Tooling: What files are included in ASP.NET Core projects?

[djanosik]

I have a new .csproj ASP.NET Core project. I am trying to figure out what files are included in the project and how. The following items are defined in my .csproj:

<Compile Include="**\*.cs" />
<EmbeddedResource Include="**\*.resx" />
<Content Include="appsettings.json">
  <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
</Content>

This is the result:

• all **\*.cs files are included ✓
• all **\*.resx files are included ✓
• appsettings.json is included ✓
• compilersettings.json is included, but not defined in project file
• wwwroot\**\* is included, but not defined in project file
• web.config is included, but not defined in project file
• .bowerrc is included, but it does not even exist
• all Styles\**\*.less files are included, but Styles\**\*.otf are not

It's a bit strange and inconsistent. Are some well-known files included by default? Who decides what files are well-know and what files are not?

[guardrex]

This is a good spot to ask a related question, since at least some of those are being published at the direction of Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web ... Will Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web go OSS soon?

[davidfowl]

I'm tying super hard to get it OSS asap. Stay tuned

[mlorbetske]

We're actively working on getting it made public, just a few last things we need to get taken care of before we do. It's looking like it'll be ready in the next week or two at the moment.

[mlorbetske]

@vijayrkn when we complete the work to get WebSDK opened up, could you update this issue please?