Template engine not renaming primaryOutputs paths

This issue has been fixed in (#1566), but I can’t get it to work, here is my template.json:

{
  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/template",
  "author": "Me",
  "classifications": [
    "Common",
    "Console",
    "C#8"
  ],
  "identity": "ExampleTemplate.AsyncProject",
  "name": "Example templates: async project",
  "shortName": "new-template",
  "sourceName": "$safeProjectName$",
  "tags": {
    "language": "C#",
    "type": "project"
  },
  "primaryOutputs": [
    {
      "path": "/$safeProjectName$/$safeProjectName$.csproj"
    }
  ],
  "postActions": [
    {
      "description": "Restore NuGet packages required by this project.",
      "manualInstructions": [
        {
          "text": "Run 'dotnet restore'"
        }
      ],
      "actionId": "210D431B-A78B-4D2F-B762-4ED3E3EA9025",
      "continueOnError": true
    }
  ]
}

when I am running dotnet new new-template -n NewProject will receive following error:

Processing post-creation actions...
Running 'dotnet restore' on /$safeProjectName$/$safeProjectName$.csproj...
MSBUILD : error MSB1001: Unknown switch.
Switch: /$safeProjectName$/$safeProjectName$.csproj

For switch syntax, type "MSBuild -help"

Restore failed.
Post action failed.
Description: Restore NuGet packages required by this project.
Manual instructions: Run 'dotnet restore'

That’s because $safeProjectName$ not renamed to NewProject.

dotnet new --debug:version result:

Welcome to .NET Core 3.1!
---------------------
SDK Version: 3.1.404

Repo:

https://github.com/ccpu/dotnet-template-primaryOutputs-issue

[vlada-shubina]

@DavidKarlas David Karlas FTE thanks for the advice, removing / did solve the problem, however, I have discovered a new problem:

To prevent errors related to the internal references, I have to replace the $safeProjectName$.csproj to $safeProjectName$.csproj.xml; template engine should rename it as configured below:

  "sources": [
    {
      "modifiers": [
        {
          "rename": {
            "$safeProjectName$.csproj.xml": "$safeProjectName$.csproj"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ],

https://github.com/ccpu/dotnet-template-primaryOutputs-issue/blob/7257bc538873a6f12d4446e598d9575f8e70003d/.template.config/template.json#L22

Template engine converts the file name correctly, however dotnet restore throw the same error as above.

Any suggestion for this issue?

@ccpu this is a known issue and will be fixed in https://github.com/dotnet/templating/issues/2453. I will keep this ticket opened until fix is merged. Thank you.

[DavidKarlas]

I think problem is that primaryOutput thats with / : https://github.com/ccpu/dotnet-template-primaryOutputs-issue/blob/main/.template.config/template.json#L19 should be:

"path": "$safeProjectName$/$safeProjectName$.csproj"

Leaving issue open to consider doing some basic check that primaryOutput don’t start with /…