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Neville Nazerane
Neville Nazerane

Reputation: 7049

compile razor views in .net core

Is there a way I can compile all my razor views (to verify) any time I need? I found this doc which shows how it compiles on publish https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/mvc/views/view-compilation?view=aspnetcore-2.1&tabs=aspnetcore2x.

I am looking for an option within visual studio or even better via CLI that compiles and validates all views. I did find this official razor CLI tool in preview, but no documentation: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Tools/1.1.0-preview4-final

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2409

Answers (2)

FTWinston
FTWinston

Reputation: 1076

Per this comment, with .NET core 2.1 you can compile razor views at build time without needing to publish, by adding these two lines to the <PropertyGroup> section of your project file:

<RazorCompileOnBuild>true</RazorCompileOnBuild>
<ResolvedRazorCompileToolset>RazorSdk</ResolvedRazorCompileToolset>

This will cause them to compile to a [project].Views.dll, and you'll no longer need to distribute the cshtml files.

Upvotes: 1

user3456014
user3456014

Reputation:

Well, you can publish any time you need. The name ‘publish’ does not mean ‘push my site to the coliseum of public opinion’ :-)

All that it does stays local, and dotnet publish will by default create a directory under your project bin folder with, as you say, compiled views and other artefacts.

Upvotes: 2

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