Easy column overrides

It should be easy to override column scaffolding, for example for enum columns.

Instead it’s such a hassle that I gave up. There are some hints in issue 572, but this is not enough information for a ‘user’.

Without this feature this tools has no real value over the Microsoft tools, at least not for me.

[wijnsema]

Wow Eric! I tried this out and it works really well!

Thanks quick replies!

This T4 is a great contribution, for me and for everyone I think.

[ErikEJ]

To replace int values with enum types you can modify EntityType.t4 like this:

Add on line 22:

    var enumList = new List<(string EntityTypeName, string PropertyName, string? EnumType)>();
    // add your enums here:
    //enumList.Add( ("Customer", "Rating", "Rating") );

Then on line 107 add/update as follows:

        var enumTuple = enumList.SingleOrDefault(t => t.EntityTypeName == EntityType.Name && t.PropertyName == property.Name);
        var needsInitializer = Options.UseNullableReferenceTypes && !property.IsNullable && !property.ClrType.IsValueType && enumTuple.EnumType == null;

        var propertyType = enumTuple.EnumType ?? code.Reference(property.ClrType);
#>
    public <#= propertyType #><#= needsNullable ? "?" : "" #> <#= property.Name #> { get; set; }<#= needsInitializer ? " = null!;" : "" #>