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  • Alex Brown 129 posts 620 karma points
    Apr 16, 2018 @ 11:09
    Alex Brown
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    Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Api Cannot Find Namespace

    Extending Umbraco and using the API
    Umbraco 7

    Recently I took a look at Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Api and I wanted to try and create a separate class library to segregate my models.

    I've been following this very helpful guide: https://24days.in/umbraco-cms/2016/getting-started-with-modelsbuilder/

    But I'm a bit stuck. It seems as though ModelsBuilder can't find my generated classes which are in their own library. Here's my WebConfig:

    <add key="Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Enable" value="true" />
<add key="Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.ModelsMode" value="Nothing" />
<add key="Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.EnableApi" value="true" />
<add key="Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.ModelsNamespace" value="Umbraco7102.Library.Models"/>
<add key="Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.ModelsDirectory" value="~/Umbraco7102.Library/Models"/>
<add key="Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.AcceptUnsafeModelsDirectory" value="true"/>

    /Umbraco7102.Library/Models is where my generated classes are, however I'm being given this message:

    The type or namespace name 'Home' does not exist in the namespace 'Umbraco.Web.PublishedContentModels' (are you missing an assembly reference?)

    It throws the error on this line:

    public class _Page_Views_Home_cshtml : Umbraco.Web.Mvc.UmbracoTemplatePage<ContentModels.Home>

    I'm referencing my class library in my Umbraco project, and I've named my generated class builder "UmbracoModels.cs".

    Any help would be much appreciated!

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  • Dave Woestenborghs 3504 posts 12133 karma points MVP 8x admin c-trib
    Apr 16, 2018 @ 11:19
    Dave Woestenborghs
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    Hi Alex,

    The issue is probably in your view.

    public class _Page_Views_Home_cshtml : Umbraco.Web.Mvc.UmbracoTemplatePage<ContentModels.Home>

    This is pointing to ContentModels namespace

    Can you change your view to start with this statement

    @inherits UmbracoViewPage<Umbraco7102.Libray.Models.Home>

    Dave

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  • Alex Brown 129 posts 620 karma points
    Apr 16, 2018 @ 11:21
    Alex Brown
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    Thanks Dave, that was simple... I think I had tunnel vision

    I feel like a fool.

    Thank you!

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  • Dave Woestenborghs 3504 posts 12133 karma points MVP 8x admin c-trib
    Apr 16, 2018 @ 11:24
    Dave Woestenborghs
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    No problem...have seen that error myself multiple times.

    dave

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  • Alex Brown 129 posts 620 karma points
    Apr 16, 2018 @ 11:36
    Alex Brown
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    I noticed something which I think threw me off at first.

    It seems ModelsBuilder removes the period in my class library when generating the models, as they turn out like the following:

    namespace Umbraco7102Library.Models
{
    /// <summary>File</summary>
    [PublishedContentModel("File")]
    public partial class File : PublishedContentModel
    {
    }
}

    Even though my builder is in the following namespace:

    namespace Umbraco7102.Library.Models
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