Chorn.EmbeddedResourceAccessGenerator 1.0.0

EmbeddedResourceAccessGenerator

The EmbeddedResourceAccessGenerator is a code generator to allow easy access to all embedded resources.

Usage

Get the nuget package here.

After referencing the Chorn.EmbeddedResourceAccessGenerator nuget the code generation will automatically create a class EmbeddedResources in the root namespace of the project.

Together with the generated EmbeddedResource enumeration there are several options to access embedded resources:

E.g. for a Test.txt embedded resource in the TestAsset folder:

• Via direct static acccess on EmbeddedResources:

	using StreamReader sr = EmbeddedResources.TestAsset_Test_txt_Reader;
	Console.WriteLine(sr.ReadToEnd());

	// Or via access through the Stream
	using Stream s = EmbeddedResources.TestAsset_Test_txt_Stream;
	// ...

• Via enum access through the EmbeddedResource enum:

	using StreamReader sr = EmbeddedResources.GetReader(EmbeddedResource.TestAsset_Test_txt);
	Console.WriteLine(sr.ReadToEnd());

	// Or via access through the Stream
	using Stream s = EmbeddedResources.GetStream(EmbeddedResource.TestAsset_Test_txt);
	// ...

	// Or via extension method on the enum
	using Stream s = EmbeddedResource.TestAsset_Test_txt.GetStream();
	using StreamReader sr = EmbeddedResource.TestAsset_Test_txt.GetReader();

Motivation

Instead of using magic strings in the resource access code that may point to non-existant resources this generator guarantees resources to exist and code to not compile when they are removed.

Also it saves quite a bit of typing effort.