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Getting started with .NET Smart Components in MVC / Razor Pages

  1. Create a new ASP.NET Core Web App project or use an existing one (.NET 6 or later).

    • Command line: Run dotnet new mvc or dotnet new razor
    • Visual Studio: Select File->New->Project... then choose ASP.NET Core Web App (Model-View-Controller or Razor pages)

  2. Reference the .NET Smart Components from your app

    • If you haven't already, clone this repo locally.
    • Add the SmartComponents.AspNetCore project from this repo to your solution and reference it from your app.

  3. Configure the .NET Smart Components in your app

    a. In Program.cs, under the comment // Add services to the container, add:

    builder.Services.AddSmartComponents();

    b. In your _ViewImports.cshtml file (in the Pages or Views folder), reference the tag helpers:

    @addTagHelper *, SmartComponents.AspNetCore

  4. Configure the OpenAI backend (if needed)

    If you will be using either smart-paste-button or smart-textarea, you need to provide access to a language model backend. See: Configure the OpenAI backend.

    If you will only use smart-combobox, you don't need any language model backend and can skip this step.

  5. Add .NET Smart Components to your pages

    You can now add the following inside your views/pages: