Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Visual Studio Code Integration Overview

The Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Productivity Tools is an extension for Visual Studio Code that enhances the application development experience with Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core.

As its primary advantage, the VS Code extension facilitates the creation of projects through a wizard directly in Visual Studio Code.

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Get Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Productivity Tools

You can get the extension:

• from the Visual Studio Marketplace

• by opening the Extensions tab in Visual Studio Code, then searching for Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Productivity Tools and clicking Install

Create a Telerik Project

To create a Telerik-enabled ASP.NET Core project:

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+P in Windows/Linux or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac to open the VSCode extension launcher.

2. Type/Select Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Template Wizard: Launch and press Enter to launch the extension.

3. Enter a project name and select the location.

4. Choose whether to start from a Blank Project or use one of the available Telerik project templates as a base:

   

Configure the Project

With the template wizard, you can configure the following project options:

• Project template
• License type
• Target framework
• Tag or HTML Helpers
• Localization
• Visual theme

Project Templates

The following project templates are available:

Project	Description
Blank Project	The Blank template has the package references and the client-side resources loaded in the _Layout.cshtml file. It also features the expected JSON serialization configuration in the Program.cs file. The default editor templates are included in the ~Views\Shared\EditorTemplates folder.
Standard	The Standard template features: Everything from the Blank Project. A Responsive Panel and Menu in _Layout.cshtml. A PanelBar in Index.cshtml. A TabStrip in Contact.cshtml. An HTML styled with Cards in About.cshtml.
Grid and Menu	The Grid and Menu template features: Everything from the Blank Project. Buttons and Grid in Index.cshtml. A Responsive Panel and Menu in _Layout.cshtml.
Grid Razor Pages	The Grid Razor Pages template includes everything from the Blank Project. It features an editable Grid in the Index.cshtml that uses handlers for the CRUD data operations. The AntiForgeryToken is set up, as well.
Dashboard	The Dashboard template features: Everything from the Blank Project except the editor templates folder. A TileLayout with Charts and Grids in the Index.cshtml, as well as shared DataSource and dynamically populated templates.
Admin	The Admin is a Razor Pages template configured with TagHelpers. It features: Everything from the Blank Project. Authentication functionallity (Registration, Login, and Logout) in Areas/Login/Pages. A navigation that is created by using the Drawer and AppBar components. A TileLayout with Cards, Arc Gauge, Chart and Grid in Index.cshtml. A TileLayout with a variety of Charts and Gauges in Performance.cshtml. A TileLayout with Bubble Chart and ListView with editable Cards in Products.cshtml as well as Pager and search panel. A TileLayout with Form and Calendar in Settings.cshtml.

License Type

Select the type of your Telerik license (trial or commercial).

Target Framework

Choose the desired target framework version.

Helper Selection

You can choose if you want the template project to use HtmlHelpers or TagHelpers version of the components.

Localization

If you enable the localization option, the language specific files will be copied to ~/wwwroot/lib/kendo-ui/js/messages/ folder. For more information, refer to the localization documentation.

Themes

You can add styling to your application by selecting one of the Kendo UI Sass-Based themes (Default, Fluent, Bootstrap, or Material) and pick from a variety of swatches that come with each theme. When you make your choice, the wizard will add to the _Layout.cshtml only these files that are required by the selected theme.

Run the Project

After configuring the settings of the project, click Create Project to start creating the new UI for ASP.NET Core application.

To run the project:

1. Open the terminal and navigate to the project folder.
2. Execute dotnet run and open the link in the console output in your browser.

Alternatively, open the solution file with Visual Studio and build the application. Once the NuGet packages get restored and the build passes, you will have your Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core project up and running.

See Also

• Troubleshooting the Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Productivity Tools Extension