ASP.NET pattern library

Softison ([login to view URL]) is currently developing a tool for automatic code generation, named Panda ([login to view URL]). This tool, completely implemented in C#, will be available as a stand-alone IDE and as a Visual Studio .NET add-in. Such a tool is made up of a generic code generation engine and a suite of specific pattern libraries (about, for instance, [login to view URL], Windows user interface, ASP.NET pages, Design by Contract, Aspect-Oriented Programming, etc.). Some pattern libraries are already available in the sample solutions included in the Panda IDE installation ([login to view URL]), as well as a white paper about the underlying technology. At the present time, no pattern library for automatic generation of ASP.NET pages is available. ## Deliverables A basic version of the above-mentioned library should be made up of the following elements: 1) A C# model of an ASP.NET page (like [login to view URL] is a model for C# code), which has to include: directives, code declaration blocks, code render blocks, Html/validation/Web/custom server controls, data binding expressions, server-side object tags, C# code-behind files. 2) A pattern for arranging ASP.NET controls in a grid. 3) Patterns for generating the main ASP.NET Web server controls: BulletedList, Button, CheckBox, DropDownList, HyperLink, Image, Label, ListBox, Menu, Panel, RadioButton, Table, TextBox, TreeView. 4) Patterns for binding business layer objects to the above-mentioned C# model. A similar pattern library for generating a Windows Forms user interface is available in the sample solutions included in the Panda IDE installation (\Samples\Soccer\[login to view URL]). The corresponding elements are listed in the following: 1) The [login to view URL] namespace. 2) The [login to view URL] pattern. 3) The following WindowsForms patterns: AddButtonToTable, AddListViewToTable, AddTextBoxToTable. 4) The following WindowsForms patterns: BindArrayProperty, BindEnumProperty, BindReferencePropertyToList, BindTextProperty. As a consequence, the skills required for this work are ASP.NET and C#. Moreover, the ASP.NET code has to follow dynamic Web page best-practices, with regard to coding style, design quality and performance. Such a pattern library is generated by a Panda IDE solution. The programming language is Panda (a proprietary but simple language), which, in turn, makes use of C# for implementing code generation algorithms. The coding conventions to be followed can be deduced by the sample solutions included in the Panda IDE installation. The starting version of the Panda IDE solution will be provided to the chosen coder. The deliverable of this work is the final version of this solution, which must include one or more unit testing projects that prove that all implemented patterns behave correctly. Due to the characteristics of this work, full specifications cannot be provided. We expect that, as well implementing the pattern library, the chosen coder will be able to suggest design solutions; we are also available to extend the Panda IDE, the Panda language or the predefined patterns if it is useful for a better implementation of the pattern library. All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). If the Panda code generation tool will be successful, many other works on pattern libraries will ensue (including the evolution of this library). ## Platform Microsoft Windows XP or Vista. Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.1 and higher.