.NET Aspire – Adding Custom Commands to the Dashboard
In this video, Fritz guides viewers through the process of adding custom commands to the .NET Aspire dashboard, focusing on developer productivity and environment configuration tasks.
.NET Aspire – Adding Custom Commands to the Dashboard
Author: dotnet
Overview
Do you have scripts and tools that help configure your development environment? Are these scripts frequently re-run or shared among your project teammates? In this instructional video, Fritz presents an effective approach to handle such scenarios within .NET Aspire:
- How to write custom commands in .NET Aspire
- Launching configuration tasks directly from the Aspire dashboard
- Improving developer productivity by integrating routine scripts
- Facilitating team sharing and re-using of essential development commands
Key Topics Covered
- Introduction to .NET Aspire: Learn what Aspire offers for modern .NET development workflows.
- Why Automate with Custom Commands: Understand the benefits of integrating frequently-used scripts and setup procedures into a central dashboard accessible to all team members.
- Step-by-Step Guide:
- Creating and registering custom commands using .NET Aspire APIs
- Assigning scripts or routines for environment configuration tasks
- Demonstrations of running these commands directly from the dashboard
- Sharing the setup with teammates for consistent environments
- Collaboration: Explore mechanisms for safe sharing and re-use of environment scripts to accelerate onboarding and reduce manual errors.
Practical Benefits
- Efficiency: Fewer manual steps when preparing your environment
- Consistency: Reduce discrepancies across different developer setups
- Collaboration: Teammates can re-use and improve shared scripts
- Centralized Management: All custom commands can be managed in one dashboard
Additional Resources
- Official .NET Blog
- TikTok
- Mastodon
- .NET Documentation
- .NET Forums
- .NET Q&A
- Microsoft Learn for .NET
Tags
.NET, .NET Aspire, custom commands, development environment, dashboard, scripts, automation, team collaboration, configuration, developer tools