AssemblyMetadata

Hi,

I'm AssemblyMetadata by Benjamin Abt. I'm a small sample how to use Source Code Generators with .NET. In this case, this example just adds the local timestamp on build into a static class. You can use it to show your users when your application was built.

NuGet

NuGet

   <PackageReference Include="AssemblyMetadata" 
      Version="VERSIONHERE" 
      OutputItemType="Analyzer" 
      ReferenceOutputAssembly="false" />

Usage

Right now, only one sub class is offered.

Build Time

The build time is provided as ISO 8601 string.

string timeIso8601 = AssemblyMetadataInfo.BuildInfo.BuildTimestamp;

You can use the format "o" to parse the string into DateTimeOffset.

DateTimeOffset buildOn = DateTimeOffset.ParseExact(AssemblyMetadataInfo.BuildInfo.BuildTimestamp, "o", null);

Also, the Source Code Generator adds the the build time as digits, so you can just concat the values instead to parse the string.

int day = AssemblyMetadataInfo.BuildInfo.BuildTimeDay;
int month = AssemblyMetadataInfo.BuildInfo.BuildTimeMonth;
int hour = AssemblyMetadataInfo.BuildInfo.BuildTimeYear;

Have fun!

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