iamarcel/dotnet-core-neat-console-starter

Starter kit for neatly structured neat .NET Core Console / Command Line Apps

.NET Core Neat Console Starter

This is a starting point for creating neatly structured .NET Core console apps in C#, using the Microsoft.Extensions.CommandLineUtils package to parse the commands.

I created this working as a student with 4DVision, who create custom software for complex processes of companies and organizations.

Adding a command

GreetCommand is an example of a command, see Commands/GreetCommand.cs.

1. Create a new class for your command, eg. Commands.ListCommand
2. Register the command in the RootCommand like this:

app.Command("list", c => ListCommand.Configure(c, options));

3. Profit!

Adding a global option

IsEnthousiastic is an example of a global option.

1. Add the property to CommandLineOptions
2. Add a call to app.Option or app.Argument in CommandLineOptions.Parse and store the result
3. Store the property in options at the bottom of CommandLineOptions.Parse

Learn more

• Article: Creating Neat .NET Core Console Apps
• Article: Structuring Neat .NET Core Console Apps Neatly