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aspnet-codegenerator fails to create an API with actions on Ubuntu

See original GitHub issue

steps to reproduce

dotnet new webapi -o WebApi
change WebApi.csproj to be:

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp1.1</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <Folder Include="wwwroot\" />
  </ItemGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore" Version="1.1.2" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="1.1.3" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="1.1.2" />

    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" Version="1.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Composition" Version="1.0.31" ExcludeAssets="All" />
      <PackageReference Include="System.Composition" Version="1.0.31" />
  </ItemGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools" Version="1.0.1" />
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>

dotnet restore
dotnet aspnet-codegenerator controller -name NotGonnaUseController -api -actions -outDir Controllers

Command Line: controller -name NotGonnaUseController -api -actions -outDir Controllers
Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 15.3.388.41745 for .NET Core
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Building project ...
Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 15.3.388.41745 for .NET Core
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

  WebApi -> /home/badersur/Coding/MVA/ASP.NETCore-p1/WebApi/bin/Debug/netcoreapp1.1/WebApi.dll

Build succeeded.
    0 Warning(s)
    0 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:00:01.92
Command Line: --no-dispatch --port-number 52613 controller -name NotGonnaUseController -api -actions -outDir Controllers --dispatcher-version 1.0.1-rtm
Finding the generator 'controller'...
Running the generator 'controller'...
A file matching the name ApiControllerWithActions.cshtml was not found within any of the folders: /home/badersur/.nuget/packages/microsoft.visualstudio.web.codegenerators.mvc/1.1.1/Templates/ControllerGenerator;/home/badersur/.nuget/packages/microsoft.visualstudio.web.codegenerators.mvc/1.1.1/Templates/ViewGenerator
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.ActionInvoker.<BuildCommandLine>b__6_0()
   at Microsoft.Extensions.CommandLineUtils.CommandLineApplication.Execute(String[] args)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.CodeGenCommand.Execute(String[] args)
RunTime 00:00:06.69

ls -l /home/badersur/.nuget/packages/microsoft.visualstudio.web.codegenerators.mvc/1.1.1/Templates/ControllerGenerator

total 36
-rwxrw-rw- 1 badersur badersur  1375 Apr 28 01:36 ApiControllerWIthActions.cshtml
-rwxrw-rw- 1 badersur badersur  5074 Apr 28 01:36 ApiControllerWithContext.cshtml
-rwxrw-rw- 1 badersur badersur   614 Apr 28 01:36 ApiEmptyController.cshtml
-rwxrw-rw- 1 badersur badersur  2371 Apr 28 01:36 ControllerWithActions.cshtml
-rwxrw-rw- 1 badersur badersur   407 Apr 28 01:36 EmptyController.cshtml
-rwxrw-rw- 1 badersur badersur 10218 Apr 28 01:36 MvcControllerWithContext.cshtml

It seems like the issue is because ApiControllerWithActions.cshtml is named ApiControllerWIthActions.cshtml by mistake!

dotnet --info

.NET Command Line Tools (1.1.0-preview1-005051)

Product Information:
 Version:            1.1.0-preview1-005051
 Commit SHA-1 hash:  5e88564e56

Runtime Environment:
 OS Name:     ubuntu
 OS Version:  17.04
 OS Platform: Linux
 RID:         ubuntu.16.10-x64
 Base Path:   /usr/share/dotnet/sdk/1.1.0-preview1-005051

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Created 6 years ago
Comments:20

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11reactions

ErikSmartcommented, Nov 27, 2020

I have the solution for UBUNTU valid for net core 3.0 , 3.1 and 5.0.

27/NOVEMBER/2020

ControllerGenerator contains de file MvcControllerWithContext.cshtml

You just have to copy the Template folders Template/ControllerGenerator and Templete/ViewGenerator to own project.

This is the path of the missing files: /home/$USER/.nuget/packages/microsoft.visualstudio.web.codegenerators.mvc/5.0.0/Templates

10reactions

jest8583commented, Aug 16, 2020

@whittingtonandy downgrading to any 3.x version below 3.1.4 gives me “No code generators found with the name ‘controller’” instead

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