-display-api.md index ec280bd1..ecd6df26 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-05-28-instagram-basic-display-api.md +++ b/_posts/2020-05-28-instagram-basic-display-api.md @@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ Now that you have an Instagram `client_id` and `client_secret` to use we can now Create a .NET Core Razor Pages project. -```powershell +```bash dotnet new webapp -n web cd web ``` To install via [nuget](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Solrevdev.InstagramBasicDisplay/) using the dotnet cli -```powershell +```bash dotnet add package Solrevdev.InstagramBasicDisplay ``` diff --git a/_posts/2020-06-07-archive-all-bookmarks-using-the-pocket-developer-api.md b/_posts/2020-06-07-archive-all-bookmarks-using-the-pocket-developer-api.md index 49ebc379..ed1e3016 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-06-07-archive-all-bookmarks-using-the-pocket-developer-api.md +++ b/_posts/2020-06-07-archive-all-bookmarks-using-the-pocket-developer-api.md @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ for the reader to refactor away. So, to get started create a working folder, 2 files to work with and then open Visual Studio Code -```powershell +```bash mkdir pocket-api cd pocket-api touch api.http @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ You will get a response that gives you a `code` that you need for the next step Take your `code` and `redirect_url` from Step 2 above and replace in the URL below and copy and paste the below URL in to a browser and follow the instructions. -```powershell +``` https://getpocket.com/auth/authorize?request_token=111111-1111-1111-1111-111111&redirect_uri=https://solrevdev.com ``` diff --git a/_posts/2020-06-11-move-an-ubuntu-window-to-another-workspace.md b/_posts/2020-06-11-move-an-ubuntu-window-to-another-workspace.md index 47d9b79b..fb8536fb 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-06-11-move-an-ubuntu-window-to-another-workspace.md +++ b/_posts/2020-06-11-move-an-ubuntu-window-to-another-workspace.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ A fairly smooth upgrade all in all. I did have to re-enable the .NET Core APT repository using the following command: -```powershell +```bash sudo apt-add-repository https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/20.04/prod ``` diff --git a/_posts/2020-09-30-access-denied-for-user-root-localhost.md b/_posts/2020-09-30-access-denied-for-user-root-localhost.md index ee0c73b1..ea3a62d1 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-09-30-access-denied-for-user-root-localhost.md +++ b/_posts/2020-09-30-access-denied-for-user-root-localhost.md @@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ tags: --- Every time `apt-get upgrade` upgrades my local MySQL instance on my Ubuntu laptop I get the following error: -```powershell +```bash (1698, "Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'") ``` The fix each time is the following, so here it is for me next time save me wasting time googling the error every time. -```powershell +```bash sudo mysql -u root use mysql; diff --git a/_posts/2020-10-02-spotlight-stops-indexing-applications.md b/_posts/2020-10-02-spotlight-stops-indexing-applications.md index dd2a200a..966a2d46 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-10-02-spotlight-stops-indexing-applications.md +++ b/_posts/2020-10-02-spotlight-stops-indexing-applications.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ There is a process called `mdutil` which manages the metadata stores used by Spo The fix after some Google Fu and some trial and error was to restart this process as follows: -```powershell +```bash sudo mdutil -a -i off sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist diff --git a/_posts/2020-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md b/_posts/2020-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md index 534fce62..5ee3ed26 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md +++ b/_posts/2020-10-05-creating-a.net-core-global-tool.md @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ I won't explain how this code was written; you can view the [source code](https: The important thing to note is that the application is a standard .NET Core console application that you can create as follows: -```powershell +```bash dotnet new console -n solrevdev.seedfolder ``` @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ The extra tags from `PackAsTool` to `Version` are required fields while the `T Once I was happy that my console application was working the next step was to create a NuGet package by running the [dotnet pack](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-pack "dotnet pack") command: -```powershell +```bash dotnet pack ``` @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ This produces a _nupkg_ package. This nupkg NuGet package is what the .NET Core So, to package and install locally without publishing to NuGet which will be needed while you are still testing you need the following: -```powershell +```bash dotnet pack dotnet tool install --global --add-source ./nupkg solrevdev.seedfolder ``` @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ You may find you need uninstall and install while you debug. To uninstall you need to do as follows: -```powershell +```bash dotnet tool uninstall -g solrevdev.seedfolder ``` diff --git a/_posts/2020-11-13-how-to-migrate-from-dotnet-core-31-to-dotnet-core-50.md b/_posts/2020-11-13-how-to-migrate-from-dotnet-core-31-to-dotnet-core-50.md index d24f68bf..d34a6c51 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-11-13-how-to-migrate-from-dotnet-core-31-to-dotnet-core-50.md +++ b/_posts/2020-11-13-how-to-migrate-from-dotnet-core-31-to-dotnet-core-50.md @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ For example: **dotnet outdated:** -```powershell +```bash dotnet tool install --global dotnet-outdated-tool dotnet outdated -u diff --git a/_posts/2020-12-04-dllnotfoundexception-unable-to-load-shared-library-libgdiplus-or-one-of-its-dependencies.md b/_posts/2020-12-04-dllnotfoundexception-unable-to-load-shared-library-libgdiplus-or-one-of-its-dependencies.md index 00a9dfc4..c30e935f 100644 --- a/_posts/2020-12-04-dllnotfoundexception-unable-to-load-shared-library-libgdiplus-or-one-of-its-dependencies.md +++ b/_posts/2020-12-04-dllnotfoundexception-unable-to-load-shared-library-libgdiplus-or-one-of-its-dependencies.md @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ So, after a quick google the following was suggested to me: **mono-libgdiplus** -```powershell +```bash brew install mono-libgdiplus ```