Command Line Interface
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The Theme Designer Command Line Interface (CLI) allows you to clone and export theme solutions. Use the CLI on a build server and then build the theme solution with msbuild.
#Open CLI Folder
Use the CLI link in the Theme Designer’s About tab to open the CLI folder in the File Explorer.
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tdcli.%Local
folder.
#Commands
#Export
Export the Theme Designer solution with embedded palette colors as a Visual Studio Solution. Use msbuild to build the exported theme solution.
export <source> <target>
#Arguments
Argument | Alias | Description |
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–source | -s | Specifies the path to the Theme Designer solution file (. |
–target | -t | Specifies the directory to which you want to export a theme. The target folder should be empty. |
#Clone
Clone the selected Theme Designer solution and assign a new name to the solution.
clone <name> <source> <target>
#Arguments
Argument | Alias | Description |
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–name | -n | Specifies the name of the cloned theme. |
–source | -s | Specifies the path to the Theme Designer solution file (. |
–target | -t | Specifies the directory to which you want to export a theme. The target folder should be empty. |
#Version
Outputs the ThemeDesigner CLI version.
#Build a Theme
Use the Export command to create a ready-to-build theme solution:
Use the msbuild to create the theme assembly:
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#Rename a Theme
Use the Clone command to create a theme with the new theme name: