A command line tool to create Visual Studio project templates for existing projects (like File->Export Template... feature in Visual Studio, but in command line, thus can be easily automated).

In addition to project template generation, the tool provides next features:

• VSIX support: generates VSIX package, for one-click install your project template into Visual Studio as an extension.
• NuGet support: includes all project NuGet packages to auto-install them during project creation.
• Install scripts support: runs install.ps1 or install.cmd scripts during project creation (yyep, like lovely NuGet feature!).
• Custom wizards support: adds your wizards to the package and calls them during project creation.
• Different .NET and VS support: automatically replaces .NET and VS versions in the target project according to user's selection.
• Small fixes for template generation: project items as links with relative paths support, .ps1/.cmd file replacements etc.
• Deployed via NuGet.

Install via NuGet (Visual Studio 2013):

Install-Package vspte

Or if you're using Visual Studio 2012:

Install-Package vspte.vs2012

Of download the tool from GitHub releases section.

Run in terminal:

vspte -s MvcCmsTemplate.sln -p Website --vsix Package --nuget

This command will create a template for Website project in solution by path .\MvcCmsTemplate.sln, and build VSIX package including NuGet packages, using the manifest from Package project in the same solution.

Call vspte or vspte --help to see this help screen:

-s, --sln        Required. Path to .sln file containing the project you wish to export a template from

-p, --project    Required. The name of a project for template export

--vsix           Create VSIX package with project template

--nuget          Include NuGet packages to the project template

--help           Display the help screen

Pavel Nezhencev, 2013