.NET Core Console Application Template

Leverage cookiecutter and use this repository as a template for your next .NET Core console application.

Aim

As a developer, creating a console application is often the easiest way to perform basic actions. Having a template should remove some bolier-plate code from each of the applications that you write. It should also help to enforce best practices are adhered to.

Features

• .NET Core 3.1
• Dependency Injection using the built-in ServiceCollection
• Strongly typed command-line arguments via CommandLineParser
• Unit testing via NUnit and FluentAssertions

Usage

• Install git
• Install .NET Core 3.1 SDK
• Install cookiecutter - guidance
• Open CMD prompt/bash (shell of choice)
• Navigate to the directory you want your application to sit in
• Decide on a project name
• Execute cookiecutter https://github.com/mikerogers123/Dotnet.Cli.CookieCutter.git, supplying your desired project name when prompted