Review of Template Options

[nickrandolph]

Current options (from running dotnet new unoapp-extensions /?):

-type, --template-type <blank|default>  Selects whether to use the default Extensions Template or Blank App
                                          Type: choice
                                            default  A basic project using Uno.Extensions
                                            blank    A Blank app without Uno.Extensions
                                          Default: default
  -id, --app-id <app-id>                  The application identifier (e.g. com.mycompany.myapp).
                                          Type: string
                                          Default: com.companyname.myextensionsapp
  -tfm <net6.0|net7.0>                    Target Framework
                                          Type: choice
                                            net6.0  Target .NET 6.0 (Long Term Support)
                                            net7.0  Target .NET 7.0 (Standard Term Support)
                                          Default: net6.0
  -presentation <mvux|mvvm>               Selects either MVVM or MVU-X for the design architecture.
                                          Type: choice
                                            mvvm  Use the MVVM design pattern
                                            mvux  Use the MVU-X design pattern
                                          Default: mvux
  -ui, --ui-markup <csharp|xaml>          Selects either XAML or C# Markup for the UI.
                                          Type: choice
                                            xaml    Use XAML for the UI
                                            csharp  Use C# Markup for the UI
                                          Default: xaml
  -theme, --app-theme <choice>            Selects the theme design system for the application.
                                          Type: choice
                                            material   Uses the Material Design theme
                                            fluent     Uses the Fluent Design theme
                                            cupertino  Uses the Cupertino theme
                                          Default: material
  -droid, --android                       Enables the Android platform in the Mobile support project
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -ios                                    Enables the iOS platform in the Mobile support project
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -catalyst, --maccatalyst                Enables the macOS (Catalyst) platform in the Mobile support project
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -macos                                  Enables the macOS (AppKit) platform in the Mobile support project
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -gtk, --skia-gtk                        Enables the Skia/GTK platform support project
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -wpf, --skia-wpf                        Enables the Skia/WPF platform support project
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -linux, --skia-linux-fb                 Enables the Skia/Linux FrameBuffer platform support project
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -win, --windows-app-sdk                 Enables the Windows App Sdk platform support project
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -wasm, --webassembly                    Enables the WebAssembly platform support project
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -unit-tests                             Includes the Unit test project
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -ui-tests                               Includes the UI test project
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -server                                 Includes a Server project for an API & host for the WebAssembly project
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -di, --dependency-injection             Includes Uno.Extensions.DependencyInjection
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -config, --configuration                Includes Uno.Extensions.Configuration
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -http, --use-http                       Includes Uno.Extensions.Http
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -loc, --localization                    Includes Uno.Extensions.Localization
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -log, --logging                         Includes Uno.Extensions.Logging
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -serilog, --logging-serilog             Includes Uno.Extensions.Logging.Serilog when logging is enabled
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -nav, --navigation <default|frame>      Sets the base type of navigation used in the app.
                                          Type: choice
                                            default  Provides a simple 2 page sample with a Splash Screen.
                                            frame    Uses the Frame control for navigation.
                                          Default: default
  -cpm                                    Whether or not to use Central Package Management - package versions are via 
                                          central Directory.Packages.props file
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: false
  -vscode                                 Adds the Visual Studio Code Debugging support files for WebAssembly
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: false
  -pwa, --wasm-pwa-manifest               Enables the generation of a PWA manifest for WebAssembly
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: true
  -skip, --skip-restore                   If specified, skips the automatic restore of the project on create.
                                          Type: bool
                                          Default: false

[nickrandolph]

Suggested improvements

✅ Change "type/template-type" to "preset" with options "blank" and "recommended"

✅ Change tfm to default to net7

✅ Change "ui/ui-markup" to just "markup"

✅ Change boolean flags for platforms to single platforms symbol with multi-select choice

Rename test options
✅ Change "unit-tests / ui-tests" to "tests" multi-select with "ui" & "unit" as options

✅ Change vscode to default to true to ensure "happy path" for all devs in a team even if created using VS

Change presentation to have option: None, mvux, mvvm

✅ Change logging to have options: None, default, serilog

Add Auth with single-select options: None, Custom, Web, Msal, OIDC

Add "serialization" with example of how to use code gen for strongly typed serialization

Update Fonts to make sure Roboto is packaged when Material is selected. Remove any existing fonts as no longer required
Remove fluent fonts

✅ Add resizetizer

[nickrandolph]

@dansiegel can we combine unit tests and ui tests into a single "tests" or "testing" (not sure which I prefer) and make it multi-select (eg https://github.com/dotnet/templating/wiki/Reference-for-template.json#multi-choice-symbols-specifics)?
cc @francoistanguay

Values would be: ui and unit
Eventually ui would be replaced with runtime

[dansiegel]

"tests" and yes we could do a multi-select choice