Quick start guide to installing addins

How to install create a new custom addin and install it

Recommended tools:

• Visual Studio Code
• dotnet CLI
• DynamicWeb templates

Start by created a new dotnet library project, this can be done with the DynamicWeb templates;

    dotnet new dw-command --customName MyCommand -p true
    cd MyCommand/
    code .

This series of commands will create a new project with the dw-command template, it's a barebones project with a single command and with the appropriate references to get you started, then move to the newly created projects folder and open Visual Studio Code in that folder so you can start working on your custom project.

Once you're ready to test your custom addin, it's time to build or pack your project;

    dotnet build

Once it's built it needs to be uploaded and installed on the DynamicWeb solution. This can be done either manually by moving the newly built .dll file to the Local addin folder as described in the introduction or by using the DynamicWeb CLI by logging into the solution with:

    dw login

And then installing the newly built .dll file with:

    dw install bin/debug/net7.0/MyCommand.dll

Once installed, the addin should appear in the Appstore as well as in the Files/System/Addins/Installed folder.

Tip

Add a build-number to your version so every time you re-install the same addin while developing, up that build-number as the addin files can get locked temporarily. It will only be the newest version of the addin that's used.