Can MVC Scaffolding T4 Templates be installed using VSIX?

Question

I have a MVC template that should be installed in

Common7\\IDE\\ItemTemplates\\CSharp (or Visual Basic)\\Web\\MVC (or 2) 3\\CodeTemplates

as noted here .

Is there a way to include this on a VSIX package?

Answer 1

1. Install the Visual Studio 2012 SDK (also available for 2010).
2. Create a VSIX project.
3. Double click the *.vsixmanifest file to open the manifest designer.
4. Add a new project template asset and point it to your template *.zip file.

Additionally, you can try the template Template Wizard Extension if you want to export a template and VSIX in one step:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/ff527343(v=vs.100).aspx