ExistAll.AspNet.FeatureFolderBase

Microsoft MVC is a wonderful tool, Yet out of the box it uses convention based Mapping between controllers and actions to the name of the view it should render. Thus means that Controllers should be in the Controllers Folder and Views should be in the Views Folder.

Feature Folder Base provides a way to structure your project around the features. Gather the feature Views, Models and Controllers in one folder.

Classic MVC Folder Structure

|-- MVC Project
    |-- Controllers
    |  |-- AboutController.cs
    |  |-- HomeController.cs
    |  |-- ContactController.cs
    |-- Models
    |  |-- About.cs
    |  |-- Home.cs
    |  |-- Contact.cs
    |-- Views
       |-- About.cshtml
       |-- Home.cshtml
       |-- Contact.cshtml

Feature Folder Structure

|-- MVC Project
    |-- About
    |  |-- AboutController.cs
    |  |-- About.cs
    |  |-- About.cshtml
    |-- Home
    |  |-- HomeController.cs
    |  |-- Home.cs
    |  |-- Home.cshtml 
    |-- Contact
       |-- ContactController.cs
       |-- Contact.cs
       |-- Contact.cshtml

Installation

    Install-Package ExistAll.AspNet.FeatureFolderBase 

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{			
	services.AddMvc()
	    .AddFeatureFolders();
}

The Default value for the main folder is Application changing the main folder name simply use FeatureFolderOptions:

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{			
	services.AddMvc()				
        .AddFeatureFolders(new FeatureFolderOptions()
		{
		    FeatureFolderName = "SomeFolder"
		});
}

FeatureFolderBase supports Conventions and or Explicit View location:

By setting FeatureFolderOptions.ViewExtractionOption you can choose what FeatureFolderBase will support

public enum ViewExtractionOption
{
	Explicits,
	Convention,
	All
}

Explicit View Location:

By creating a new folder under the Appication folder and placing the view under that folder we can give the View method only the name of the folder and the view and FeatureFolderBase will search for the view under Application/NewFolderName/ViewName

public class SomeController : Controller
{
	public IActionResult NotImportantName()
	{
		return View("FeatureFolder/FeatureView"); // the view should be in Application/FeatureFloder/FeatureView.cshtml
	}
}

Convention View Location

namespace Company.Application.Home // The convention is based upon namespace --> folder structure

public class SomeController : Controller
{
	public IActionResult ViewName()
	{
		return View(); // the view should be in Application/Home/ViewName.cshtml
	}
}