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- 1. UNLEASH THE POWEROF CODE REUSE Creating Plugins For Xamarin Yu Guan | Microsoft MVP
- 2. Meet Yu Guan| @askguanyu twitter.com/askguanyu linkedin.com/in/yuguan askguanyu.wordpress.com devlib.codeplex.com Microsoft MVP Speaker, Blogger, Hacker, Coder, Maker, Gamer Azure, IoT, Cross-platform Apps, GIS, Services
- 3. WHAT IS APLUGIN FOR XAMARIN? Abstract platform specific functionality API Small Cross-platform Minimal-to-no dependencies Accessed via PCL or Shared Projects
- 4. WALKTHROUGH Get Visual StudioExtensions - Plugin For Xamarin Templates Create Plugin For Xamarin Templates projects Implement your plugin Add nuspec file Nuget pack Test (optional) Nuget push Sync to GitHub (optional)
- 5. PLUGIN FOR XAMARINTEMPLATES https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/afead421-3fbf-489a-a4e8- 4a244ecdbb1e
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- 7. IMPLEMENT YOUR PLUGIN ///<summary> /// Interface for MyPlugin1 /// </summary> public interface IMyPlugin1 { bool IsConnected { get; set; } void PlaySound(); string GetDeviceInfo(); } /// <summary> /// Implementation for MyPlugin1 /// </summary> public class MyPlugin1Implementation : IMyPlugin1 { public bool IsConnected { get { throw new NotImplementedException(); } set { throw new NotImplementedException(); } } public void PlaySound() { throw new NotImplementedException(); } public string GetDeviceInfo() { throw new NotImplementedException(); } }
- 8. ADD NUSPEC FILE <?xmlversion="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd"> <metadata minClientVersion="2.8.3"> <id>Plugin.MyPlugin1</id> <version>1.0.0</version> <title>MyPlugin1 Plugin for Xamarin and Windows</title> <authors>Your Name</authors> <owners>Your Name</owners> <licenseUrl/> <projectUrl/> <!--Default Icon, a template can be found: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jamesmontemagno/Xamarin-Templates/master/Plugins-Templates/icons/pl <iconUrl>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jamesmontemagno/Xamarin-Templates/master/Plugins-Templates/icons/plugin_icon_nuget.png</iconUrl> <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance> <description> Long description for your plugin. </description> <summary>Short description for your plugin.</summary> <tags>xamarin, pcl, xam.pcl, plugin, plugin for xamarin, windows phone, winphone, wp8, winrt, android, xamarin.forms, ios</tags> <dependencies> <group targetFramework="net"> </group> <group targetFramework="win"> </group> <group targetFramework="wp"> </group> <group targetFramework="wpa"> </group> <group targetFramework="MonoAndroid"> </group> <group targetFramework="Xamarin.iOS10"> </group> <group targetFramework="Xamarin.Mac20"> </group> <group targetFramework="portable-net45+win+wpa81+wp80"> </group> <group targetFramework="uap"> </group> <group targetFramework="dotnet">
- 9. PACKAGING AND PUBLISHINGNUGET PACKAGE https://docs.nuget.org/Create/Creating-and-Publishing-a-Package nuget.exe update –self nuget.exe setApiKey “your key” nuget.exe pack YourPackage.nuspec nuget.exe push YourPackage.nupkg -Source https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package
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