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A custom assembly is registered and supported for extending a wizard, such as a template wizard, to perform custom actions. A data file is provided to a wizard. The wizard generates project files, which are then adjusted based on an assembly with custom code. The assembly with custom code may provide a user-created custom interface that receives user input and adjusts the project files accordingly. These project files may be associated with the template.

Custom assembly to extend a wizard

Systems and methods for creating a template from an existing file are provided. The user can package one or more file(s) into a group and specify that the group is to be converted into a template. An IDE process can automatically index the content of the group and create a metadata file to represent the indexed content. The IDE process may employ a set of standard inference rules to index the content. The indexed file group and metadata can serve as a template for creating new files with properties of the original file(s). Additionally, templates can be provided with a set of default properties when no specific template properties are specified by a user. Completed templates can be added to a User Interface (UI) accessible location, such as a collection of templates accessible to UI dialog processes for opening new files.

Systems and methods for creating a template from an existing file

A user can package one or more file(s) into a group and specify that the group is to be converted into a template. An IDE process can automatically index the content of the group and create a metadata file to represent the indexed content. The indexed file group and metadata can serve as a template for creating new files with properties of the original file(s). Completed templates are packaged together in one file such as a .zip file. Completed templates can be added to a User Interface (UI) accessible location, such as a collection of templates accessible to UI dialog processes for opening new files. The metadata file authored in a declarative programming language such as XML.

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