# IT:AD:Transformations:T4 #



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## Resources ##

* [Crashcourse in T4](http://bit.ly/vo4tVo)
* [Solution to T4 Editor Hang](http://bit.ly/tc53ak)


* [Logging EF4 Statements](http://bit.ly/u5zzea)
* [Self Tracking EF4 Entities over WCF](http://bit.ly/sffE8g)
    * Shows how to do it.

* [EF4: Importing Databases]()
* [EF4: Building Databases from the Model](http://bit.ly/eAhJUD)
* [EF4: Enums](http://bit.ly/t0l6Cm)

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But i think I like the idea of working directly off of reading the *.edmx files...and for that one needs the MetadataLoader

 

 

http://www.olegsych.com/2008/09/t4-tutorial-creatating-your-first-code-generator/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb126421.aspx#Template

Creating Custom Text Template Directive Processors.

 

More Links:

http://sharedtolearn.blogspot.com/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff477603.aspx


ADO.NET EntityObject Generator Template 
ADO.NET Self-Tracking Entity Generator Template

http://sharedtolearn.blogspot.com/2010/06/entity-framework-40-and-t4-templates-to.html

.ttinclude: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff477603.aspx

http://slappyza.wordpress.com/2010/08/08/getting-the-entity-framework-to-generate-an-interface-for-mocking/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.metadata.edm.edmitemcollection.aspx

Interfaces in poco: http://msmvps.com/blogs/matthieu/archive/2009/06/26/poco-t4.aspx

Not great, but maybe something can be reused: http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/gilf/archive/2010/07/05/repository-and-unit-of-work-t4-template-for-entity-framework.aspx

Hum: http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/gilf/default.aspx?PageIndex=3

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb126445.aspx

Linq capable Enums in T4