How to embed resource files at build in Visual Studio 2017?

Question

I've a nuget package that has his own mvc control pannel, with controllers, views and routes.

This nuget package is imported in other .net core web applications.

At Visual Studio 2015, with .net core, I used the following code to compile the views as resources, allowing them to be found by razor engine and then rendered correctly.

At project.json (nuget):

 "buildOptions": {
    "embed": "**/Views/**/*.cshtml"
  }

At Startup.cs (web application):

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
    services.Configure<RazorViewEngineOptions>(options =>
    {
        options.FileProviders.Add(new CompositeFileProvider(
            new EmbeddedFileProvider(
                typeof(HomeController).GetTypeInfo().Assembly,
                "Some.Namespace"))
                    );
    });

    return new IuguPortalBuilder(services);
}

In Visual Studio 2017, the project.json file.doesn't exists anymore, and I'm unable to find find a new way to embed my views in the nuget package.

How can I embed my views?

Answer 1

In Solution Explorer right click on desired file, click Properties and in opened window set Build action to Embedded resource - all like in old days :)

This will create following lines to your *.csproj file:

<ItemGroup>
  <EmbeddedResource Include="Views\Home\Index.cshtml" />
</ItemGroup>

Now MSBuild will add this file as embedded resource into your assembly.