XCST — eXtensible C-Sharp Templates
XCST is a language optimized for the production of XML and other formats. It's a more general-purpose version of XSLT.
See the project home for more information.
| Package | Description | Targets |
|---|---|---|
| Xcst.Compiler | Compilation API. Use this package to translate your XCST programs into C# or Visual Basic code. | .NET 4.6, .NET Core 2.0 |
| Xcst.Runtime | Runtime and evaluation API. | .NET 4.6, .NET Core 2.0, .NET Standard 2.0 |
The compiler is written in XCST itself, ported from the v1 compiler written in XSLT 2. It produces code that is compatible with C# 6 and Visual Basic 14, although template rules are not useful unless you use C# 7 or higher.
The release script (which creates the NuGet packages) and other utility scripts are written in PowerShell 5.1.
The XCST schema is written in Relax NG and converted to XSD using Trang, which requires Java.