Activities of "usama"

What I Want to Achieve

I want to create a custom ABP Commercial template that includes my own modifications (custom base classes, custom methods in existing classes, utilities, etc.) so that every time I create a new ABP project, it starts with my customizations already in place.

Example customization: I added a comment in YourProjectAppService.cs:

protected YourProjectAppService()
  {
      LocalizationResource = typeof(YourProjectResource);
      //this is a test app service comment  // <-- My custom addition
  }

What I Tried

Attempt 1: Using ~/.abp/templates directory

1. Created a new project: abp new MyCustomTemplate -t app-pro
2. Made my customizations to the generated files
3. Zipped the solution as app-pro-9.2.0.zip
4. Placed it in ~/.abp/templates/app-pro-9.2.0.zip
5. Ran abp new TestProject -t app-pro Result: The custom template was not used. ABP used the standard template instead.

Attempt 2: Understanding the cache behavior I Ran abp clear-download-cache. This deleted all templates in ~/.abp/templates/, including my custom app-pro-9.2.0.zip Observation: The ~/.abp/templates directory is a managed cache that ABP controls, not a place for custom templates.

My Questions

1. How can I use a custom template for project creation with the current ABP Studio CLI?

• Is there a supported way to specify a custom template source directory? - Can I override the default template download behavior?

2. What is the recommended approach for organizations that want to standardize project templates?
3. Is there a difference between ABP CLI and ABP Studio CLI regarding template handling?

• I'm using ABP Studio CLI (the current version) - Should I install the old ABP CLI separately for this feature?

Environment

• ABP Version: 9.2.0
• ABP License: Commercial
• OS: macOS
• CLI: ABP Studio CLI (current version, installed via dotnet tool install -g Volo.Abp.Studio.Cli)