Post-merge fixes

build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.Web.nuspec

@@ -51,14 +51,17 @@
         <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.Web.dll" target="lib\net472\Umbraco.Web.dll" />
         <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.Web.UI.dll" target="lib\net472\Umbraco.Web.UI.dll" />
         <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.Examine.dll" target="lib\net472\Umbraco.Examine.dll" />
+        <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.dll" target="lib\net472\Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.dll" />
 
         <!-- docs -->
         <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.Web.xml" target="lib\net472\Umbraco.Web.xml" />
         <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.Web.UI.xml" target="lib\net472\Umbraco.Web.UI.xml" />
         <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.Examine.xml" target="lib\net472\Umbraco.Examine.xml" />
+        <file src="$BuildTmp$\WebApp\bin\Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.xml" target="lib\net472\Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.xml" />
 
         <!-- symbols -->
         <file src="$BuildTmp$\bin\Umbraco.Web.pdb" target="lib" />
         <file src="$BuildTmp$\bin\Umbraco.Examine.pdb" target="lib" />
+        <file src="$BuildTmp$\bin\Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.pdb" target="lib" />
     </files>
 </package>

build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.nuspec

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
                   not want this to happen as the alpha of the next major is, really, the next major already.
                 -->
                 <dependency id="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core" version="[2.4.0, 2.999999)" />
-                <dependency id="Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Ui" version="[8.1.0]" />
                 <dependency id="ImageProcessor.Web" version="[4.10.0.100,4.999999)" />
                 <dependency id="ImageProcessor.Web.Config" version="[2.5.0.100,2.999999)" />
                 <dependency id="Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform" version="[2.0.1,2.999999)" />

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Api/ApiBasicAuthFilter.cs

@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Net;
-using System.Net.Http;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Web.Http.Controllers;
-using System.Web.Security;
-using Umbraco.Core;
-using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models.Membership;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Api
-{
-
-    //TODO: This needs to be changed:
-    // * Authentication cannot happen in a filter, only Authorization
-    // * The filter must be an AuthorizationFilter, not an ActionFilter
-    // * Authorization must be done using the Umbraco logic - it is very specific for claim checking for ASP.Net Identity
-    // * Theoretically this shouldn't be required whatsoever because when we authenticate a request that has Basic Auth (i.e. for
-    //   VS to work, it will add the correct Claims to the Identity and it will automatically be authorized.
-    //
-    // we *do* have POC supporting ASP.NET identity, however they require some config on the server
-    // we'll keep using this quick-and-dirty method for the time being
-
-    public class ApiBasicAuthFilter : System.Web.Http.Filters.ActionFilterAttribute // use the http one, not mvc, with api controllers!
-    {
-        private static readonly char[] Separator = ":".ToCharArray();
-        private readonly string _section;
-
-        public ApiBasicAuthFilter(string section)
-        {
-            _section = section;
-        }
-
-        public override void OnActionExecuting(HttpActionContext actionContext)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                var user = Authenticate(actionContext.Request);
-                if (user == null || !user.AllowedSections.Contains(_section))
-                {
-                    actionContext.Response = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized);
-                }
-                //else
-                //{
-                //    // note - would that be a proper way to pass data to the controller?
-                //    // see http://stevescodingblog.co.uk/basic-authentication-with-asp-net-webapi/
-                //    actionContext.ControllerContext.RouteData.Values["umbraco-user"] = user;
-                //}
-
-                base.OnActionExecuting(actionContext);
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                actionContext.Response = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static IUser Authenticate(HttpRequestMessage request)
-        {
-            var ah = request.Headers.Authorization;
-            if (ah == null || ah.Scheme != "Basic")
-                return null;
-
-            var token = ah.Parameter;
-            var credentials = Encoding.ASCII
-                .GetString(Convert.FromBase64String(token))
-                .Split(Separator);
-            if (credentials.Length != 2)
-                return null;
-
-            var username = ApiClient.DecodeTokenElement(credentials[0]);
-            var password = ApiClient.DecodeTokenElement(credentials[1]);
-
-            var providerKey = UmbracoConfig.For.UmbracoSettings().Providers.DefaultBackOfficeUserProvider;
-            var provider = Membership.Providers[providerKey];
-            if (provider == null || !provider.ValidateUser(username, password))
-                return null;
-            var user = Current.Services.UserService.GetByUsername(username);
-            if (!user.IsApproved || user.IsLockedOut)
-                return null;
-            return user;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Api/ApiClient.cs

@@ -1,159 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Net.Http;
-using System.Net.Http.Formatting;
-using System.Net.Http.Headers;
-using System.Text;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Api
-{
-    public class ApiClient
-    {
-        private readonly string _url;
-        private readonly string _user;
-        private readonly string _password;
-
-        private readonly JsonMediaTypeFormatter _formatter;
-        private readonly MediaTypeFormatter[] _formatters;
-
-        // fixme hardcoded?
-        // could be options - but we cannot "discover" them as the API client runs outside of the web app
-        // in addition, anything that references the controller forces API clients to reference Umbraco.Core
-        private const string ApiControllerUrl = "/Umbraco/BackOffice/ModelsBuilder/ModelsBuilderApi/";
-
-        public ApiClient(string url, string user, string password)
-        {
-            _url = url.TrimEnd('/');
-            _user = user;
-            _password = password;
-
-            _formatter = new JsonMediaTypeFormatter();
-            _formatters = new MediaTypeFormatter[] { _formatter };
-        }
-
-        private void SetBaseAddress(HttpClient client, string url)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                client.BaseAddress = new Uri(url);
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                throw new UriFormatException($"Invalid URI: the format of the URI \"{url}\" could not be determined.");
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void ValidateClientVersion()
-        {
-            // FIXME - add proxys support
-
-            var hch = new HttpClientHandler();
-
-            using (var client = new HttpClient(hch))
-            {
-                SetBaseAddress(client, _url);
-                Authorize(client);
-
-                var data = new ValidateClientVersionData
-                {
-                    ClientVersion = ApiVersion.Current.Version,
-                    MinServerVersionSupportingClient = ApiVersion.Current.MinServerVersionSupportingClient,
-                };
-
-                var result = client.PostAsync(_url + ApiControllerUrl + nameof(ModelsBuilderApiController.ValidateClientVersion),
-                    data, _formatter).Result;
-
-                // this is not providing enough details in case of an error - do our own reporting
-                //result.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
-                EnsureSuccess(result);
-            }
-        }
-
-        public IDictionary<string, string> GetModels(Dictionary<string, string> ourFiles, string modelsNamespace)
-        {
-            // FIXME - add proxys support
-
-            var hch = new HttpClientHandler();
-
-            //hch.Proxy = new WebProxy("path.to.proxy", 8888);
-            //hch.UseProxy = true;
-
-            using (var client = new HttpClient(hch))
-            {
-                SetBaseAddress(client, _url);
-                Authorize(client);
-
-                var data = new GetModelsData
-                {
-                    Namespace = modelsNamespace,
-                    ClientVersion = ApiVersion.Current.Version,
-                    MinServerVersionSupportingClient = ApiVersion.Current.MinServerVersionSupportingClient,
-                    Files = ourFiles
-                };
-
-                var result = client.PostAsync(_url + ApiControllerUrl + nameof(ModelsBuilderApiController.GetModels),
-                    data, _formatter).Result;
-
-                // this is not providing enough details in case of an error - do our own reporting
-                //result.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
-                EnsureSuccess(result);
-
-                var genFiles = result.Content.ReadAsAsync<IDictionary<string, string>>(_formatters).Result;
-                return genFiles;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static void EnsureSuccess(HttpResponseMessage result)
-        {
-            if (result.IsSuccessStatusCode) return;
-
-            var text = result.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
-            throw new Exception($"Response status code does not indicate success ({result.StatusCode})\n{text}");
-        }
-
-        private void Authorize(HttpClient client)
-        {
-            AuthorizeBasic(client);
-        }
-
-        // fixme - for the time being, we don't cache the token and we auth on each API call
-        // not used at the moment
-        /*
-        private void AuthorizeIdentity(HttpClient client)
-        {
-            var formData = new FormUrlEncodedContent(new[]
-            {
-                new KeyValuePair<string, string>("grant_type", "password"),
-                new KeyValuePair<string, string>("userName", _user),
-                new KeyValuePair<string, string>("password", _password),
-            });
-
-            var result = client.PostAsync(_url + UmbracoOAuthTokenUrl, formData).Result;
-
-            EnsureSuccess(result);
-
-            var token = result.Content.ReadAsAsync<TokenData>(_formatters).Result;
-            if (token.TokenType != "bearer")
-                throw new Exception($"Received invalid token type \"{token.TokenType}\", expected \"bearer\".");
-
-            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", token.AccessToken);
-        }
-        */
-
-        private void AuthorizeBasic(HttpClient client)
-        {
-            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic",
-                Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(EncodeTokenElement(_user) + ':' + EncodeTokenElement(_password))));
-        }
-
-        public static string EncodeTokenElement(string s)
-        {
-            return s.Replace("%", "%a").Replace(":", "%b");
-        }
-
-        public static string DecodeTokenElement(string s)
-        {
-            return s.Replace("%b", ":").Replace("%a", "%");
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Api/ApiHelper.cs

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Text;
-using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building;
-using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Api
-{
-    internal static class ApiHelper
-    {
-        public static Dictionary<string, string> GetModels(UmbracoServices umbracoServices, string modelsNamespace, IDictionary<string, string> files)
-        {
-            var typeModels = umbracoServices.GetAllTypes();
-
-            var parseResult = new CodeParser().ParseWithReferencedAssemblies(files);
-            var builder = new TextBuilder(typeModels, parseResult, modelsNamespace);
-
-            var models = new Dictionary<string, string>();
-            foreach (var typeModel in builder.GetModelsToGenerate())
-            {
-                var sb = new StringBuilder();
-                builder.Generate(sb, typeModel);
-                models[typeModel.ClrName] = sb.ToString();
-            }
-            return models;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Api/ApiVersion.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Reflection;
+using Semver;
 
 namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Api
 {
@@ -8,81 +9,28 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Api
     /// </summary>
     public class ApiVersion
     {
-        #region Configure
-
-        // indicate the minimum version of the client API that is supported by this server's API.
-        //   eg our Version = 4.8 but we support connections from VSIX down to version 3.2
-        //   => as a server, we accept connections from client down to version ...
-        private static readonly Version MinClientVersionSupportedByServerConst = new Version(3, 0, 0, 0);
-
-        // indicate the minimum version of the server that can support the client API
-        //   eg our Version = 4.8 and we know we're compatible with website server down to version 3.2
-        //   => as a client, we tell the server down to version ... that it should accept us
-        private static readonly Version MinServerVersionSupportingClientConst = new Version(3, 0, 0, 0);
-
-        #endregion
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ApiVersion"/> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="executingVersion">The currently executing version.</param>
-        /// <param name="minClientVersionSupportedByServer">The min client version supported by the server.</param>
-        /// <param name="minServerVersionSupportingClient">An opt min server version supporting the client.</param>
-        internal ApiVersion(Version executingVersion, Version minClientVersionSupportedByServer, Version minServerVersionSupportingClient = null)
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"></exception>
+        internal ApiVersion(SemVersion executingVersion)
         {
-            if (executingVersion == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(executingVersion));
-            if (minClientVersionSupportedByServer == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(minClientVersionSupportedByServer));
-
-            Version = executingVersion;
-            MinClientVersionSupportedByServer = minClientVersionSupportedByServer;
-            MinServerVersionSupportingClient = minServerVersionSupportingClient;
+            Version = executingVersion ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(executingVersion));
         }
 
+        private static SemVersion CurrentAssemblyVersion
+            => SemVersion.Parse(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>().InformationalVersion);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the currently executing API version.
         /// </summary>
         public static ApiVersion Current { get; }
-            = new ApiVersion(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version,
-                MinClientVersionSupportedByServerConst, MinServerVersionSupportingClientConst);
+            = new ApiVersion(CurrentAssemblyVersion);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the executing version of the API.
         /// </summary>
-        public Version Version { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the min client version supported by the server.
-        /// </summary>
-        public Version MinClientVersionSupportedByServer { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the min server version supporting the client.
-        /// </summary>
-        public Version MinServerVersionSupportingClient { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether the API server is compatible with a client.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="clientVersion">The client version.</param>
-        /// <param name="minServerVersionSupportingClient">An opt min server version supporting the client.</param>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// <para>A client is compatible with a server if the client version is greater-or-equal _minClientVersionSupportedByServer
-        /// (ie client can be older than server, up to a point) AND the client version is lower-or-equal the server version
-        /// (ie client cannot be more recent than server) UNLESS the server .</para>
-        /// </remarks>
-        public bool IsCompatibleWith(Version clientVersion, Version minServerVersionSupportingClient = null)
-        {
-            // client cannot be older than server's min supported version
-            if (clientVersion < MinClientVersionSupportedByServer)
-                return false;
-
-            // if we know about this client (client is older than server), it is supported
-            if (clientVersion <= Version) // if we know about this client (client older than server)
-                return true;
-
-            // if we don't know about this client (client is newer than server),
-            // give server a chance to tell client it is, indeed, ok to support it
-            return minServerVersionSupportingClient != null && minServerVersionSupportingClient <= Version;
-        }
+        public SemVersion Version { get; }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Api/GetModelsData.cs

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Runtime.Serialization;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Api
-{
-    [DataContract]
-    public class GetModelsData : ValidateClientVersionData
-    {
-        [DataMember]
-        public string Namespace { get; set; }
-
-        [DataMember]
-        public IDictionary<string, string> Files { get; set; }
-
-        public override bool IsValid => base.IsValid && Files != null;
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Api/ModelsBuilderApiController.cs

@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Net;
-using System.Net.Http;
-using Umbraco.Core;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
-using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration;
-using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco;
-using Umbraco.Web.Mvc;
-using Umbraco.Web.WebApi;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Api
-{
-    // read http://umbraco.com/follow-us/blog-archive/2014/1/17/heads-up,-breaking-change-coming-in-702-and-62.aspx
-    // read http://our.umbraco.org/forum/developers/api-questions/43025-Web-API-authentication
-    // UmbracoAuthorizedApiController :: /Umbraco/BackOffice/Zbu/ModelsBuilderApi/GetTypeModels
-    // UmbracoApiController :: /Umbraco/Zbu/ModelsBuilderApi/GetTypeModels ??  UNLESS marked with isbackoffice
-    //
-    // BEWARE! the controller url is hard-coded in ModelsBuilderApi and needs to be in sync!
-
-    [PluginController(ControllerArea)]
-    [IsBackOffice]
-    //[UmbracoApplicationAuthorize(Constants.Applications.Developer)] // see ApiBasicAuthFilter - that one would be for ASP.NET identity
-    public class ModelsBuilderApiController : UmbracoApiController // UmbracoAuthorizedApiController - for ASP.NET identity
-    {
-        public const string ControllerArea = "ModelsBuilder";
-
-        private readonly UmbracoServices _umbracoServices;
-
-        public ModelsBuilderApiController(UmbracoServices umbracoServices)
-        {
-            _umbracoServices = umbracoServices;
-        }
-
-        // invoked by the API
-        [System.Web.Http.HttpPost] // use the http one, not mvc, with api controllers!
-        [ApiBasicAuthFilter("developer")] // have to use our own, non-cookie-based, auth
-        public HttpResponseMessage ValidateClientVersion(ValidateClientVersionData data)
-        {
-            if (!UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ApiServer)
-                return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden, "API server does not want to talk to you.");
-
-            if (!ModelState.IsValid || data == null || !data.IsValid)
-                return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, "Invalid data.");
-
-            var checkResult = CheckVersion(data.ClientVersion, data.MinServerVersionSupportingClient);
-            return (checkResult.Success
-                ? Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, "OK", Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter)
-                : checkResult.Result);
-        }
-
-        // invoked by the API
-        [System.Web.Http.HttpPost] // use the http one, not mvc, with api controllers!
-        [ApiBasicAuthFilter("developer")] // have to use our own, non-cookie-based, auth
-        public HttpResponseMessage GetModels(GetModelsData data)
-        {
-            if (!UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ApiServer)
-                return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden, "API server does not want to talk to you.");
-
-            if (!ModelState.IsValid || data == null || !data.IsValid)
-                return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, "Invalid data.");
-
-            var checkResult = CheckVersion(data.ClientVersion, data.MinServerVersionSupportingClient);
-            if (!checkResult.Success)
-                return checkResult.Result;
-
-            var models = ApiHelper.GetModels(_umbracoServices, data.Namespace, data.Files);
-
-            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, models, Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter);
-        }
-
-        private Attempt<HttpResponseMessage> CheckVersion(Version clientVersion, Version minServerVersionSupportingClient)
-        {
-            if (clientVersion == null)
-                return Attempt<HttpResponseMessage>.Fail(Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden,
-                    $"API version conflict: client version (<null>) is not compatible with server version({ApiVersion.Current.Version})."));
-
-            // minServerVersionSupportingClient can be null
-            var isOk = ApiVersion.Current.IsCompatibleWith(clientVersion, minServerVersionSupportingClient);
-            var response = isOk ? null : Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden,
-                $"API version conflict: client version ({clientVersion}) is not compatible with server version({ApiVersion.Current.Version}).");
-
-            return Attempt<HttpResponseMessage>.If(isOk, response);
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Api/TokenData.cs

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-using System.Runtime.Serialization;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Api
-{
-    [DataContract]
-    class TokenData
-    {
-        [DataMember(Name = "access_token")]
-        public string AccessToken { get; set; }
-
-        [DataMember(Name = "token_type")]
-        public string TokenType { get; set; }
-
-        [DataMember(Name = "expires_in")]
-        public int ExpiresIn { get; set; }
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Api/ValidateClientVersionData.cs

@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Runtime.Serialization;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Api
-{
-    [DataContract]
-    public class ValidateClientVersionData
-    {
-        // issues 32, 34... problems when serializing versions
-        //
-        // make sure System.Version objects are transfered as strings
-        // depending on the JSON serializer version, it looks like versions are causing issues
-        // see
-        // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13170386/why-system-version-in-json-string-does-not-deserialize-correctly
-        //
-        // if the class is marked with [DataContract] then only properties marked with [DataMember]
-        // are serialized and the rest is ignored, see
-        // http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/formats-and-model-binding/json-and-xml-serialization
-
-        [DataMember]
-        public string ClientVersionString
-        {
-            get { return VersionToString(ClientVersion); }
-            set { ClientVersion = ParseVersion(value, false, "client"); }
-        }
-
-        [DataMember]
-        public string MinServerVersionSupportingClientString
-        {
-            get { return VersionToString(MinServerVersionSupportingClient); }
-            set { MinServerVersionSupportingClient = ParseVersion(value, true, "minServer"); }
-        }
-
-        // not serialized
-        public Version ClientVersion { get; set; }
-        public Version MinServerVersionSupportingClient { get; set; }
-
-        private static string VersionToString(Version version)
-        {
-            return version?.ToString() ?? "0.0.0.0";
-        }
-
-        private static Version ParseVersion(string value, bool canBeNull, string name)
-        {
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) && canBeNull)
-                return null;
-
-            Version version;
-            if (Version.TryParse(value, out version))
-                return version;
-
-            throw new ArgumentException($"Failed to parse \"{value}\" as {name} version.");
-        }
-
-        public virtual bool IsValid => ClientVersion != null;
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Building/Builder.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Syntax;
+using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration;
 
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
         private readonly IList<TypeModel> _typeModels;
 
         protected Dictionary<string, string> ModelsMap { get; } = new Dictionary<string, string>();
-        protected ParseResult ParseResult { get; }
+
+        private static Config Config => Current.Configs.ModelsBuilder();
 
         // the list of assemblies that will be 'using' by default
         protected readonly IList<string> TypesUsing = new List<string>
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
         /// <returns>The models to generate, ie those that are not ignored.</returns>
         public IEnumerable<TypeModel> GetModelsToGenerate()
         {
-            return _typeModels.Where(x => !x.IsContentIgnored);
+            return _typeModels;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -72,27 +74,25 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
         /// and the result of code parsing.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="typeModels">The list of models to generate.</param>
-        /// <param name="parseResult">The result of code parsing.</param>
-        protected Builder(IList<TypeModel> typeModels, ParseResult parseResult)
-        {
-            _typeModels = typeModels ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(typeModels));
-            ParseResult = parseResult ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(parseResult));
-
-            Prepare();
-        }
+        protected Builder(IList<TypeModel> typeModels)
+            : this(typeModels, null)
+        { }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Builder"/> class with a list of models to generate,
         /// the result of code parsing, and a models namespace.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="typeModels">The list of models to generate.</param>
-        /// <param name="parseResult">The result of code parsing.</param>
         /// <param name="modelsNamespace">The models namespace.</param>
-        protected Builder(IList<TypeModel> typeModels, ParseResult parseResult, string modelsNamespace)
-            : this(typeModels, parseResult)
+        protected Builder(IList<TypeModel> typeModels, string modelsNamespace)
         {
+            _typeModels = typeModels ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(typeModels));
+
             // can be null or empty, we'll manage
             ModelsNamespace = modelsNamespace;
+
+            // but we want it to prepare
+            Prepare();
         }
 
         // for unit tests only
@@ -108,49 +108,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
         /// </remarks>
         private void Prepare()
         {
-            var pureLive = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsMode == ModelsMode.PureLive;
+            TypeModel.MapModelTypes(_typeModels, ModelsNamespace);
 
-            // mark IsContentIgnored models that we discovered should be ignored
-            // then propagate / ignore children of ignored contents
-            // ignore content = don't generate a class for it, don't generate children
-            foreach (var typeModel in _typeModels.Where(x => ParseResult.IsIgnored(x.Alias)))
-                typeModel.IsContentIgnored = true;
-            foreach (var typeModel in _typeModels.Where(x => !x.IsContentIgnored && x.EnumerateBaseTypes().Any(xx => xx.IsContentIgnored)))
-                typeModel.IsContentIgnored = true;
-
-            // handle model renames
-            foreach (var typeModel in _typeModels.Where(x => ParseResult.IsContentRenamed(x.Alias)))
-            {
-                typeModel.ClrName = ParseResult.ContentClrName(typeModel.Alias);
-                typeModel.IsRenamed = true;
-                ModelsMap[typeModel.Alias] = typeModel.ClrName;
-            }
-
-            // handle implement
-            foreach (var typeModel in _typeModels.Where(x => ParseResult.HasContentImplement(x.Alias)))
-            {
-                typeModel.HasImplement = true;
-            }
-
-            // mark OmitBase models that we discovered already have a base class
-            foreach (var typeModel in _typeModels.Where(x => ParseResult.HasContentBase(ParseResult.ContentClrName(x.Alias) ?? x.ClrName)))
-                typeModel.HasBase = true;
-
-            foreach (var typeModel in _typeModels)
-            {
-                // mark IsRemoved properties that we discovered should be ignored
-                // ie is marked as ignored on type, or on any parent type
-                var tm = typeModel;
-                foreach (var property in typeModel.Properties
-                    .Where(property => tm.EnumerateBaseTypes(true).Any(x => ParseResult.IsPropertyIgnored(ParseResult.ContentClrName(x.Alias) ?? x.ClrName, property.Alias))))
-                {
-                    property.IsIgnored = true;
-                }
-
-                // handle property renames
-                foreach (var property in typeModel.Properties)
-                    property.ClrName = ParseResult.PropertyClrName(ParseResult.ContentClrName(typeModel.Alias) ?? typeModel.ClrName, property.Alias) ?? property.ClrName;
-            }
+            var pureLive = Config.ModelsMode == ModelsMode.PureLive;
 
             // for the first two of these two tests,
             //  always throw, even in purelive: cannot happen unless ppl start fidling with attributes to rename
@@ -158,22 +118,22 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
             // for the last one, don't throw in purelive, see comment
 
             // ensure we have no duplicates type names
-            foreach (var xx in _typeModels.Where(x => !x.IsContentIgnored).GroupBy(x => x.ClrName).Where(x => x.Count() > 1))
+            foreach (var xx in _typeModels.GroupBy(x => x.ClrName).Where(x => x.Count() > 1))
                 throw new InvalidOperationException($"Type name \"{xx.Key}\" is used"
                     + $" for types with alias {string.Join(", ", xx.Select(x => x.ItemType + ":\"" + x.Alias + "\""))}. Names have to be unique."
                     + " Consider using an attribute to assign different names to conflicting types.");
 
             // ensure we have no duplicates property names
-            foreach (var typeModel in _typeModels.Where(x => !x.IsContentIgnored))
-                foreach (var xx in typeModel.Properties.Where(x => !x.IsIgnored).GroupBy(x => x.ClrName).Where(x => x.Count() > 1))
+            foreach (var typeModel in _typeModels)
+                foreach (var xx in typeModel.Properties.GroupBy(x => x.ClrName).Where(x => x.Count() > 1))
                     throw new InvalidOperationException($"Property name \"{xx.Key}\" in type {typeModel.ItemType}:\"{typeModel.Alias}\""
                         + $" is used for properties with alias {string.Join(", ", xx.Select(x => "\"" + x.Alias + "\""))}. Names have to be unique."
                         + " Consider using an attribute to assign different names to conflicting properties.");
 
             // ensure content & property type don't have identical name (csharp hates it)
-            foreach (var typeModel in _typeModels.Where(x => !x.IsContentIgnored))
+            foreach (var typeModel in _typeModels)
             {
-                foreach (var xx in typeModel.Properties.Where(x => !x.IsIgnored && x.ClrName == typeModel.ClrName))
+                foreach (var xx in typeModel.Properties.Where(x => x.ClrName == typeModel.ClrName))
                 {
                     if (!pureLive)
                         throw new InvalidOperationException($"The model class for content type with alias \"{typeModel.Alias}\" is named \"{xx.ClrName}\"."
@@ -204,7 +164,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
                 // collect all the (non-removed) types implemented at parent level
                 // ie the parent content types and the mixins content types, recursively
                 var parentImplems = new List<TypeModel>();
-                if (typeModel.BaseType != null && !typeModel.BaseType.IsContentIgnored)
+                if (typeModel.BaseType != null)
                     TypeModel.CollectImplems(parentImplems, typeModel.BaseType);
 
                 // interfaces we must declare we implement (initially empty)
@@ -212,7 +172,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
                 // and except those that are already declared at the parent level
                 // in other words, DeclaringInterfaces is "local mixins"
                 var declaring = typeModel.MixinTypes
-                    .Where(x => !x.IsContentIgnored)
                     .Except(parentImplems);
                 typeModel.DeclaringInterfaces.AddRange(declaring);
 
@@ -227,43 +186,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
                 typeModel.ImplementingInterfaces.AddRange(mixinImplems.Except(parentImplems));
             }
 
-            // register using types
-            foreach (var usingNamespace in ParseResult.UsingNamespaces)
+            // ensure elements don't inherit from non-elements
+            foreach (var typeModel in _typeModels.Where(x => x.IsElement))
             {
-                if (!TypesUsing.Contains(usingNamespace))
-                    TypesUsing.Add(usingNamespace);
+                if (typeModel.BaseType != null && !typeModel.BaseType.IsElement)
+                    throw new Exception($"Cannot generate model for type '{typeModel.Alias}' because it is an element type, but its parent type '{typeModel.BaseType.Alias}' is not.");
+
+                var errs = typeModel.MixinTypes.Where(x => !x.IsElement).ToList();
+                if (errs.Count > 0)
+                    throw new Exception($"Cannot generate model for type '{typeModel.Alias}' because it is an element type, but it is composed of {string.Join(", ", errs.Select(x => "'" + x.Alias + "'"))} which {(errs.Count == 1 ? "is" : "are")} not.");
             }
-
-            // discover static mixin methods
-            foreach (var typeModel in _typeModels)
-                typeModel.StaticMixinMethods.AddRange(ParseResult.StaticMixinMethods(typeModel.ClrName));
-
-            // handle ctor
-            foreach (var typeModel in _typeModels.Where(x => ParseResult.HasCtor(x.ClrName)))
-                typeModel.HasCtor = true;
-        }
-
-        private SemanticModel _ambiguousSymbolsModel;
-        private int _ambiguousSymbolsPos;
-
-        // internal for tests
-        internal void PrepareAmbiguousSymbols()
-        {
-            var codeBuilder = new StringBuilder();
-            foreach (var t in TypesUsing)
-                codeBuilder.AppendFormat("using {0};\n", t);
-
-            codeBuilder.AppendFormat("namespace {0}\n{{ }}\n", GetModelsNamespace());
-
-            var compiler = new Compiler();
-            SyntaxTree[] trees;
-            var compilation = compiler.GetCompilation("MyCompilation", new Dictionary<string, string> { { "code", codeBuilder.ToString() } }, out trees);
-            var tree = trees[0];
-            _ambiguousSymbolsModel = compilation.GetSemanticModel(tree);
-
-            var namespaceSyntax = tree.GetRoot().DescendantNodes().OfType<NamespaceDeclarationSyntax>().First();
-            //var namespaceSymbol = model.GetDeclaredSymbol(namespaceSyntax);
-            _ambiguousSymbolsPos = namespaceSyntax.OpenBraceToken.SpanStart;
         }
 
         // looking for a simple symbol eg 'Umbraco' or 'String'
@@ -273,20 +205,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
         // - 1 symbol is found BUT not matching (implicitely ambiguous)
         protected bool IsAmbiguousSymbol(string symbol, string match)
         {
-            if (_ambiguousSymbolsModel == null)
-                PrepareAmbiguousSymbols();
-            if (_ambiguousSymbolsModel == null)
-                throw new Exception("Could not prepare ambiguous symbols.");
-            var symbols = _ambiguousSymbolsModel.LookupNamespacesAndTypes(_ambiguousSymbolsPos, null, symbol);
-
-            if (symbols.Length > 1) return true;
-            if (symbols.Length == 0) return false; // what else?
-
-            // only 1 - ensure it matches
-            var found = symbols[0].ToDisplayString();
-            var pos = found.IndexOf('<'); // generic?
-            if (pos > 0) found = found.Substring(0, pos); // strip
-            return found != match; // and compare
+            // cannot figure out is a symbol is ambiguous without Roslyn
+            // so... let's say everything is ambiguous - code won't be
+            // pretty but it'll work
+            return true;
         }
 
         internal string ModelsNamespaceForTests;
@@ -296,25 +218,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
             if (ModelsNamespaceForTests != null)
                 return ModelsNamespaceForTests;
 
-            // code attribute overrides everything
-            if (ParseResult.HasModelsNamespace)
-                return ParseResult.ModelsNamespace;
-
             // if builder was initialized with a namespace, use that one
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ModelsNamespace))
                 return ModelsNamespace;
 
             // default
             // fixme - should NOT reference config here, should make ModelsNamespace mandatory
-            return UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsNamespace;
+            return Config.ModelsNamespace;
         }
 
         protected string GetModelsBaseClassName(TypeModel type)
         {
-            // code attribute overrides everything
-            if (ParseResult.HasModelsBaseClassName)
-                return ParseResult.ModelsBaseClassName;
-
             // default
             return type.IsElement ? "PublishedElementModel" : "PublishedContentModel";
         }

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Building/CodeDomBuilder.cs

@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-using System.CodeDom;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
-{
-    // NOTE
-    // See nodes in Builder.cs class - that one does not work, is not complete,
-    // and was just some sort of experiment...
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Implements a builder that works by using CodeDom
-    /// </summary>
-    internal class CodeDomBuilder : Builder
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CodeDomBuilder"/> class with a list of models to generate.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="typeModels">The list of models to generate.</param>
-        public CodeDomBuilder(IList<TypeModel> typeModels)
-            : base(typeModels, null)
-        { }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Outputs a generated model to a code namespace.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="ns">The code namespace.</param>
-        /// <param name="typeModel">The model to generate.</param>
-        public void Generate(CodeNamespace ns, TypeModel typeModel)
-        {
-            // what about USING?
-            // what about references?
-
-            if (typeModel.IsMixin)
-            {
-                var i = new CodeTypeDeclaration("I" + typeModel.ClrName)
-                {
-                    IsInterface = true,
-                    IsPartial = true,
-                    Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public
-                };
-                i.BaseTypes.Add(typeModel.BaseType == null ? "IPublishedContent" : "I" + typeModel.BaseType.ClrName);
-
-                foreach (var mixinType in typeModel.DeclaringInterfaces)
-                    i.BaseTypes.Add(mixinType.ClrName);
-
-                i.Comments.Add(new CodeCommentStatement($"Mixin content Type {typeModel.Id} with alias \"{typeModel.Alias}\""));
-
-                foreach (var propertyModel in typeModel.Properties)
-                {
-                    var p = new CodeMemberProperty
-                    {
-                        Name = propertyModel.ClrName,
-                        Type = new CodeTypeReference(propertyModel.ModelClrType),
-                        Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public,
-                        HasGet = true,
-                        HasSet = false
-                    };
-                    i.Members.Add(p);
-                }
-            }
-
-            var c = new CodeTypeDeclaration(typeModel.ClrName)
-            {
-                IsClass = true,
-                IsPartial = true,
-                Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public
-            };
-
-            c.BaseTypes.Add(typeModel.BaseType == null ? "PublishedContentModel" : typeModel.BaseType.ClrName);
-
-            // if it's a missing it implements its own interface
-            if (typeModel.IsMixin)
-                c.BaseTypes.Add("I" + typeModel.ClrName);
-
-            // write the mixins, if any, as interfaces
-            // only if not a mixin because otherwise the interface already has them
-            if (typeModel.IsMixin == false)
-                foreach (var mixinType in typeModel.DeclaringInterfaces)
-                    c.BaseTypes.Add("I" + mixinType.ClrName);
-
-            foreach (var mixin in typeModel.MixinTypes)
-                c.BaseTypes.Add("I" + mixin.ClrName);
-
-            c.Comments.Add(new CodeCommentStatement($"Content Type {typeModel.Id} with alias \"{typeModel.Alias}\""));
-
-            foreach (var propertyModel in typeModel.Properties)
-            {
-                var p = new CodeMemberProperty
-                {
-                    Name = propertyModel.ClrName,
-                    Type = new CodeTypeReference(propertyModel.ModelClrType),
-                    Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public,
-                    HasGet = true,
-                    HasSet = false
-                };
-                p.GetStatements.Add(new CodeMethodReturnStatement( // return
-                    new CodeMethodInvokeExpression(
-                        new CodeMethodReferenceExpression(
-                            new CodeThisReferenceExpression(), // this
-                            "Value", // .Value
-                            new[] // <T>
-                            {
-                                new CodeTypeReference(propertyModel.ModelClrType)
-                            }),
-                            new CodeExpression[] // ("alias")
-                            {
-                                new CodePrimitiveExpression(propertyModel.Alias)
-                            })));
-                c.Members.Add(p);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Building/CodeParser.cs

@@ -1,238 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
-using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp;
-using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Syntax;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Implements code parsing.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>Parses user's code and look for generator's instructions.</remarks>
-    internal class CodeParser
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Parses a set of file.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="files">A set of (filename,content) representing content to parse.</param>
-        /// <returns>The result of the code parsing.</returns>
-        /// <remarks>The set of files is a dictionary of name, content.</remarks>
-        public ParseResult Parse(IDictionary<string, string> files)
-        {
-            return Parse(files, Enumerable.Empty<PortableExecutableReference>());
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Parses a set of file.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="files">A set of (filename,content) representing content to parse.</param>
-        /// <param name="references">Assemblies to reference in compilations.</param>
-        /// <returns>The result of the code parsing.</returns>
-        /// <remarks>The set of files is a dictionary of name, content.</remarks>
-        public ParseResult Parse(IDictionary<string, string> files, IEnumerable<PortableExecutableReference> references)
-        {
-            SyntaxTree[] trees;
-            var compiler = new Compiler { References = references };
-            var compilation = compiler.GetCompilation("Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Generated", files, out trees);
-
-            var disco = new ParseResult();
-            foreach (var tree in trees)
-                Parse(disco, compilation, tree);
-
-            return disco;
-        }
-
-        public ParseResult ParseWithReferencedAssemblies(IDictionary<string, string> files)
-        {
-            return Parse(files, ReferencedAssemblies.References);
-        }
-
-        private static void Parse(ParseResult disco, CSharpCompilation compilation, SyntaxTree tree)
-        {
-            var model = compilation.GetSemanticModel(tree);
-
-            //we quite probably have errors but that is normal
-            //var diags = model.GetDiagnostics();
-
-            var classDecls = tree.GetRoot().DescendantNodes().OfType<ClassDeclarationSyntax>();
-            foreach (var classSymbol in classDecls.Select(x => model.GetDeclaredSymbol(x)))
-            {
-                ParseClassSymbols(disco, classSymbol);
-
-                var baseClassSymbol = classSymbol.BaseType;
-                if (baseClassSymbol != null)
-                    //disco.SetContentBaseClass(SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(classSymbol), SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(baseClassSymbol));
-                    disco.SetContentBaseClass(classSymbol.Name, baseClassSymbol.Name);
-
-                var interfaceSymbols = classSymbol.Interfaces;
-                disco.SetContentInterfaces(classSymbol.Name, //SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(classSymbol),
-                    interfaceSymbols.Select(x => x.Name)); //SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(x)));
-
-                var hasCtor = classSymbol.Constructors
-                    .Any(x =>
-                    {
-                        if (x.IsStatic) return false;
-                        if (x.Parameters.Length != 1) return false;
-                        var type1 = x.Parameters[0].Type;
-                        var type2 = typeof (IPublishedContent);
-                        return type1.ToDisplayString() == type2.FullName;
-                    });
-
-                if (hasCtor)
-                    disco.SetHasCtor(classSymbol.Name);
-
-                foreach (var propertySymbol in classSymbol.GetMembers().Where(x => x is IPropertySymbol))
-                    ParsePropertySymbols(disco, classSymbol, propertySymbol);
-
-                foreach (var staticMethodSymbol in classSymbol.GetMembers().Where(x => x is IMethodSymbol))
-                    ParseMethodSymbol(disco, classSymbol, staticMethodSymbol);
-            }
-
-            var interfaceDecls = tree.GetRoot().DescendantNodes().OfType<InterfaceDeclarationSyntax>();
-            foreach (var interfaceSymbol in interfaceDecls.Select(x => model.GetDeclaredSymbol(x)))
-            {
-                ParseClassSymbols(disco, interfaceSymbol);
-
-                var interfaceSymbols = interfaceSymbol.Interfaces;
-                disco.SetContentInterfaces(interfaceSymbol.Name, //SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(interfaceSymbol),
-                    interfaceSymbols.Select(x => x.Name)); // SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(x)));
-            }
-
-            ParseAssemblySymbols(disco, compilation.Assembly);
-        }
-
-        private static void ParseClassSymbols(ParseResult disco, ISymbol symbol)
-        {
-            foreach (var attrData in symbol.GetAttributes())
-            {
-                var attrClassSymbol = attrData.AttributeClass;
-
-                // handle errors
-                if (attrClassSymbol is IErrorTypeSymbol) continue;
-                if (attrData.AttributeConstructor == null) continue;
-
-                var attrClassName = SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(attrClassSymbol);
-                switch (attrClassName)
-                {
-                    case "Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.IgnorePropertyTypeAttribute":
-                        var propertyAliasToIgnore = (string)attrData.ConstructorArguments[0].Value;
-                        disco.SetIgnoredProperty(symbol.Name /*SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(symbol)*/, propertyAliasToIgnore);
-                        break;
-                    case "Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.RenamePropertyTypeAttribute":
-                        var propertyAliasToRename = (string)attrData.ConstructorArguments[0].Value;
-                        var propertyRenamed = (string)attrData.ConstructorArguments[1].Value;
-                        disco.SetRenamedProperty(symbol.Name /*SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(symbol)*/, propertyAliasToRename, propertyRenamed);
-                        break;
-                    // that one causes all sorts of issues with references to Umbraco.Core in Roslyn
-                    //case "Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent.PublishedContentModelAttribute":
-                    //    var contentAliasToRename = (string)attrData.ConstructorArguments[0].Value;
-                    //    disco.SetRenamedContent(contentAliasToRename, symbol.Name /*SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(symbol)*/);
-                    //    break;
-                    case "Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.ImplementContentTypeAttribute":
-                        var contentAliasToRename = (string)attrData.ConstructorArguments[0].Value;
-                        disco.SetRenamedContent(contentAliasToRename, symbol.Name, true /*SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(symbol)*/);
-                        break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static void ParsePropertySymbols(ParseResult disco, ISymbol classSymbol, ISymbol symbol)
-        {
-            foreach (var attrData in symbol.GetAttributes())
-            {
-                var attrClassSymbol = attrData.AttributeClass;
-
-                // handle errors
-                if (attrClassSymbol is IErrorTypeSymbol) continue;
-                if (attrData.AttributeConstructor == null) continue;
-
-                var attrClassName = SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(attrClassSymbol);
-                // ReSharper disable once SwitchStatementMissingSomeCases
-                switch (attrClassName)
-                {
-                    case "Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.ImplementPropertyTypeAttribute":
-                        var propertyAliasToIgnore = (string)attrData.ConstructorArguments[0].Value;
-                        disco.SetIgnoredProperty(classSymbol.Name /*SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(classSymbol)*/, propertyAliasToIgnore);
-                        break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static void ParseAssemblySymbols(ParseResult disco, ISymbol symbol)
-        {
-            foreach (var attrData in symbol.GetAttributes())
-            {
-                var attrClassSymbol = attrData.AttributeClass;
-
-                // handle errors
-                if (attrClassSymbol is IErrorTypeSymbol) continue;
-                if (attrData.AttributeConstructor == null) continue;
-
-                var attrClassName = SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(attrClassSymbol);
-                switch (attrClassName)
-                {
-                    case "Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.IgnoreContentTypeAttribute":
-                        var contentAliasToIgnore = (string)attrData.ConstructorArguments[0].Value;
-                        // see notes in IgnoreContentTypeAttribute
-                        //var ignoreContent = (bool)attrData.ConstructorArguments[1].Value;
-                        //var ignoreMixin = (bool)attrData.ConstructorArguments[1].Value;
-                        //var ignoreMixinProperties = (bool)attrData.ConstructorArguments[1].Value;
-                        disco.SetIgnoredContent(contentAliasToIgnore /*, ignoreContent, ignoreMixin, ignoreMixinProperties*/);
-                        break;
-
-                    case "Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.RenameContentTypeAttribute":
-                        var contentAliasToRename = (string) attrData.ConstructorArguments[0].Value;
-                        var contentRenamed = (string)attrData.ConstructorArguments[1].Value;
-                        disco.SetRenamedContent(contentAliasToRename, contentRenamed, false);
-                        break;
-
-                    case "Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.ModelsBaseClassAttribute":
-                        var modelsBaseClass = (INamedTypeSymbol) attrData.ConstructorArguments[0].Value;
-                        if (modelsBaseClass is IErrorTypeSymbol)
-                            throw new Exception($"Invalid base class type \"{modelsBaseClass.Name}\".");
-                        disco.SetModelsBaseClassName(SymbolDisplay.ToDisplayString(modelsBaseClass));
-                        break;
-
-                    case "Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.ModelsNamespaceAttribute":
-                        var modelsNamespace= (string) attrData.ConstructorArguments[0].Value;
-                        disco.SetModelsNamespace(modelsNamespace);
-                        break;
-
-                    case "Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.ModelsUsingAttribute":
-                        var usingNamespace = (string)attrData.ConstructorArguments[0].Value;
-                        disco.SetUsingNamespace(usingNamespace);
-                        break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static void ParseMethodSymbol(ParseResult disco, ISymbol classSymbol, ISymbol symbol)
-        {
-            var methodSymbol = symbol as IMethodSymbol;
-
-            if (methodSymbol == null
-                || !methodSymbol.IsStatic
-                || methodSymbol.IsGenericMethod
-                || methodSymbol.ReturnsVoid
-                || methodSymbol.IsExtensionMethod
-                || methodSymbol.Parameters.Length != 1)
-                return;
-
-            var returnType = methodSymbol.ReturnType;
-            var paramSymbol = methodSymbol.Parameters[0];
-            var paramType = paramSymbol.Type;
-
-            // cannot do this because maybe the param type is ISomething and we don't have
-            // that type yet - will be generated - so cannot put any condition on it really
-            //const string iPublishedContent = "Umbraco.Core.Models.IPublishedContent";
-            //var implements = paramType.AllInterfaces.Any(x => x.ToDisplayString() == iPublishedContent);
-            //if (!implements)
-            //    return;
-
-            disco.SetStaticMixinMethod(classSymbol.Name, methodSymbol.Name, returnType.Name, paramType.Name);
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Building/Compiler.cs

@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Web;
-using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
-using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
-using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
-{
-    // main Roslyn compiler
-    internal class Compiler
-    {
-        private readonly LanguageVersion _languageVersion;
-
-        public Compiler()
-            : this(UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().LanguageVersion)
-        { }
-
-        public Compiler(LanguageVersion languageVersion)
-        {
-            _languageVersion = languageVersion;
-            References = ReferencedAssemblies.References;
-            Debug = HttpContext.Current != null && HttpContext.Current.IsDebuggingEnabled;
-        }
-
-        // gets or sets the references
-        public IEnumerable<PortableExecutableReference> References { get; set; }
-
-        public bool Debug { get; set; }
-
-        // gets a compilation
-        public CSharpCompilation GetCompilation(string assemblyName, IDictionary<string, string> files)
-        {
-            SyntaxTree[] trees;
-            return GetCompilation(assemblyName, files, out trees);
-        }
-
-        // gets a compilation
-        // used by CodeParser to get a "compilation" of the existing files
-        public CSharpCompilation GetCompilation(string assemblyName, IDictionary<string, string> files, out SyntaxTree[] trees)
-        {
-            var options = new CSharpParseOptions(_languageVersion);
-            trees = files.Select(x =>
-            {
-                var text = x.Value;
-                var tree = CSharpSyntaxTree.ParseText(text, /*options:*/ options);
-                var diagnostic = tree.GetDiagnostics().FirstOrDefault(y => y.Severity == DiagnosticSeverity.Error);
-                if (diagnostic != null)
-                    ThrowExceptionFromDiagnostic(x.Key, x.Value, diagnostic);
-                return tree;
-            }).ToArray();
-
-            var refs = References;
-
-            var compilationOptions = new CSharpCompilationOptions(
-                OutputKind.DynamicallyLinkedLibrary,
-                assemblyIdentityComparer: DesktopAssemblyIdentityComparer.Default,
-                optimizationLevel: Debug ? OptimizationLevel.Debug : OptimizationLevel.Release
-            );
-            var compilation = CSharpCompilation.Create(
-                assemblyName,
-                /*syntaxTrees:*/ trees,
-                /*references:*/ refs,
-                compilationOptions);
-
-            return compilation;
-        }
-
-        // compile files into a Dll
-        // used by ModelsBuilderBackOfficeController in [Live]Dll mode, to compile the models to disk
-        public void Compile(string assemblyName, IDictionary<string, string> files, string binPath)
-        {
-            var assemblyPath = Path.Combine(binPath, assemblyName + ".dll");
-            using (var stream = new FileStream(assemblyPath, FileMode.Create))
-            {
-                Compile(assemblyName, files, stream);
-            }
-
-            // this is how we'd create the pdb:
-            /*
-            var pdbPath = Path.Combine(binPath, assemblyName + ".pdb");
-
-            // create the compilation
-            var compilation = GetCompilation(assemblyName, files);
-
-            // check diagnostics for errors (not warnings)
-            foreach (var diag in compilation.GetDiagnostics().Where(x => x.Severity == DiagnosticSeverity.Error))
-                ThrowExceptionFromDiagnostic(files, diag);
-
-            // emit
-            var result = compilation.Emit(assemblyPath, pdbPath);
-            if (result.Success) return;
-
-            // deal with errors
-            var diagnostic = result.Diagnostics.First(x => x.Severity == DiagnosticSeverity.Error);
-            ThrowExceptionFromDiagnostic(files, diagnostic);
-            */
-        }
-
-        // compile files into an assembly
-        public Assembly Compile(string assemblyName, IDictionary<string, string> files)
-        {
-            using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
-            {
-                Compile(assemblyName, files, stream);
-                return Assembly.Load(stream.GetBuffer());
-            }
-        }
-
-        // compile one file into an assembly
-        public Assembly Compile(string assemblyName, string path, string code)
-        {
-            using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
-            {
-                Compile(assemblyName, new Dictionary<string, string> { { path, code } }, stream);
-               return Assembly.Load(stream.GetBuffer());
-            }
-        }
-
-        // compiles files into a stream
-        public void Compile(string assemblyName, IDictionary<string, string> files, Stream stream)
-        {
-            // create the compilation
-            var compilation = GetCompilation(assemblyName, files);
-
-            // check diagnostics for errors (not warnings)
-            foreach (var diag in compilation.GetDiagnostics().Where(x => x.Severity == DiagnosticSeverity.Error))
-                ThrowExceptionFromDiagnostic(files, diag);
-
-            // emit
-            var result = compilation.Emit(stream);
-            if (result.Success) return;
-
-            // deal with errors
-            var diagnostic = result.Diagnostics.First(x => x.Severity == DiagnosticSeverity.Error);
-            ThrowExceptionFromDiagnostic(files, diagnostic);
-        }
-
-        // compiles one file into a stream
-        public void Compile(string assemblyName, string path, string code, Stream stream)
-        {
-            Compile(assemblyName, new Dictionary<string, string> { { path, code } }, stream);
-        }
-
-        private static void ThrowExceptionFromDiagnostic(IDictionary<string, string> files, Diagnostic diagnostic)
-        {
-            var message = diagnostic.GetMessage();
-            if (diagnostic.Location == Location.None)
-                throw new CompilerException(message);
-
-            var position = diagnostic.Location.GetLineSpan().StartLinePosition.Line + 1;
-            var path = diagnostic.Location.SourceTree.FilePath;
-            var code = files.ContainsKey(path) ? files[path] : string.Empty;
-            throw new CompilerException(message, path, code, position);
-        }
-
-        private static void ThrowExceptionFromDiagnostic(string path, string code, Diagnostic diagnostic)
-        {
-            var message = diagnostic.GetMessage();
-            if (diagnostic.Location == Location.None)
-                throw new CompilerException(message);
-
-            var position = diagnostic.Location.GetLineSpan().StartLinePosition.Line + 1;
-            throw new CompilerException(message, path, code, position);
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Building/CompilerException.cs

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
-{
-    public class CompilerException : Exception
-    {
-        public CompilerException(string message)
-            : base(message)
-        { }
-
-        public CompilerException(string message, string path, string sourceCode, int line)
-            : base(message)
-        {
-            Path = path;
-            SourceCode = sourceCode;
-            Line = line;
-        }
-
-        public string Path { get; } = string.Empty;
-
-        public string SourceCode { get; } = string.Empty;
-
-        public int Line { get; } = -1;
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Building/ParseResult.cs

@@ -1,275 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Contains the result of a code parsing.
-    /// </summary>
-    internal class ParseResult
-    {
-        // "alias" is the umbraco alias
-        // content "name" is the complete name eg Foo.Bar.Name
-        // property "name" is just the local name
-
-        // see notes in IgnoreContentTypeAttribute
-
-        private readonly HashSet<string> _ignoredContent 
-            = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
-        //private readonly HashSet<string> _ignoredMixin
-        //    = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
-        //private readonly HashSet<string> _ignoredMixinProperties
-        //    = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
-        private readonly Dictionary<string, string> _renamedContent 
-            = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
-        private readonly HashSet<string> _withImplementContent
-            = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
-        private readonly Dictionary<string, HashSet<string>> _ignoredProperty
-            = new Dictionary<string, HashSet<string>>();
-        private readonly Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, string>> _renamedProperty
-            = new Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, string>>();
-        private readonly Dictionary<string, string> _contentBase
-            = new Dictionary<string, string>();
-        private readonly Dictionary<string, string[]> _contentInterfaces 
-            = new Dictionary<string, string[]>();
-        private readonly List<string> _usingNamespaces
-            = new List<string>();
-        private readonly Dictionary<string, List<StaticMixinMethodInfo>> _staticMixins
-            = new Dictionary<string, List<StaticMixinMethodInfo>>();
-        private readonly HashSet<string> _withCtor
-            = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
-
-        public static readonly ParseResult Empty = new ParseResult();
-
-        private class StaticMixinMethodInfo
-        {
-            public StaticMixinMethodInfo(string contentName, string methodName, string returnType, string paramType)
-            {
-                ContentName = contentName;
-                MethodName = methodName;
-                //ReturnType = returnType;
-                //ParamType = paramType;
-            }
-
-            // short name eg Type1
-            public string ContentName { get; private set; }
-
-            // short name eg GetProp1
-            public string MethodName { get; private set; }
-
-            // those types cannot be FQ because when parsing, some of them
-            // might not exist since we're generating them... and so prob.
-            // that info is worthless - not using it anyway at the moment...
-
-            //public string ReturnType { get; private set; }
-            //public string ParamType { get; private set; }
-        }
-
-        #region Declare
-
-        // content with that alias should not be generated
-        // alias can end with a * (wildcard)
-        public void SetIgnoredContent(string contentAlias /*, bool ignoreContent, bool ignoreMixin, bool ignoreMixinProperties*/)
-        {
-            //if (ignoreContent)
-                _ignoredContent.Add(contentAlias);
-            //if (ignoreMixin)
-            //    _ignoredMixin.Add(contentAlias);
-            //if (ignoreMixinProperties)
-            //    _ignoredMixinProperties.Add(contentAlias);
-        }
-
-        // content with that alias should be generated with a different name
-        public void SetRenamedContent(string contentAlias, string contentName, bool withImplement)
-        {
-            _renamedContent[contentAlias] = contentName;
-            if (withImplement)
-                _withImplementContent.Add(contentAlias);
-        }
-
-        // property with that alias should not be generated
-        // applies to content name and any content that implements it
-        // here, contentName may be an interface
-        // alias can end with a * (wildcard)
-        public void SetIgnoredProperty(string contentName, string propertyAlias)
-        {
-            HashSet<string> ignores;
-            if (!_ignoredProperty.TryGetValue(contentName, out ignores))
-                ignores = _ignoredProperty[contentName] = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
-            ignores.Add(propertyAlias);
-        }
-
-        // property with that alias should be generated with a different name
-        // applies to content name and any content that implements it
-        // here, contentName may be an interface
-        public void SetRenamedProperty(string contentName, string propertyAlias, string propertyName)
-        {
-            Dictionary<string, string> renames;
-            if (!_renamedProperty.TryGetValue(contentName, out renames))
-                renames = _renamedProperty[contentName] = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
-            renames[propertyAlias] = propertyName;
-        }
-
-        // content with that name has a base class so no need to generate one
-        public void SetContentBaseClass(string contentName, string baseName)
-        {
-            if (baseName.ToLowerInvariant() != "object")
-                _contentBase[contentName] = baseName;
-        }
-
-        // content with that name implements the interfaces
-        public void SetContentInterfaces(string contentName, IEnumerable<string> interfaceNames)
-        {
-            _contentInterfaces[contentName] = interfaceNames.ToArray();
-        }
-
-        public void SetModelsBaseClassName(string modelsBaseClassName)
-        {
-            ModelsBaseClassName = modelsBaseClassName;
-        }
-
-        public void SetModelsNamespace(string modelsNamespace)
-        {
-            ModelsNamespace = modelsNamespace;
-        }
-
-        public void SetUsingNamespace(string usingNamespace)
-        {
-            _usingNamespaces.Add(usingNamespace);
-        }
-
-        public void SetStaticMixinMethod(string contentName, string methodName, string returnType, string paramType)
-        {
-            if (!_staticMixins.ContainsKey(contentName))
-                _staticMixins[contentName] = new List<StaticMixinMethodInfo>();
-
-            _staticMixins[contentName].Add(new StaticMixinMethodInfo(contentName, methodName, returnType, paramType));
-        }
-
-        public void SetHasCtor(string contentName)
-        {
-            _withCtor.Add(contentName);
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-
-        #region Query
-
-        public bool IsIgnored(string contentAlias)
-        {
-            return IsContentOrMixinIgnored(contentAlias, _ignoredContent);
-        }
-
-        //public bool IsMixinIgnored(string contentAlias)
-        //{
-        //    return IsContentOrMixinIgnored(contentAlias, _ignoredMixin);
-        //}
-        
-        //public bool IsMixinPropertiesIgnored(string contentAlias)
-        //{
-        //    return IsContentOrMixinIgnored(contentAlias, _ignoredMixinProperties);
-        //}
-
-        private static bool IsContentOrMixinIgnored(string contentAlias, HashSet<string> ignored)
-        {
-            if (ignored.Contains(contentAlias)) return true;
-            return ignored
-                .Where(x => x.EndsWith("*"))
-                .Select(x => x.Substring(0, x.Length - 1))
-                .Any(x => contentAlias.StartsWith(x, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
-        }
-
-        public bool HasContentBase(string contentName)
-        {
-            return _contentBase.ContainsKey(contentName);
-        }
-
-        public bool IsContentRenamed(string contentAlias)
-        {
-            return _renamedContent.ContainsKey(contentAlias);
-        }
-
-        public bool HasContentImplement(string contentAlias)
-        {
-            return _withImplementContent.Contains(contentAlias);
-        }
-
-        public string ContentClrName(string contentAlias)
-        {
-            string name;
-            return (_renamedContent.TryGetValue(contentAlias, out name)) ? name : null;
-        }
-
-        public bool IsPropertyIgnored(string contentName, string propertyAlias)
-        {
-            HashSet<string> ignores;
-            if (_ignoredProperty.TryGetValue(contentName, out ignores))
-            {
-                if (ignores.Contains(propertyAlias)) return true;
-                if (ignores
-                        .Where(x => x.EndsWith("*"))
-                        .Select(x => x.Substring(0, x.Length - 1))
-                        .Any(x => propertyAlias.StartsWith(x, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)))
-                    return true;
-            }
-            string baseName;
-            if (_contentBase.TryGetValue(contentName, out baseName)
-                && IsPropertyIgnored(baseName, propertyAlias)) return true;
-            string[] interfaceNames;
-            if (_contentInterfaces.TryGetValue(contentName, out interfaceNames)
-                && interfaceNames.Any(interfaceName => IsPropertyIgnored(interfaceName, propertyAlias))) return true;
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        public string PropertyClrName(string contentName, string propertyAlias)
-        {
-            Dictionary<string, string> renames;
-            string name;
-            if (_renamedProperty.TryGetValue(contentName, out renames)
-                && renames.TryGetValue(propertyAlias, out name)) return name;
-            string baseName;
-            if (_contentBase.TryGetValue(contentName, out baseName)
-                && null != (name = PropertyClrName(baseName, propertyAlias))) return name;
-            string[] interfaceNames;
-            if (_contentInterfaces.TryGetValue(contentName, out interfaceNames)
-                && null != (name = interfaceNames
-                    .Select(interfaceName => PropertyClrName(interfaceName, propertyAlias))
-                    .FirstOrDefault(x => x != null))) return name;
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        public bool HasModelsBaseClassName
-        {
-            get { return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ModelsBaseClassName); }
-        }
-
-        public string ModelsBaseClassName { get; private set; }
-
-        public bool HasModelsNamespace
-        {
-            get { return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ModelsNamespace); }
-        }
-
-        public string ModelsNamespace { get; private set; }
-
-        public IEnumerable<string> UsingNamespaces
-        {
-            get { return _usingNamespaces; }
-        }
-
-        public IEnumerable<string> StaticMixinMethods(string contentName)
-        {
-            return _staticMixins.ContainsKey(contentName)
-                ? _staticMixins[contentName].Select(x => x.MethodName)
-                : Enumerable.Empty<string>() ;
-        }
-
-        public bool HasCtor(string contentName)
-        {
-            return _withCtor.Contains(contentName);
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Building/PropertyModel.cs

@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
         /// </summary>
         public string ClrTypeName;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether this property should be excluded from generation.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool IsIgnored;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the generation errors for the property.
         /// </summary>

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Building/TextBuilder.cs

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
+using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Api;
 using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration;
 
 namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
@@ -19,9 +20,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
         /// and the result of code parsing.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="typeModels">The list of models to generate.</param>
-        /// <param name="parseResult">The result of code parsing.</param>
-        public TextBuilder(IList<TypeModel> typeModels, ParseResult parseResult)
-            : base(typeModels, parseResult)
+        public TextBuilder(IList<TypeModel> typeModels)
+            : base(typeModels)
         { }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -29,21 +29,22 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
         /// the result of code parsing, and a models namespace.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="typeModels">The list of models to generate.</param>
-        /// <param name="parseResult">The result of code parsing.</param>
         /// <param name="modelsNamespace">The models namespace.</param>
-        public TextBuilder(IList<TypeModel> typeModels, ParseResult parseResult, string modelsNamespace)
-            : base(typeModels, parseResult, modelsNamespace)
+        public TextBuilder(IList<TypeModel> typeModels, string modelsNamespace)
+            : base(typeModels, modelsNamespace)
         { }
 
         // internal for unit tests only
         internal TextBuilder()
         { }
 
+        private static Config Config => Current.Configs.ModelsBuilder();
+
         /// <summary>
-        /// Outputs a generated model to a string builder.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="sb">The string builder.</param>
-        /// <param name="typeModel">The model to generate.</param>
+                                                                               /// Outputs a generated model to a string builder.
+                                                                               /// </summary>
+                                                                               /// <param name="sb">The string builder.</param>
+                                                                               /// <param name="typeModel">The model to generate.</param>
         public void Generate(StringBuilder sb, TypeModel typeModel)
         {
             WriteHeader(sb);
@@ -97,6 +98,20 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
             TextHeaderWriter.WriteHeader(sb);
         }
 
+        // writes an attribute that identifies code generated by a tool
+        // (helps reduce warnings, tools such as FxCop use it)
+        // see https://github.com/zpqrtbnk/Zbu.ModelsBuilder/issues/107
+        // see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.codedom.compiler.generatedcodeattribute
+        // see https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/codeanalysis/2007/04/27/correct-usage-of-the-compilergeneratedattribute-and-the-generatedcodeattribute/
+        //
+        // note that the blog post above clearly states that "Nor should it be applied at the type level if the type being generated is a partial class."
+        // and since our models are partial classes, we have to apply the attribute against the individual members, not the class itself.
+        //
+        private static void WriteGeneratedCodeAttribute(StringBuilder sb, string tabs)
+        {
+            sb.AppendFormat("{0}[global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute(\"Umbraco.ModelsBuilder\", \"{1}\")]\n", tabs, ApiVersion.Current.Version);
+        }
+
         private void WriteContentType(StringBuilder sb, TypeModel type)
         {
             string sep;
@@ -104,11 +119,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
             if (type.IsMixin)
             {
                 // write the interface declaration
-                sb.AppendFormat("\t// Mixin content Type {0} with alias \"{1}\"\n", type.Id, type.Alias);
+                sb.AppendFormat("\t// Mixin Content Type with alias \"{0}\"\n", type.Alias);
                 if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(type.Name))
                     sb.AppendFormat("\t/// <summary>{0}</summary>\n", XmlCommentString(type.Name));
                 sb.AppendFormat("\tpublic partial interface I{0}", type.ClrName);
-                var implements = type.BaseType == null || type.BaseType.IsContentIgnored
+                var implements = type.BaseType == null
                     ? (type.HasBase ? null : (type.IsElement ? "PublishedElement" : "PublishedContent"))
                     : type.BaseType.ClrName;
                 if (implements != null)
@@ -126,7 +141,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
 
                 // write the properties - only the local (non-ignored) ones, we're an interface
                 var more = false;
-                foreach (var prop in type.Properties.Where(x => !x.IsIgnored).OrderBy(x => x.ClrName))
+                foreach (var prop in type.Properties.OrderBy(x => x.ClrName))
                 {
                     if (more) sb.Append("\n");
                     more = true;
@@ -137,8 +152,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
             }
 
             // write the class declaration
-            if (type.IsRenamed)
-                sb.AppendFormat("\t// Content Type {0} with alias \"{1}\"\n", type.Id, type.Alias);
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(type.Name))
                 sb.AppendFormat("\t/// <summary>{0}</summary>\n", XmlCommentString(type.Name));
             // cannot do it now. see note in ImplementContentTypeAttribute
@@ -148,7 +161,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
             sb.AppendFormat("\tpublic partial class {0}", type.ClrName);
             var inherits = type.HasBase
                 ? null // has its own base already
-                : (type.BaseType == null || type.BaseType.IsContentIgnored
+                : (type.BaseType == null
                     ? GetModelsBaseClassName(type)
                     : type.BaseType.ClrName);
             if (inherits != null)
@@ -178,22 +191,25 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
             // as 'new' since parent has its own - or maybe not - disable warning
             sb.Append("\t\t// helpers\n");
             sb.Append("#pragma warning disable 0109 // new is redundant\n");
+            WriteGeneratedCodeAttribute(sb, "\t\t");
             sb.AppendFormat("\t\tpublic new const string ModelTypeAlias = \"{0}\";\n",
                 type.Alias);
             var itemType = type.IsElement ? TypeModel.ItemTypes.Content : type.ItemType; // fixme
+            WriteGeneratedCodeAttribute(sb, "\t\t");
             sb.AppendFormat("\t\tpublic new const PublishedItemType ModelItemType = PublishedItemType.{0};\n",
                 itemType);
+            WriteGeneratedCodeAttribute(sb, "\t\t");
             sb.Append("\t\tpublic new static PublishedContentType GetModelContentType()\n");
             sb.Append("\t\t\t=> PublishedModelUtility.GetModelContentType(ModelItemType, ModelTypeAlias);\n");
+            WriteGeneratedCodeAttribute(sb, "\t\t");
             sb.AppendFormat("\t\tpublic static PublishedPropertyType GetModelPropertyType<TValue>(Expression<Func<{0}, TValue>> selector)\n",
                 type.ClrName);
             sb.Append("\t\t\t=> PublishedModelUtility.GetModelPropertyType(GetModelContentType(), selector);\n");
             sb.Append("#pragma warning restore 0109\n\n");
 
             // write the ctor
-            if (!type.HasCtor)
-                sb.AppendFormat("\t\t// ctor\n\t\tpublic {0}(IPublished{1} content)\n\t\t\t: base(content)\n\t\t{{ }}\n\n",
-                    type.ClrName, type.IsElement ? "Element" : "Content");
+            sb.AppendFormat("\t\t// ctor\n\t\tpublic {0}(IPublished{1} content)\n\t\t\t: base(content)\n\t\t{{ }}\n\n",
+                type.ClrName, type.IsElement ? "Element" : "Content");
 
             // write the properties
             sb.Append("\t\t// properties\n");
@@ -205,10 +221,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
 
         private void WriteContentTypeProperties(StringBuilder sb, TypeModel type)
         {
-            var staticMixinGetters = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().StaticMixinGetters;
+            var staticMixinGetters = true;
 
             // write the properties
-            foreach (var prop in type.Properties.Where(x => !x.IsIgnored).OrderBy(x => x.ClrName))
+            foreach (var prop in type.Properties.OrderBy(x => x.ClrName))
                 WriteProperty(sb, type, prop, staticMixinGetters && type.IsMixin ? type.ClrName : null);
 
             // no need to write the parent properties since we inherit from the parent
@@ -217,7 +233,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
 
             // write the mixins properties
             foreach (var mixinType in type.ImplementingInterfaces.OrderBy(x => x.ClrName))
-                foreach (var prop in mixinType.Properties.Where(x => !x.IsIgnored).OrderBy(x => x.ClrName))
+                foreach (var prop in mixinType.Properties.OrderBy(x => x.ClrName))
                     if (staticMixinGetters)
                         WriteMixinProperty(sb, prop, mixinType.ClrName);
                     else
@@ -242,6 +258,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
                 sb.Append("\t\t///</summary>\n");
             }
 
+            WriteGeneratedCodeAttribute(sb, "\t\t");
             sb.AppendFormat("\t\t[ImplementPropertyType(\"{0}\")]\n", property.Alias);
 
             sb.Append("\t\tpublic ");
@@ -256,7 +273,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
 
         private static string MixinStaticGetterName(string clrName)
         {
-            return string.Format(UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().StaticMixinGetterPattern, clrName);
+            return string.Format("Get{0}", clrName);
         }
 
         private void WriteProperty(StringBuilder sb, TypeModel type, PropertyModel property, string mixinClrName = null)
@@ -300,6 +317,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
                 sb.Append("\t\t///</summary>\n");
             }
 
+            WriteGeneratedCodeAttribute(sb, "\t\t");
             sb.AppendFormat("\t\t[ImplementPropertyType(\"{0}\")]\n", property.Alias);
 
             if (mixinStatic)
@@ -343,6 +361,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(property.Name))
                 sb.AppendFormat("\t\t/// <summary>Static getter for {0}</summary>\n", XmlCommentString(property.Name));
 
+            WriteGeneratedCodeAttribute(sb, "\t\t");
             sb.Append("\t\tpublic static ");
             WriteClrType(sb, property.ClrTypeName);
             sb.AppendFormat(" {0}(I{1} that) => that.Value",
@@ -397,6 +416,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(property.Name))
                 sb.AppendFormat("\t\t/// <summary>{0}</summary>\n", XmlCommentString(property.Name));
+            WriteGeneratedCodeAttribute(sb, "\t\t");
             sb.Append("\t\t");
             WriteClrType(sb, property.ClrTypeName);
             sb.AppendFormat(" {0} {{ get; }}\n",
@@ -461,7 +481,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
             s = Regex.Replace(s, @"\{(.*)\}\[\*\]", m => ModelsMap[m.Groups[1].Value + "[]"]);
 
             // takes care eg of "System.Int32" vs. "int"
-            if (TypesMap.TryGetValue(s.ToLowerInvariant(), out string typeName))
+            if (TypesMap.TryGetValue(s, out string typeName))
             {
                 sb.Append(typeName);
                 return;
@@ -481,6 +501,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
                     typeName = typeName.Substring(p + 1);
                     typeUsing = x;
                 }
+                else if (x == ModelsNamespace) // that one is used by default
+                {
+                    typeName = typeName.Substring(p + 1);
+                    typeUsing = ModelsNamespace;
+                }
             }
 
             // nested types *after* using
@@ -531,24 +556,24 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
             return s.Replace('<', '{').Replace('>', '}').Replace('\r', ' ').Replace('\n', ' ');
         }
 
-        private static readonly IDictionary<string, string> TypesMap = new Dictionary<string, string>
+        private static readonly IDictionary<string, string> TypesMap = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
         {
-            { "system.int16", "short" },
-            { "system.int32", "int" },
-            { "system.int64", "long" },
-            { "system.string", "string" },
-            { "system.object", "object" },
-            { "system.boolean", "bool" },
-            { "system.void", "void" },
-            { "system.char", "char" },
-            { "system.byte", "byte" },
-            { "system.uint16", "ushort" },
-            { "system.uint32", "uint" },
-            { "system.uint64", "ulong" },
-            { "system.sbyte", "sbyte" },
-            { "system.single", "float" },
-            { "system.double", "double" },
-            { "system.decimal", "decimal" }
+            { "System.Int16", "short" },
+            { "System.Int32", "int" },
+            { "System.Int64", "long" },
+            { "System.String", "string" },
+            { "System.Object", "object" },
+            { "System.Boolean", "bool" },
+            { "System.Void", "void" },
+            { "System.Char", "char" },
+            { "System.Byte", "byte" },
+            { "System.UInt16", "ushort" },
+            { "System.UInt32", "uint" },
+            { "System.UInt64", "ulong" },
+            { "System.SByte", "sbyte" },
+            { "System.Single", "float" },
+            { "System.Double", "double" },
+            { "System.Decimal", "decimal" }
         };
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Building/TypeModel.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
 
 namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
 {
@@ -88,16 +89,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
         /// or because the existing user's code declares a base class for this model.</remarks>
         public bool HasBase;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether this model has been renamed.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool IsRenamed;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether this model has [ImplementContentType] already.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool HasImplement;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether this model is used as a mixin by another model.
         /// </summary>
@@ -108,16 +99,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
         /// </summary>
         public bool IsParent;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether this model should be excluded from generation.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool IsContentIgnored;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether the ctor is already defined in a partial.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool HasCtor;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether the type is an element.
         /// </summary>
@@ -181,11 +162,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
         /// <remarks>Includes the specified type.</remarks>
         internal static void CollectImplems(ICollection<TypeModel> types, TypeModel type)
         {
-            if (!type.IsContentIgnored && types.Contains(type) == false)
+            if (types.Contains(type) == false)
                 types.Add(type);
-            if (type.BaseType != null && !type.BaseType.IsContentIgnored)
+            if (type.BaseType != null)
                 CollectImplems(types, type.BaseType);
-            foreach (var mixin in type.MixinTypes.Where(x => !x.IsContentIgnored))
+            foreach (var mixin in type.MixinTypes)
                 CollectImplems(types, mixin);
         }
 
@@ -204,5 +185,21 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building
                 typeModel = typeModel.BaseType;
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Maps ModelType.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void MapModelTypes(IList<TypeModel> typeModels, string ns)
+        {
+            var hasNs = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ns);
+            var map = typeModels.ToDictionary(x => x.Alias, x => hasNs ? (ns + "." + x.ClrName) : x.ClrName);
+            foreach (var typeModel in typeModels)
+            {
+                foreach (var propertyModel in typeModel.Properties)
+                {
+                    propertyModel.ClrTypeName = ModelType.MapToName(propertyModel.ModelClrType, map);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/ConfigsExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
+using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration;
+
+namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides extension methods for the <see cref="UmbracoConfig"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class ConfigsExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the models builder configuration.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>Getting the models builder configuration freezes its state,
+        /// and any attempt at modifying the configuration using the Setup method
+        /// will be ignored.</remarks>
+        public static Config ModelsBuilder(this Configs configs)
+            => configs.GetConfig<Config>();
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Configuration/Config.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Configuration;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Reflection;
 using System.Web.Configuration;
 using System.Web.Hosting;
-using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp;
 using Umbraco.Core;
 
 namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration
@@ -14,40 +12,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration
     /// </summary>
     public class Config
     {
-        private static Config _value;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the configuration - internal so that the UmbracoConfig extension
-        /// can get the value to initialize its own value. Either a value has
-        /// been provided via the Setup method, or a new instance is created, which
-        /// will load settings from the config file.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal static Config Value => _value ?? new Config();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Sets the configuration programmatically.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="config">The configuration.</param>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// <para>Once the configuration has been accessed via the UmbracoConfig extension,
-        /// it cannot be changed anymore, and using this method will achieve nothing.</para>
-        /// <para>For tests, see UmbracoConfigExtensions.ResetConfig().</para>
-        /// </remarks>
-        public static void Setup(Config config)
-        {
-            _value = config;
-        }
-
-        internal const string DefaultStaticMixinGetterPattern = "Get{0}";
-        internal const LanguageVersion DefaultLanguageVersion = LanguageVersion.CSharp6;
         internal const string DefaultModelsNamespace = "Umbraco.Web.PublishedModels";
-        internal const ClrNameSource DefaultClrNameSource = ClrNameSource.Alias; // for legacy reasons
         internal const string DefaultModelsDirectory = "~/App_Data/Models";
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Config"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        private Config()
+        public Config()
         {
             const string prefix = "Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.";
 
@@ -56,10 +27,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration
             Enable = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[prefix + "Enable"] == "true";
 
             // ensure defaults are initialized for tests
-            StaticMixinGetterPattern = DefaultStaticMixinGetterPattern;
-            LanguageVersion = DefaultLanguageVersion;
             ModelsNamespace = DefaultModelsNamespace;
-            ClrNameSource = DefaultClrNameSource;
             ModelsDirectory = HostingEnvironment.IsHosted
                 ? HostingEnvironment.MapPath(DefaultModelsDirectory)
                 : DefaultModelsDirectory.TrimStart("~/");
@@ -80,12 +48,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration
                     case nameof(ModelsMode.PureLive):
                         ModelsMode = ModelsMode.PureLive;
                         break;
-                    case nameof(ModelsMode.Dll):
-                        ModelsMode = ModelsMode.Dll;
-                        break;
-                    case nameof(ModelsMode.LiveDll):
-                        ModelsMode = ModelsMode.LiveDll;
-                        break;
                     case nameof(ModelsMode.AppData):
                         ModelsMode = ModelsMode.AppData;
                         break;
@@ -94,17 +56,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration
                         break;
                     default:
                         throw new ConfigurationErrorsException($"ModelsMode \"{modelsMode}\" is not a valid mode."
-                            + " Note that modes are case-sensitive.");
+                            + " Note that modes are case-sensitive. Possible values are: " + string.Join(", ", Enum.GetNames(typeof(ModelsMode))));
                 }
             }
 
             // default: false
-            EnableApi = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[prefix + "EnableApi"].InvariantEquals("true");
             AcceptUnsafeModelsDirectory = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[prefix + "AcceptUnsafeModelsDirectory"].InvariantEquals("true");
 
             // default: true
             EnableFactory = !ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[prefix + "EnableFactory"].InvariantEquals("false");
-            StaticMixinGetters = !ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[prefix + "StaticMixinGetters"].InvariantEquals("false");
             FlagOutOfDateModels = !ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[prefix + "FlagOutOfDateModels"].InvariantEquals("false");
 
             // default: initialized above with DefaultModelsNamespace const
@@ -112,45 +72,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
                 ModelsNamespace = value;
 
-            // default: initialized above with DefaultStaticMixinGetterPattern const
-            value = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[prefix + "StaticMixinGetterPattern"];
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
-                StaticMixinGetterPattern = value;
-
-            // default: initialized above with DefaultLanguageVersion const
-            value = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[prefix + "LanguageVersion"];
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
-            {
-                LanguageVersion lv;
-                if (!Enum.TryParse(value, true, out lv))
-                    throw new ConfigurationErrorsException($"Invalid language version \"{value}\".");
-                LanguageVersion = lv;
-            }
-
-            // default: initialized above with DefaultClrNameSource const
-            value = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[prefix + "ClrNameSource"];
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
-            {
-                switch (value)
-                {
-                    case nameof(ClrNameSource.Nothing):
-                        ClrNameSource = ClrNameSource.Nothing;
-                        break;
-                    case nameof(ClrNameSource.Alias):
-                        ClrNameSource = ClrNameSource.Alias;
-                        break;
-                    case nameof(ClrNameSource.RawAlias):
-                        ClrNameSource = ClrNameSource.RawAlias;
-                        break;
-                    case nameof(ClrNameSource.Name):
-                        ClrNameSource = ClrNameSource.Name;
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        throw new ConfigurationErrorsException($"ClrNameSource \"{value}\" is not a valid source."
-                            + " Note that sources are case-sensitive.");
-                }
-            }
-
             // default: initialized above with DefaultModelsDirectory const
             value = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[prefix + "ModelsDirectory"];
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
@@ -186,14 +107,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration
         public Config(
             bool enable = false,
             ModelsMode modelsMode = ModelsMode.Nothing,
-            bool enableApi = true,
             string modelsNamespace = null,
             bool enableFactory = true,
-            LanguageVersion languageVersion = DefaultLanguageVersion,
-            bool staticMixinGetters = true,
-            string staticMixinGetterPattern = null,
             bool flagOutOfDateModels = true,
-            ClrNameSource clrNameSource = DefaultClrNameSource,
             string modelsDirectory = null,
             bool acceptUnsafeModelsDirectory = false,
             int debugLevel = 0)
@@ -201,14 +117,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration
             Enable = enable;
             ModelsMode = modelsMode;
 
-            EnableApi = enableApi;
             ModelsNamespace = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(modelsNamespace) ? DefaultModelsNamespace : modelsNamespace;
             EnableFactory = enableFactory;
-            LanguageVersion = languageVersion;
-            StaticMixinGetters = staticMixinGetters;
-            StaticMixinGetterPattern = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(staticMixinGetterPattern) ? DefaultStaticMixinGetterPattern : staticMixinGetterPattern;
             FlagOutOfDateModels = flagOutOfDateModels;
-            ClrNameSource = clrNameSource;
             ModelsDirectory = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(modelsDirectory) ? DefaultModelsDirectory : modelsDirectory;
             AcceptUnsafeModelsDirectory = acceptUnsafeModelsDirectory;
             DebugLevel = debugLevel;
@@ -259,27 +170,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration
         /// </summary>
         public ModelsMode ModelsMode { get; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether to serve the API.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool ApiServer => EnableApi && ApiInstalled && IsDebug;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether to enable the API.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        ///     <para>Default value is <c>true</c>.</para>
-        ///     <para>The API is used by the Visual Studio extension and the console tool to talk to Umbraco
-        ///     and retrieve the content types. It needs to be enabled so the extension & tool can work.</para>
-        /// </remarks>
-        public bool EnableApi { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether the API is installed.
-        /// </summary>
-        // fixme - this is now always true as the API is part of Core
-        public bool ApiInstalled => true;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether system.web/compilation/@debug is true.
         /// </summary>
@@ -304,24 +194,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration
         /// <remarks>Default value is <c>true</c> because no factory is enabled by default in Umbraco.</remarks>
         public bool EnableFactory { get; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the Roslyn parser language version.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>Default value is <c>CSharp6</c>.</remarks>
-        public LanguageVersion LanguageVersion { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether to generate static mixin getters.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>Default value is <c>false</c> for backward compat reaons.</remarks>
-        public bool StaticMixinGetters { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the string pattern for mixin properties static getter name.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>Default value is "GetXxx". Standard string format.</remarks>
-        public string StaticMixinGetterPattern { get; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether we should flag out-of-date models.
         /// </summary>
@@ -330,11 +202,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration
         /// generated through the dashboard, the files is cleared. Default value is <c>false</c>.</remarks>
         public bool FlagOutOfDateModels { get; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the CLR name source.
-        /// </summary>
-        public ClrNameSource ClrNameSource { get; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the models directory.
         /// </summary>

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Configuration/ModelsMode.cs

@@ -31,22 +31,6 @@
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>Generation can be triggered from the dashboard. The app does not restart.
         /// Models are not compiled and thus are not available to the project.</remarks>
-        LiveAppData,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Generates models in AppData and compiles them into a Dll into ~/bin (the app restarts).
-        /// When: generation is triggered.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>Generation can be triggered from the dashboard. The app does restart. Models
-        /// are available to the entire project.</remarks>
-        Dll,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Generates models in AppData and compiles them into a Dll into ~/bin (the app restarts).
-        /// When: a content type change occurs, or generation is triggered.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>Generation can be triggered from the dashboard. The app does restart. Models
-        /// are available to the entire project.</remarks>
-        LiveDll
+        LiveAppData
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Configuration/ModelsModeExtensions.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
         {
             return
                 modelsMode == ModelsMode.PureLive
-                || modelsMode == ModelsMode.LiveDll
                 || modelsMode == ModelsMode.LiveAppData;
         }
 
@@ -22,18 +21,7 @@
         public static bool IsLiveNotPure(this ModelsMode modelsMode)
         {
             return
-                modelsMode == ModelsMode.LiveDll
-                || modelsMode == ModelsMode.LiveAppData;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether the mode is [Live]Dll.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static bool IsAnyDll(this ModelsMode modelsMode)
-        {
-            return
-                modelsMode == ModelsMode.Dll
-                || modelsMode == ModelsMode.LiveDll;
+                modelsMode == ModelsMode.LiveAppData;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -42,10 +30,8 @@
         public static bool SupportsExplicitGeneration(this ModelsMode modelsMode)
         {
             return 
-                modelsMode == ModelsMode.Dll
-               || modelsMode == ModelsMode.LiveDll
-               || modelsMode == ModelsMode.AppData
+               modelsMode == ModelsMode.AppData
                || modelsMode == ModelsMode.LiveAppData;
         }
     }
-}
+}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Configuration/UmbracoConfigExtensions.cs

@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-using System.Threading;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Provides extension methods for the <see cref="UmbracoConfig"/> class.
-    /// </summary>
-    public static class UmbracoConfigExtensions
-    {
-        private static Config _config;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the models builder configuration.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="umbracoConfig">The umbraco configuration.</param>
-        /// <returns>The models builder configuration.</returns>
-        /// <remarks>Getting the models builder configuration freezes its state,
-        /// and any attempt at modifying the configuration using the Setup method
-        /// will be ignored.</remarks>
-        public static Config ModelsBuilder(this UmbracoConfig umbracoConfig)
-        {
-            // capture the current Config2.Default value, cannot change anymore
-            LazyInitializer.EnsureInitialized(ref _config, () => Config.Value);
-            return _config;
-        }
-
-        // internal for tests
-        internal static void ResetConfig()
-        {
-            _config = null;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Dashboard/BuilderDashboardHelper.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-using System;
-using System.Text;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
+using System.Text;
+using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
 using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco;
 
@@ -8,14 +7,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Dashboard
 {
     internal static class BuilderDashboardHelper
     {
+        private static Config Config => Current.Configs.ModelsBuilder();
+
         public static bool CanGenerate()
         {
-            return UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsMode.SupportsExplicitGeneration();
-        }
-
-        public static bool GenerateCausesRestart()
-        {
-            return UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsMode.IsAnyDll();
+            return Config.ModelsMode.SupportsExplicitGeneration();
         }
 
         public static bool AreModelsOutOfDate()
@@ -30,12 +26,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Dashboard
 
         public static string Text()
         {
-            var config = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder();
+            var config = Config;
+
             if (!config.Enable)
-                return "ModelsBuilder is disabled<br />(the .Enable key is missing, or its value is not 'true').";
+                return "Version: " + Api.ApiVersion.Current.Version + "<br />&nbsp;<br />ModelsBuilder is disabled<br />(the .Enable key is missing, or its value is not 'true').";
 
             var sb = new StringBuilder();
 
+            sb.Append("Version: ");
+            sb.Append(Api.ApiVersion.Current.Version);
+            sb.Append("<br />&nbsp;<br />");
+
             sb.Append("ModelsBuilder is enabled, with the following configuration:");
 
             sb.Append("<ul>");
@@ -46,39 +47,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Dashboard
                 : "not enabled. Umbraco will <em>not</em> use models");
             sb.Append(".</li>");
 
-            sb.Append("<li>The <strong>API</strong> is ");
-            if (config.ApiInstalled && config.EnableApi)
-            {
-                sb.Append("installed and enabled");
-                if (!config.IsDebug) sb.Append(".<br />However, the API runs only with <em>debug</em> compilation mode");
-            }
-            else if (config.ApiInstalled || config.EnableApi)
-                sb.Append(config.ApiInstalled ? "installed but not enabled" : "enabled but not installed");
-            else sb.Append("neither installed nor enabled");
-            sb.Append(".<br />");
-            if (!config.ApiServer)
-                sb.Append("External tools such as Visual Studio <em>cannot</em> use the API");
-            else
-                sb.Append("<span style=\"color:orange;font-weight:bold;\">The API endpoint is open on this server</span>");
-            sb.Append(".</li>");
-
             sb.Append(config.ModelsMode != ModelsMode.Nothing
                 ? $"<li><strong>{config.ModelsMode} models</strong> are enabled.</li>"
                 : "<li>No models mode is specified: models will <em>not</em> be generated.</li>");
 
             sb.Append($"<li>Models namespace is {config.ModelsNamespace}.</li>");
 
-            sb.Append("<li>Static mixin getters are ");
-            sb.Append(config.StaticMixinGetters ? "enabled" : "disabled");
-            if (config.StaticMixinGetters)
-            {
-                sb.Append(". The pattern for getters is ");
-                sb.Append(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(config.StaticMixinGetterPattern)
-                    ? "not configured (will use default)"
-                    : $"\"{config.StaticMixinGetterPattern}\"");
-            }
-            sb.Append(".</li>");
-
             sb.Append("<li>Tracking of <strong>out-of-date models</strong> is ");
             sb.Append(config.FlagOutOfDateModels ? "enabled" : "not enabled");
             sb.Append(".</li>");

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/IgnoreContentTypeAttribute.cs

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Security.Policy;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
-{
-    // for the time being it's all-or-nothing
-    // when the content type is ignored then
-    // - no class is generated for that content type
-    // - no class is generated for any child of that class
-    // - no interface is generated for that content type as a mixin
-    // - and it is ignored as a mixin ie its properties are not generated
-    // in the future we may way to do
-    // [assembly:IgnoreContentType("foo", ContentTypeIgnorable.ContentType|ContentTypeIgnorable.Mixin|ContentTypeIgnorable.MixinProperties)]
-    // so that we can
-    // - generate a class for that content type, or not
-    // -  if not generated, generate children or not
-    // -   if generate children, include properties or not
-    // - generate an interface for that content type as a mixin
-    // -  if not generated, still generate properties in content types implementing the mixin or not
-    // but... I'm not even sure it makes sense
-    // if we don't want it... we don't want it.
-
-    // about ignoring
-    // - content (don't generate the content, use as mixin)
-    // - mixin (don't generate the interface, use the properties)
-    // - mixin properties (generate the interface, not the properties)
-    // - mixin: local only or children too...
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Indicates that no model should be generated for a specified content type alias.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>When a content type is ignored, its descendants are also ignored.</remarks>
-    /// <remarks>Supports trailing wildcard eg "foo*".</remarks>
-    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = false)]
-    public sealed class IgnoreContentTypeAttribute : Attribute
-    {
-        public IgnoreContentTypeAttribute(string alias /*, bool ignoreContent = true, bool ignoreMixin = true, bool ignoreMixinProperties = true*/)
-        {}
-    }
-}
-

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/IgnorePropertyTypeAttribute.cs

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Indicates that no model should be generated for a specified property type alias.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>Supports trailing wildcard eg "foo*".</remarks>
-    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = false)]
-    public sealed class IgnorePropertyTypeAttribute : Attribute
-    {
-        public IgnorePropertyTypeAttribute(string alias)
-        {}
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/ImplementContentTypeAttribute.cs

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
-{
-    // NOTE
-    // that attribute should inherit from PublishedModelAttribute
-    // so we do not have different syntaxes
-    // but... is sealed at the moment.
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Indicates that a (partial) class defines the model type for a specific alias.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>Though a model will be generated - so that is the way to register a rename.</remarks>
-    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = false)]
-    public sealed class ImplementContentTypeAttribute : Attribute
-    {
-        public ImplementContentTypeAttribute(string alias)
-        { }
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/ImplementPropertyTypeAttribute.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
 {

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/ModelsBaseClassAttribute.cs

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Indicates the default base class for models.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>Otherwise it is PublishedContentModel. Would make sense to inherit from PublishedContentModel.</remarks>
-    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = false)]
-    public sealed class ModelsBaseClassAttribute : Attribute
-    {
-        public ModelsBaseClassAttribute(Type type)
-        {}
-    }
-}
-

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/ModelsNamespaceAttribute.cs

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Indicates the models namespace.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>Will override anything else that might come from settings.</remarks>
-    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = false)]
-    public sealed class ModelsNamespaceAttribute : Attribute
-    {
-        public ModelsNamespaceAttribute(string modelsNamespace)
-        {}
-    }
-}
-

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/ModelsUsingAttribute.cs

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Security.Policy;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Indicates namespaces that should be used in generated models (in using clauses).
-    /// </summary>
-    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = false)]
-    public sealed class ModelsUsingAttribute : Attribute
-    {
-        public ModelsUsingAttribute(string usingNamespace)
-        {}
-    }
-}
-

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -7,8 +7,4 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyProduct("Umbraco CMS")]
 
 [assembly: ComVisible(false)]
-[assembly: Guid("7020a059-c0d1-43a0-8efd-23591a0c9af6")]
-
-// code analysis
-// IDE1006 is broken, wants _value syntax for consts, etc - and it's even confusing ppl at MS, kill it
-[assembly: System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Style", "IDE1006:Naming Styles", Justification = "~_~")]
+[assembly: Guid("52ac0ba8-a60e-4e36-897b-e8b97a54ed1c")]

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/PublishedElementExtensions.cs

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
-using Umbraco.Web;
+using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder;
 
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
+// same namespace as original Umbraco.Web PublishedElementExtensions
+// ReSharper disable once CheckNamespace
+namespace Umbraco.Web
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Provides extension methods to models.
@@ -14,13 +16,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the value of a property.
         /// </summary>
-        public static TValue Value<TModel, TValue>(this TModel model, Expression<Func<TModel, TValue>> property, string culture = ".", string segment = ".")
+        public static TValue Value<TModel, TValue>(this TModel model, Expression<Func<TModel, TValue>> property, string culture = null, string segment = null, Fallback fallback = default, TValue defaultValue = default)
             where TModel : IPublishedElement
         {
             var alias = GetAlias(model, property);
-            return model.Value<TValue>(alias, culture, segment);
+            return model.Value<TValue>(alias, culture, segment, fallback, defaultValue);
         }
 
+        // fixme that one should be public so ppl can use it
         private static string GetAlias<TModel, TValue>(TModel model, Expression<Func<TModel, TValue>> property)
         {
             if (property.NodeType != ExpressionType.Lambda)

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/PublishedPropertyTypeExtensions.cs

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using Umbraco.Core;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
-{
-    public static class PublishedPropertyTypeExtensions
-    {
-        // fixme - need to rewrite that one - we don't have prevalues anymore
-        //public static KeyValuePair<int, string>[] PreValues(this PublishedPropertyType propertyType)
-        //{
-        //    return ApplicationContext.Current.Services.DataTypeService
-        //        .GetPreValuesCollectionByDataTypeId(propertyType.DataType.Id)
-        //        .PreValuesAsArray
-        //        .Select(x => new KeyValuePair<int, string>(x.Id, x.Value))
-        //        .ToArray();
-        //}
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/ReferencedAssemblies.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Web.Compilation;
 using System.Web.Hosting;
-using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
 using Umbraco.Core;
 
 namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
@@ -12,17 +11,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
     internal static class ReferencedAssemblies
     {
         private static readonly Lazy<IEnumerable<string>> LazyLocations;
-        private static readonly Lazy<IEnumerable<PortableExecutableReference>> LazyReferences;
 
         static ReferencedAssemblies()
         {
             LazyLocations = new Lazy<IEnumerable<string>>(() => HostingEnvironment.IsHosted
                 ? GetAllReferencedAssembliesLocationFromBuildManager()
                 : GetAllReferencedAssembliesFromDomain());
-
-            LazyReferences = new Lazy<IEnumerable<PortableExecutableReference>>(() => Locations
-                .Select(x => MetadataReference.CreateFromFile(x))
-                .ToArray());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -31,19 +25,68 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
         /// </summary>
         public static IEnumerable<string> Locations => LazyLocations.Value;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the metadata reference of all the referenced assemblies.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static IEnumerable<PortableExecutableReference> References => LazyReferences.Value;
+        public static Assembly GetNetStandardAssembly(List<Assembly> assemblies)
+        {
+            if (assemblies == null)
+                assemblies = BuildManager.GetReferencedAssemblies().Cast<Assembly>().ToList();
 
-        // hosted, get referenced assemblies from the BuildManader and filter
+            // for some reason, netstandard is also missing from BuildManager.ReferencedAssemblies and yet, is part of
+            // the references that CSharpCompiler (above) receives - where is it coming from? cannot figure it out
+            try
+            {
+                // so, resorting to an ugly trick
+                // we should have System.Reflection.Metadata around, and it should reference netstandard
+                var someAssembly = assemblies.First(x => x.FullName.StartsWith("System.Reflection.Metadata,"));
+                var netStandardAssemblyName = someAssembly.GetReferencedAssemblies().First(x => x.FullName.StartsWith("netstandard,"));
+                var netStandard = Assembly.Load(netStandardAssemblyName.FullName);
+                return netStandard;
+            }
+            catch { /* never mind */ }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public static Assembly GetNetStandardAssembly()
+        {
+            // in PreApplicationStartMethod we cannot get BuildManager.Referenced assemblies, do it differently
+            try
+            {
+                var someAssembly = Assembly.Load("System.Reflection.Metadata");
+                var netStandardAssemblyName = someAssembly.GetReferencedAssemblies().First(x => x.FullName.StartsWith("netstandard,"));
+                var netStandard = Assembly.Load(netStandardAssemblyName.FullName);
+                return netStandard;
+            }
+            catch { /* never mind */ }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // hosted, get referenced assemblies from the BuildManager and filter
         private static IEnumerable<string> GetAllReferencedAssembliesLocationFromBuildManager()
         {
-            return BuildManager.GetReferencedAssemblies()
-                .Cast<Assembly>()
+            var assemblies = BuildManager.GetReferencedAssemblies().Cast<Assembly>().ToList();
+
+            assemblies.Add(typeof(ReferencedAssemblies).Assembly); // always include ourselves
+
+            // see https://github.com/aspnet/RoslynCodeDomProvider/blob/master/src/Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform/CSharpCompiler.cs:
+            // mentions "Bug 913691: Explicitly add System.Runtime as a reference."
+            // and explicitly adds System.Runtime to references before invoking csc.exe
+            // so, doing the same here
+            try
+            {
+                var systemRuntime = Assembly.Load("System.Runtime, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a");
+                assemblies.Add(systemRuntime);
+            }
+            catch { /* never mind */ }
+
+            // for some reason, netstandard is also missing from BuildManager.ReferencedAssemblies and yet, is part of
+            // the references that CSharpCompiler (above) receives - where is it coming from? cannot figure it out
+            var netStandard = GetNetStandardAssembly(assemblies);
+            if (netStandard != null) assemblies.Add(netStandard);
+
+            return assemblies
                 .Where(x => !x.IsDynamic && !x.Location.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
                 .Select(x => x.Location)
-                .And(typeof(ReferencedAssemblies).Assembly.Location) // always include ourselves
                 .Distinct()
                 .ToList();
         }
@@ -132,6 +175,5 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
                 return null;
             }
         }
-
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/RenameContentTypeAttribute.cs

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Indicates a model name for a specified content alias.
-    /// </summary>
-    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = false)]
-    public sealed class RenameContentTypeAttribute : Attribute
-    {
-        public RenameContentTypeAttribute(string alias, string name)
-        {}
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/RenamePropertyTypeAttribute.cs

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Indicates a model name for a specified property alias.
-    /// </summary>
-    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = false)]
-    public sealed class RenamePropertyTypeAttribute : Attribute
-    {
-        public RenamePropertyTypeAttribute(string alias, string name)
-        {}
-    }
-}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.csproj

@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
-    <ProjectGuid>{7020A059-C0D1-43A0-8EFD-23591A0C9AF6}</ProjectGuid>
+    <ProjectGuid>{52AC0BA8-A60E-4E36-897B-E8B97A54ED1C}</ProjectGuid>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Umbraco.ModelsBuilder</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Umbraco.ModelsBuilder</AssemblyName>
     <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.7.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
@@ -32,9 +33,10 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Configuration" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="System.Web" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Web.ApplicationServices" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
@@ -46,67 +48,43 @@
     <Compile Include="..\SolutionInfo.cs">
       <Link>Properties\SolutionInfo.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="Api\ApiBasicAuthFilter.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Api\ApiClient.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Api\ApiHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Api\ApiVersion.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Api\GetModelsData.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Api\ModelsBuilderApiController.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Api\TokenData.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Api\ValidateClientVersionData.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Building\Builder.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Building\CodeDomBuilder.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Building\CodeParser.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Building\Compiler.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Building\CompilerException.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Building\ParseResult.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Building\PropertyModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Building\TextBuilder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Building\TextHeaderWriter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Building\TypeModel.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ConfigsExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\ClrNameSource.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\Config.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\ModelsMode.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\ModelsModeExtensions.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Configuration\UmbracoConfigExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Dashboard\BuilderDashboardHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EnumerableExtensions.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="IgnoreContentTypeAttribute.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="IgnorePropertyTypeAttribute.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="ImplementContentTypeAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ImplementPropertyTypeAttribute.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="ModelsBaseClassAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ModelsBuilderAssemblyAttribute.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="ModelsNamespaceAttribute.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="ModelsUsingAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PublishedElementExtensions.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="PublishedPropertyTypeExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PureLiveAssemblyAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ReferencedAssemblies.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="RenameContentTypeAttribute.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="RenamePropertyTypeAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TypeExtensions.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Umbraco\UmbracoServices.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Umbraco\HashCombiner.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Umbraco\HashHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Umbraco\LiveModelsProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Umbraco\ModelsBuilderBackOfficeController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Umbraco\ModelsBuilderComponent.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Umbraco\ModelsBuilderComposer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Umbraco\ModelsBuilderInitializer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Umbraco\ModelsGenerationError.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Umbraco\OutOfDateModelsStatus.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Umbraco\PublishedModelUtility.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Umbraco\PureLiveModelFactory.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Umbraco\UmbracoServices.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Validation\ContentTypeModelValidator.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp">
-      <Version>2.8.0</Version>
-    </PackageReference>
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Umbraco.Core\Umbraco.Core.csproj">
-      <Project>{31785bc3-256c-4613-b2f5-a1b0bdded8c1}</Project>
+      <Project>{31785BC3-256C-4613-B2F5-A1B0BDDED8C1}</Project>
       <Name>Umbraco.Core</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Umbraco.Web\Umbraco.Web.csproj">
@@ -114,5 +92,10 @@
       <Name>Umbraco.Web</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc">
+      <Version>5.2.7</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
 </Project>

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Umbraco/HashHelper.cs

@@ -6,13 +6,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 {
     class HashHelper
     {
-        public static string Hash(IDictionary<string, string> ourFiles, IEnumerable<TypeModel> typeModels)
+        public static string Hash(IEnumerable<TypeModel> typeModels)
         {
             var hash = new HashCombiner();
 
-            foreach (var kvp in ourFiles)
-                hash.Add(kvp.Key + "::" + kvp.Value);
-
             // see Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco.Application for what's important to hash
             // ie what comes from Umbraco (not computed by ModelsBuilder) and makes a difference
 

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Umbraco/LiveModelsProvider.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using System.Threading;
 using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Hosting;
 using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco;
@@ -21,15 +20,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
         private static Mutex _mutex;
         private static int _req;
 
-        internal static bool IsEnabled
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                var config = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder();
-                return config.ModelsMode.IsLiveNotPure();
-                // we do not manage pure live here
-            }
-        }
+        private static Config Config => Current.Configs.ModelsBuilder();
+
+        // we do not manage pure live here
+        internal static bool IsEnabled => Config.ModelsMode.IsLiveNotPure();
 
         internal static void Install(UmbracoServices umbracoServices)
         {
@@ -104,16 +98,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 
         private static void GenerateModels()
         {
-            var modelsDirectory = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsDirectory;
+            var modelsDirectory = Config.ModelsDirectory;
+            var modelsNamespace = Config.ModelsNamespace;
 
             var bin = HostingEnvironment.MapPath("~/bin");
             if (bin == null)
                 throw new Exception("Panic: bin is null.");
 
-            var config = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder();
-
             // EnableDllModels will recycle the app domain - but this request will end properly
-            ModelsBuilderBackOfficeController.GenerateModels(_umbracoServices, modelsDirectory, config.ModelsMode.IsAnyDll() ? bin : null);
+            ModelsBuilderBackOfficeController.GenerateModels(_umbracoServices, modelsDirectory, modelsNamespace);
         }
     }
 
@@ -133,9 +126,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 
         public static void Install()
         {
-            if (!LiveModelsProvider.IsEnabled)
-                return;
-
+            // always - don't read config in PreApplicationStartMethod
             HttpApplication.RegisterModule(typeof(LiveModelsProviderModule));
         }
     }

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Umbraco/ModelsBuilderBackOfficeController.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Web.Hosting;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building;
 using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Dashboard;
@@ -23,38 +22,42 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
     /// correct CSRF security is adhered to for angular and it also ensures that this controller is not subseptipal to
     /// global WebApi formatters being changed since this is always forced to only return Angular JSON Specific formats.
     /// </remarks>
-    [UmbracoApplicationAuthorize(Core.Constants.Applications.Developer)]
+    [UmbracoApplicationAuthorize(Core.Constants.Applications.Settings)]
     public class ModelsBuilderBackOfficeController : UmbracoAuthorizedJsonController
     {
         private readonly UmbracoServices _umbracoServices;
+        private readonly Config _config;
 
-        public ModelsBuilderBackOfficeController(UmbracoServices umbracoServices)
+        public ModelsBuilderBackOfficeController(UmbracoServices umbracoServices, Config config)
         {
             _umbracoServices = umbracoServices;
+            _config = config;
         }
 
         // invoked by the dashboard
-        // requires that the user is logged into the backoffice and has access to the developer section
+        // requires that the user is logged into the backoffice and has access to the settings section
         // beware! the name of the method appears in modelsbuilder.controller.js
         [System.Web.Http.HttpPost] // use the http one, not mvc, with api controllers!
         public HttpResponseMessage BuildModels()
         {
             try
             {
-                if (!UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsMode.SupportsExplicitGeneration())
+                var config = _config;
+
+                if (!config.ModelsMode.SupportsExplicitGeneration())
                 {
                     var result2 = new BuildResult { Success = false, Message = "Models generation is not enabled." };
                     return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, result2, Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter);
                 }
 
-                var modelsDirectory = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsDirectory;
+                var modelsDirectory = config.ModelsDirectory;
 
                 var bin = HostingEnvironment.MapPath("~/bin");
                 if (bin == null)
                     throw new Exception("Panic: bin is null.");
 
                 // EnableDllModels will recycle the app domain - but this request will end properly
-                GenerateModels(modelsDirectory, UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsMode.IsAnyDll() ? bin : null);
+                GenerateModels(modelsDirectory);
 
                 ModelsGenerationError.Clear();
             }
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
         }
 
         // invoked by the back-office
-        // requires that the user is logged into the backoffice and has access to the developer section
+        // requires that the user is logged into the backoffice and has access to the settings section
         [System.Web.Http.HttpGet] // use the http one, not mvc, with api controllers!
         public HttpResponseMessage GetModelsOutOfDateStatus()
         {
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
         }
 
         // invoked by the back-office
-        // requires that the user is logged into the backoffice and has access to the developer section
+        // requires that the user is logged into the backoffice and has access to the settings section
         // beware! the name of the method appears in modelsbuilder.controller.js
         [System.Web.Http.HttpGet] // use the http one, not mvc, with api controllers!
         public HttpResponseMessage GetDashboard()
@@ -93,21 +96,20 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
         {
             return new Dashboard
             {
-                Enable = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().Enable,
+                Enable = _config.Enable,
                 Text = BuilderDashboardHelper.Text(),
                 CanGenerate = BuilderDashboardHelper.CanGenerate(),
-                GenerateCausesRestart = BuilderDashboardHelper.GenerateCausesRestart(),
                 OutOfDateModels = BuilderDashboardHelper.AreModelsOutOfDate(),
                 LastError = BuilderDashboardHelper.LastError(),
             };
         }
 
-        private void GenerateModels(string modelsDirectory, string bin)
+        private void GenerateModels(string modelsDirectory)
         {
-            GenerateModels(_umbracoServices, modelsDirectory, bin);
+            GenerateModels(_umbracoServices, modelsDirectory, _config.ModelsNamespace);
         }
 
-        internal static void GenerateModels(UmbracoServices umbracoServices, string modelsDirectory, string bin)
+        internal static void GenerateModels(UmbracoServices umbracoServices, string modelsDirectory, string modelsNamespace)
         {
             if (!Directory.Exists(modelsDirectory))
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(modelsDirectory);
@@ -117,9 +119,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 
             var typeModels = umbracoServices.GetAllTypes();
 
-            var ourFiles = Directory.GetFiles(modelsDirectory, "*.cs").ToDictionary(x => x, File.ReadAllText);
-            var parseResult = new CodeParser().ParseWithReferencedAssemblies(ourFiles);
-            var builder = new TextBuilder(typeModels, parseResult, UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsNamespace);
+            var builder = new TextBuilder(typeModels, modelsNamespace);
 
             foreach (var typeModel in builder.GetModelsToGenerate())
             {
@@ -140,14 +140,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 ";
             */
 
-            if (bin != null)
-            {
-                foreach (var file in Directory.GetFiles(modelsDirectory, "*.generated.cs"))
-                    ourFiles[file] = File.ReadAllText(file);
-                var compiler = new Compiler();
-                compiler.Compile(builder.GetModelsNamespace(), ourFiles, bin);
-            }
-
             OutOfDateModelsStatus.Clear();
         }
 
@@ -169,8 +161,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
             public string Text;
             [DataMember(Name = "canGenerate")]
             public bool CanGenerate;
-            [DataMember(Name = "generateCausesRestart")]
-            public bool GenerateCausesRestart;
             [DataMember(Name = "outOfDateModels")]
             public bool OutOfDateModels;
             [DataMember(Name = "lastError")]

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Umbraco/ModelsBuilderComponent.cs

@@ -1,95 +1,56 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
 using System.Web.Routing;
-using LightInject;
-using Umbraco.Core;
-using Umbraco.Core.Components;
 using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.IO;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services.Implement;
-using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Api;
 using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Web;
-using Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.NuCache;
-using Umbraco.Web.UI.JavaScript;
+using Umbraco.Web.JavaScript;
+using Umbraco.Web.Mvc;
 
 namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 {
-    [RequiredComponent(typeof(NuCacheComponent))]
-    [RuntimeLevel(MinLevel = RuntimeLevel.Run)]
-    public class ModelsBuilderComponent : UmbracoComponentBase, IUmbracoCoreComponent
+    public class ModelsBuilderComponent : IComponent
     {
-        public override void Compose(Composition composition)
+        private readonly UmbracoServices _umbracoServices;
+
+        private readonly Config _config;
+
+        public ModelsBuilderComponent(UmbracoServices umbracoServices, Config config)
         {
-            base.Compose(composition);
-
-            composition.Container.Register<UmbracoServices>(new PerContainerLifetime());
-
-            var config = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder();
-
-            if (config.ModelsMode == ModelsMode.PureLive)
-                ComposeForLiveModels(composition.Container);
-            else if (config.EnableFactory)
-                ComposeForDefaultModelsFactory(composition.Container);
-
-            // always setup the dashboard
-            InstallServerVars(composition.Container.GetInstance<IRuntimeState>().Level);
-            composition.Container.Register(typeof(ModelsBuilderBackOfficeController), new PerRequestLifeTime());
-
-            // setup the API if enabled (and in debug mode)
-            if (config.ApiServer)
-                composition.Container.Register(typeof(ModelsBuilderApiController), new PerRequestLifeTime());
+            _umbracoServices = umbracoServices;
+            _config = config;
         }
 
-        public void Initialize(UmbracoServices umbracoServices)
+        public void Initialize()
         {
-            var config = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder();
+            // always setup the dashboard
+            // note: UmbracoApiController instances are automatically registered
+            InstallServerVars();
 
-            if (config.Enable)
+            ContentModelBinder.ModelBindingException += ContentModelBinder_ModelBindingException;
+
+            if (_config.Enable)
                 FileService.SavingTemplate += FileService_SavingTemplate;
 
             // fixme LiveModelsProvider should not be static
-            if (config.ModelsMode.IsLiveNotPure())
-                LiveModelsProvider.Install(umbracoServices);
+            if (_config.ModelsMode.IsLiveNotPure())
+                LiveModelsProvider.Install(_umbracoServices);
 
             // fixme OutOfDateModelsStatus should not be static
-            if (config.FlagOutOfDateModels)
+            if (_config.FlagOutOfDateModels)
                 OutOfDateModelsStatus.Install();
         }
 
-        private void ComposeForDefaultModelsFactory(IServiceContainer container)
-        {
-            container.RegisterSingleton<IPublishedModelFactory>(factory
-                => new PublishedModelFactory(factory.GetInstance<TypeLoader>().GetTypes<PublishedContentModel>()));
-        }
+        public void Terminate()
+        { }
 
-        private void ComposeForLiveModels(IServiceContainer container)
-        {
-            container.RegisterSingleton<IPublishedModelFactory, PureLiveModelFactory>();
-
-            // the following would add @using statement in every view so user's don't
-            // have to do it - however, then noone understands where the @using statement
-            // comes from, and it cannot be avoided / removed --- DISABLED
-            //
-            /*
-            // no need for @using in views
-            // note:
-            //  we are NOT using the in-code attribute here, config is required
-            //  because that would require parsing the code... and what if it changes?
-            //  we can AddGlobalImport not sure we can remove one anyways
-            var modelsNamespace = Configuration.Config.ModelsNamespace;
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(modelsNamespace))
-                modelsNamespace = Configuration.Config.DefaultModelsNamespace;
-            System.Web.WebPages.Razor.WebPageRazorHost.AddGlobalImport(modelsNamespace);
-            */
-        }
-
-        private void InstallServerVars(RuntimeLevel level)
+        private void InstallServerVars()
         {
             // register our url - for the backoffice api
             ServerVariablesParser.Parsing += (sender, serverVars) =>
@@ -111,18 +72,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
                 var urlHelper = new UrlHelper(new RequestContext(new HttpContextWrapper(HttpContext.Current), new RouteData()));
 
                 umbracoUrls["modelsBuilderBaseUrl"] = urlHelper.GetUmbracoApiServiceBaseUrl<ModelsBuilderBackOfficeController>(controller => controller.BuildModels());
-                umbracoPlugins["modelsBuilder"] = GetModelsBuilderSettings(level);
+                umbracoPlugins["modelsBuilder"] = GetModelsBuilderSettings();
             };
         }
 
-        private Dictionary<string, object> GetModelsBuilderSettings(RuntimeLevel level)
+        private Dictionary<string, object> GetModelsBuilderSettings()
         {
-            if (level != RuntimeLevel.Run)
-                return null;
-
             var settings = new Dictionary<string, object>
             {
-                {"enabled", UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().Enable}
+                {"enabled", _config.Enable}
             };
 
             return settings;
@@ -138,7 +96,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
         {
             // don't do anything if the factory is not enabled
             // because, no factory = no models (even if generation is enabled)
-            if (!UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().EnableFactory) return;
+            if (!_config.EnableFactory) return;
 
             // don't do anything if this special key is not found
             if (!e.AdditionalData.ContainsKey("CreateTemplateForContentType")) return;
@@ -159,7 +117,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
                     var name = template.Name; // will be the name of the content type since we are creating
                     var className = UmbracoServices.GetClrName(name, alias);
 
-                    var modelNamespace = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsNamespace;
+                    var modelNamespace = _config.ModelsNamespace;
 
                     // we do not support configuring this at the moment, so just let Umbraco use its default value
                     //var modelNamespaceAlias = ...;
@@ -174,5 +132,55 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        private void ContentModelBinder_ModelBindingException(object sender, ContentModelBinder.ModelBindingArgs args)
+        {
+            var sourceAttr = args.SourceType.Assembly.GetCustomAttribute<ModelsBuilderAssemblyAttribute>();
+            var modelAttr = args.ModelType.Assembly.GetCustomAttribute<ModelsBuilderAssemblyAttribute>();
+
+            // if source or model is not a ModelsBuider type...
+            if (sourceAttr == null || modelAttr == null)
+            {
+                // if neither are ModelsBuilder types, give up entirely
+                if (sourceAttr == null && modelAttr == null)
+                    return;
+
+                // else report, but better not restart (loops?)
+                args.Message.Append(" The ");
+                args.Message.Append(sourceAttr == null ? "view model" : "source");
+                args.Message.Append(" is a ModelsBuilder type, but the ");
+                args.Message.Append(sourceAttr != null ? "view model" : "source");
+                args.Message.Append(" is not. The application is in an unstable state and should be restarted.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // both are ModelsBuilder types
+	        var pureSource = sourceAttr.PureLive;
+	        var pureModel = modelAttr.PureLive;
+
+	        if (sourceAttr.PureLive || modelAttr.PureLive)
+	        {
+	            if (pureSource == false || pureModel == false)
+	            {
+                    // only one is pure - report, but better not restart (loops?)
+	                args.Message.Append(pureSource
+	                    ? " The content model is PureLive, but the view model is not."
+	                    : " The view model is PureLive, but the content model is not.");
+	                args.Message.Append(" The application is in an unstable state and should be restarted.");
+	            }
+	            else
+	            {
+                    // both are pure - report, and if different versions, restart
+                    // if same version... makes no sense... and better not restart (loops?)
+	                var sourceVersion = args.SourceType.Assembly.GetName().Version;
+                    var modelVersion = args.ModelType.Assembly.GetName().Version;
+	                args.Message.Append(" Both view and content models are PureLive, with ");
+	                args.Message.Append(sourceVersion == modelVersion
+	                    ? "same version. The application is in an unstable state and should be restarted."
+	                    : "different versions. The application is in an unstable state and is going to be restarted.");
+	                args.Restart = sourceVersion != modelVersion;
+	            }
+	        }
+        }
     }
 }

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Umbraco/ModelsBuilderComposer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using Umbraco.Core;
+using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
+using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration;
+using Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.NuCache;
+
+namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
+{
+    [ComposeBefore(typeof(NuCacheComposer))]
+    [RuntimeLevel(MinLevel = RuntimeLevel.Run)]
+    public sealed class ModelsBuilderComposer : ComponentComposer<ModelsBuilderComponent>, ICoreComposer
+    {
+        public override void Compose(Composition composition)
+        {
+            base.Compose(composition);
+
+            composition.Register<UmbracoServices>(Lifetime.Singleton);
+            composition.Configs.Add(() => new Config());
+
+            if (composition.Configs.ModelsBuilder().ModelsMode == ModelsMode.PureLive)
+                ComposeForLiveModels(composition);
+            else if (composition.Configs.ModelsBuilder().EnableFactory)
+                ComposeForDefaultModelsFactory(composition);
+        }
+
+        private void ComposeForDefaultModelsFactory(Composition composition)
+        {
+            composition.RegisterUnique<IPublishedModelFactory>(factory =>
+            {
+                var typeLoader = factory.GetInstance<TypeLoader>();
+                var types = typeLoader
+                    .GetTypes<PublishedElementModel>() // element models
+                    .Concat(typeLoader.GetTypes<PublishedContentModel>()); // content models
+                return new PublishedModelFactory(types);
+            });
+        }
+
+        private void ComposeForLiveModels(Composition composition)
+        {
+            composition.RegisterUnique<IPublishedModelFactory, PureLiveModelFactory>();
+
+            // the following would add @using statement in every view so user's don't
+            // have to do it - however, then noone understands where the @using statement
+            // comes from, and it cannot be avoided / removed --- DISABLED
+            //
+            /*
+            // no need for @using in views
+            // note:
+            //  we are NOT using the in-code attribute here, config is required
+            //  because that would require parsing the code... and what if it changes?
+            //  we can AddGlobalImport not sure we can remove one anyways
+            var modelsNamespace = Configuration.Config.ModelsNamespace;
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(modelsNamespace))
+                modelsNamespace = Configuration.Config.DefaultModelsNamespace;
+            System.Web.WebPages.Razor.WebPageRazorHost.AddGlobalImport(modelsNamespace);
+            */
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Umbraco/ModelsBuilderInitializer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using System.Web;
+using System.Web.Compilation;
+using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco;
+
+[assembly: PreApplicationStartMethod(typeof(ModelsBuilderInitializer), "Initialize")]
+
+namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
+{
+    public static class ModelsBuilderInitializer
+    {
+        public static void Initialize()
+        {
+            // for some reason, netstandard is missing from BuildManager.ReferencedAssemblies and yet, is part of
+            // the references that CSharpCompiler receives - in some cases eg when building views - but not when
+            // using BuildManager to build the PureLive models - where is it coming from? cannot figure it out
+
+            // so... cheating here
+
+            // this is equivalent to adding
+            //         <add assembly="netstandard, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" />
+            // to web.config system.web/compilation/assemblies
+
+            var netStandard = ReferencedAssemblies.GetNetStandardAssembly();
+            if (netStandard != null)
+                BuildManager.AddReferencedAssembly(netStandard);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Umbraco/ModelsGenerationError.cs

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
+using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
 using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration;
 
 namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 {
     internal static class ModelsGenerationError
     {
+        private static Config Config => Current.Configs.ModelsBuilder();
+
         public static void Clear()
         {
             var errFile = GetErrFile();
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 
         private static string GetErrFile()
         {
-            var modelsDirectory = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsDirectory;
+            var modelsDirectory = Config.ModelsDirectory;
             if (!Directory.Exists(modelsDirectory))
                 return null;
 

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Umbraco/OutOfDateModelsStatus.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-using System;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Web.Hosting;
-using Umbraco.Core;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
+using System.IO;
+using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
 using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Web.Cache;
 
@@ -10,10 +7,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 {
     public sealed class OutOfDateModelsStatus
     {
+        private static Config Config => Current.Configs.ModelsBuilder();
+        
         internal static void Install()
         {
             // just be sure
-            if (UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().FlagOutOfDateModels == false)
+            if (Config.FlagOutOfDateModels == false)
                 return;
 
             ContentTypeCacheRefresher.CacheUpdated += (sender, args) => Write();
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 
         private static string GetFlagPath()
         {
-            var modelsDirectory = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsDirectory;
+            var modelsDirectory = Config.ModelsDirectory;
             if (!Directory.Exists(modelsDirectory))
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(modelsDirectory);
             return Path.Combine(modelsDirectory, "ood.flag");
@@ -37,19 +36,19 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 
         public static void Clear()
         {
-            if (UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().FlagOutOfDateModels == false) return;
+            if (Config.FlagOutOfDateModels == false) return;
             var path = GetFlagPath();
             if (path == null || !File.Exists(path)) return;
             File.Delete(path);
         }
 
-        public static bool IsEnabled => UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().FlagOutOfDateModels;
+        public static bool IsEnabled => Config.FlagOutOfDateModels;
 
         public static bool IsOutOfDate
         {
             get
             {
-                if (UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().FlagOutOfDateModels == false) return false;
+                if (Config.FlagOutOfDateModels == false) return false;
                 var path = GetFlagPath();
                 return path != null && File.Exists(path);
             }

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Umbraco/PublishedModelUtility.cs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
         //    // etc...
         //}
 
-        public static PublishedContentType GetModelContentType(PublishedItemType itemType, string alias)
+        public static IPublishedContentType GetModelContentType(PublishedItemType itemType, string alias)
         {
             var facade = Current.UmbracoContext.PublishedSnapshot; // fixme inject!
             switch (itemType)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
             }
         }
 
-        public static PublishedPropertyType GetModelPropertyType<TModel, TValue>(PublishedContentType contentType, Expression<Func<TModel, TValue>> selector)
+        public static IPublishedPropertyType GetModelPropertyType<TModel, TValue>(PublishedContentType contentType, Expression<Func<TModel, TValue>> selector)
             //where TModel : PublishedContentModel // fixme PublishedContentModel _or_ PublishedElementModel
         {
             // fixme therefore, missing a check on TModel here

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Umbraco/PureLiveModelFactory.cs

@@ -3,19 +3,18 @@ using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Reflection.Emit;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading;
+using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Compilation;
 using System.Web.Hosting;
 using System.Web.WebPages.Razor;
 using Umbraco.Core;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
+using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
 using Umbraco.Web.Cache;
 using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Building;
@@ -24,14 +23,14 @@ using File = System.IO.File;
 
 namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 {
-    internal class PureLiveModelFactory : IPublishedModelFactory, IRegisteredObject
+    internal class PureLiveModelFactory : ILivePublishedModelFactory, IRegisteredObject
     {
         private Assembly _modelsAssembly;
         private Infos _infos = new Infos { ModelInfos = null, ModelTypeMap = new Dictionary<string, Type>() };
         private readonly ReaderWriterLockSlim _locker = new ReaderWriterLockSlim();
         private volatile bool _hasModels; // volatile 'cos reading outside lock
         private bool _pendingRebuild;
-        private readonly ProfilingLogger _logger;
+        private readonly IProfilingLogger _logger;
         private readonly FileSystemWatcher _watcher;
         private int _ver, _skipver;
         private readonly int _debugLevel;
@@ -43,19 +42,21 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
         private const string ProjVirt = "~/App_Data/Models/all.generated.cs";
         private static readonly string[] OurFiles = { "models.hash", "models.generated.cs", "all.generated.cs", "all.dll.path", "models.err" };
 
-        public PureLiveModelFactory(Lazy<UmbracoServices> umbracoServices, ProfilingLogger logger)
+        private readonly Config _config;
+
+        public PureLiveModelFactory(Lazy<UmbracoServices> umbracoServices, IProfilingLogger logger, Config config)
         {
             _umbracoServices = umbracoServices;
             _logger = logger;
+            _config = config;
             _ver = 1; // zero is for when we had no version
             _skipver = -1; // nothing to skip
-            ContentTypeCacheRefresher.CacheUpdated += (sender, args) => ResetModels();
-            DataTypeCacheRefresher.CacheUpdated += (sender, args) => ResetModels();
+
             RazorBuildProvider.CodeGenerationStarted += RazorBuildProvider_CodeGenerationStarted;
 
             if (!HostingEnvironment.IsHosted) return;
 
-            var modelsDirectory = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsDirectory;
+            var modelsDirectory = _config.ModelsDirectory;
             if (!Directory.Exists(modelsDirectory))
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(modelsDirectory);
 
@@ -68,9 +69,23 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
             _watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
 
             // get it here, this need to be fast
-            _debugLevel = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().DebugLevel;
+            _debugLevel = _config.DebugLevel;
         }
 
+        #region ILivePublishedModelFactory
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public object SyncRoot { get; } = new object();
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public void Refresh()
+        {
+            ResetModels();
+            EnsureModels();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
         #region IPublishedModelFactory
 
         public IPublishedElement CreateModel(IPublishedElement element)
@@ -115,7 +130,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
             if (ctor != null) return ctor();
 
             var listType = typeof(List<>).MakeGenericType(modelInfo.ModelType);
-            ctor = modelInfo.ListCtor = ReflectionUtilities.EmitCtor<Func<IList>>(declaring: listType);
+            ctor = modelInfo.ListCtor = ReflectionUtilities.EmitConstructor<Func<IList>>(declaring: listType);
             return ctor();
         }
 
@@ -163,7 +178,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
                 if (_modelsAssembly == null) return;
 
                 if (_debugLevel > 0)
-                    _logger.Logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("RazorBuildProvider.CodeGenerationStarted");
+                    _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("RazorBuildProvider.CodeGenerationStarted");
                 if (!(sender is RazorBuildProvider provider)) return;
 
                 // add the assembly, and add a dependency to a text file that will change on each
@@ -182,7 +197,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
         // tells the factory that it should build a new generation of models
         private void ResetModels()
         {
-            _logger.Logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Resetting models.");
+            _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Resetting models.");
 
             try
             {
@@ -190,6 +205,19 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 
                 _hasModels = false;
                 _pendingRebuild = true;
+
+                var modelsDirectory = _config.ModelsDirectory;
+                if (!Directory.Exists(modelsDirectory))
+                    Directory.CreateDirectory(modelsDirectory);
+
+                // clear stuff
+                var modelsHashFile = Path.Combine(modelsDirectory, "models.hash");
+                //var modelsSrcFile = Path.Combine(modelsDirectory, "models.generated.cs");
+                //var projFile = Path.Combine(modelsDirectory, "all.generated.cs");
+                var dllPathFile = Path.Combine(modelsDirectory, "all.dll.path");
+
+                if (File.Exists(dllPathFile)) File.Delete(dllPathFile);
+                if (File.Exists(modelsHashFile)) File.Delete(modelsHashFile);
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -216,7 +244,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
         internal Infos EnsureModels()
         {
             if (_debugLevel > 0)
-                _logger.Logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Ensuring models.");
+                _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Ensuring models.");
 
             // don't use an upgradeable lock here because only 1 thread at a time could enter it
             try
@@ -270,8 +298,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
                     {
                         try
                         {
-                            _logger.Logger.Error<PureLiveModelFactory>("Failed to build models.", e);
-                            _logger.Logger.Warn<PureLiveModelFactory>("Running without models."); // be explicit
+                            _logger.Error<PureLiveModelFactory>("Failed to build models.", e);
+                            _logger.Warn<PureLiveModelFactory>("Running without models."); // be explicit
                             ModelsGenerationError.Report("Failed to build PureLive models.", e);
                         }
                         finally
@@ -300,19 +328,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 
         private Assembly GetModelsAssembly(bool forceRebuild)
         {
-            var modelsDirectory = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsDirectory;
+            var modelsDirectory = _config.ModelsDirectory;
             if (!Directory.Exists(modelsDirectory))
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(modelsDirectory);
 
-            // must filter out *.generated.cs because we haven't deleted them yet!
-            var ourFiles = Directory.Exists(modelsDirectory)
-                ? Directory.GetFiles(modelsDirectory, "*.cs")
-                    .Where(x => !x.EndsWith(".generated.cs"))
-                    .ToDictionary(x => x, File.ReadAllText)
-                : new Dictionary<string, string>();
-
             var typeModels = UmbracoServices.GetAllTypes();
-            var currentHash = HashHelper.Hash(ourFiles, typeModels);
+            var currentHash = HashHelper.Hash(typeModels);
             var modelsHashFile = Path.Combine(modelsDirectory, "models.hash");
             var modelsSrcFile = Path.Combine(modelsDirectory, "models.generated.cs");
             var projFile = Path.Combine(modelsDirectory, "all.generated.cs");
@@ -323,31 +344,48 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 
             if (!forceRebuild)
             {
-                _logger.Logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Looking for cached models.");
+                _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Looking for cached models.");
                 if (File.Exists(modelsHashFile) && File.Exists(projFile))
                 {
                     var cachedHash = File.ReadAllText(modelsHashFile);
                     if (currentHash != cachedHash)
                     {
-                        _logger.Logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Found obsolete cached models.");
+                        _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Found obsolete cached models.");
                         forceRebuild = true;
                     }
+
+                    // else cachedHash matches currentHash, we can try to load an existing dll
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    _logger.Logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Could not find cached models.");
+                    _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Could not find cached models.");
                     forceRebuild = true;
                 }
             }
 
             Assembly assembly;
-            if (forceRebuild == false)
+            if (!forceRebuild)
             {
                 // try to load the dll directly (avoid rebuilding)
+                //
+                // ensure that the .dll file does not have a corresponding .dll.delete file
+                // as that would mean the the .dll file is going to be deleted and should not
+                // be re-used - that should not happen in theory, but better be safe
+                //
+                // ensure that the .dll file is in the current codegen directory - when IIS
+                // or Express does a full restart, it can switch to an entirely new codegen
+                // directory, and then we end up referencing a dll which is *not* in that
+                // directory, and BuildManager fails to instantiate views ("the view found
+                // at ... was not created").
+                //
                 if (File.Exists(dllPathFile))
                 {
                     var dllPath = File.ReadAllText(dllPathFile);
-                    if (File.Exists(dllPath))
+                    var codegen = HttpRuntime.CodegenDir;
+
+                    _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>($"Cached models dll at {dllPath}.");
+
+                    if (File.Exists(dllPath) && !File.Exists(dllPath + ".delete") && dllPath.StartsWith(codegen))
                     {
                         assembly = Assembly.LoadFile(dllPath);
                         var attr = assembly.GetCustomAttribute<ModelsBuilderAssemblyAttribute>();
@@ -359,13 +397,23 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
                             // with the "same but different" version of the assembly in memory
                             _skipver = assembly.GetName().Version.Revision;
 
-                            _logger.Logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Loading cached models (dll).");
+                            _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Loading cached models (dll).");
                             return assembly;
                         }
+
+                        _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Cached models dll cannot be loaded (invalid assembly).");
                     }
+                    else if (!File.Exists(dllPath))
+                        _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Cached models dll does not exist.");
+                    else if (File.Exists(dllPath + ".delete"))
+                        _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Cached models dll is marked for deletion.");
+                    else if (!dllPath.StartsWith(codegen))
+                        _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Cached models dll is in a different codegen directory.");
+                    else
+                        _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Cached models dll cannot be loaded (why?).");
                 }
 
-                // mmust reset the version in the file else it would keep growing
+                // must reset the version in the file else it would keep growing
                 // loading cached modules only happens when the app restarts
                 var text = File.ReadAllText(projFile);
                 var match = AssemblyVersionRegex.Match(text);
@@ -381,18 +429,26 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
                 //File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(modelsDirectory, "models.dep"), "VER:" + _ver);
 
                 _ver++;
-                assembly = BuildManager.GetCompiledAssembly(ProjVirt);
-                File.WriteAllText(dllPathFile, assembly.Location);
+                try
+                {
+                    assembly = BuildManager.GetCompiledAssembly(ProjVirt);
+                    File.WriteAllText(dllPathFile, assembly.Location);
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    ClearOnFailingToCompile(dllPathFile, modelsHashFile, projFile);
+                    throw;
+                }
 
-                _logger.Logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Loading cached models (source).");
+                _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Loading cached models (source).");
                 return assembly;
             }
 
             // need to rebuild
-            _logger.Logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Rebuilding models.");
+            _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Rebuilding models.");
 
             // generate code, save
-            var code = GenerateModelsCode(ourFiles, typeModels);
+            var code = GenerateModelsCode(typeModels);
             // add extra attributes,
             //  PureLiveAssembly helps identifying Assemblies that contain PureLive models
             //  AssemblyVersion is so that we have a different version for each rebuild
@@ -404,21 +460,47 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
             File.WriteAllText(modelsSrcFile, code);
 
             // generate proj, save
-            ourFiles["models.generated.cs"] = code;
-            var proj = GenerateModelsProj(ourFiles);
+            var projFiles = new Dictionary<string, string>
+            {
+                { "models.generated.cs", code }
+            };
+            var proj = GenerateModelsProj(projFiles);
             File.WriteAllText(projFile, proj);
 
             // compile and register
-            assembly = BuildManager.GetCompiledAssembly(ProjVirt);
-            File.WriteAllText(dllPathFile, assembly.Location);
+            try
+            {
+                assembly = BuildManager.GetCompiledAssembly(ProjVirt);
+                File.WriteAllText(dllPathFile, assembly.Location);
+                File.WriteAllText(modelsHashFile, currentHash);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                ClearOnFailingToCompile(dllPathFile, modelsHashFile, projFile);
+                throw;
+            }
 
-            // assuming we can write and it's not going to cause exceptions...
-            File.WriteAllText(modelsHashFile, currentHash);
-
-            _logger.Logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Done rebuilding.");
+            _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Done rebuilding.");
             return assembly;
         }
 
+        private void ClearOnFailingToCompile(string dllPathFile, string modelsHashFile, string projFile)
+        {
+            _logger.Debug<PureLiveModelFactory>("Failed to compile.");
+
+            // the dll file reference still points to the previous dll, which is obsolete
+            // now and will be deleted by ASP.NET eventually, so better clear that reference.
+            // also touch the proj file to force views to recompile - don't delete as it's
+            // useful to have the source around for debugging.
+            try
+            {
+                if (File.Exists(dllPathFile)) File.Delete(dllPathFile);
+                if (File.Exists(modelsHashFile)) File.Delete(modelsHashFile);
+                if (File.Exists(projFile)) File.SetLastWriteTime(projFile, DateTime.Now);
+            }
+            catch { /* enough */ }
+        }
+
         private static Infos RegisterModels(IEnumerable<Type> types)
         {
             var ctorArgTypes = new[] { typeof (IPublishedElement) };
@@ -466,26 +548,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
             return new Infos { ModelInfos = modelInfos.Count > 0 ? modelInfos : null, ModelTypeMap = map };
         }
 
-        private static string GenerateModelsCode(IDictionary<string, string> ourFiles, IList<TypeModel> typeModels)
+        private string GenerateModelsCode(IList<TypeModel> typeModels)
         {
-            var modelsDirectory = UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsDirectory;
+            var modelsDirectory = _config.ModelsDirectory;
             if (!Directory.Exists(modelsDirectory))
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(modelsDirectory);
 
             foreach (var file in Directory.GetFiles(modelsDirectory, "*.generated.cs"))
                 File.Delete(file);
 
-            var map = typeModels.ToDictionary(x => x.Alias, x => x.ClrName);
-            foreach (var typeModel in typeModels)
-            {
-                foreach (var propertyModel in typeModel.Properties)
-                {
-                    propertyModel.ClrTypeName = ModelType.MapToName(propertyModel.ModelClrType, map);
-                }
-            }
-
-            var parseResult = new CodeParser().ParseWithReferencedAssemblies(ourFiles);
-            var builder = new TextBuilder(typeModels, parseResult, UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ModelsNamespace);
+            var builder = new TextBuilder(typeModels, _config.ModelsNamespace);
 
             var codeBuilder = new StringBuilder();
             builder.Generate(codeBuilder, builder.GetModelsToGenerate());
@@ -577,7 +649,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 
             //if (_building && OurFiles.Contains(changed))
             //{
-            //    //_logger.Logger.Info<PureLiveModelFactory>("Ignoring files self-changes.");
+            //    //_logger.Info<PureLiveModelFactory>("Ignoring files self-changes.");
             //    return;
             //}
 
@@ -585,9 +657,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
             if (OurFiles.Contains(changed))
                 return;
 
-            _logger.Logger.Info<PureLiveModelFactory>("Detected files changes.");
+            _logger.Info<PureLiveModelFactory>("Detected files changes.");
 
-            ResetModels();
+            lock (SyncRoot) // don't reset while being locked
+            {
+                ResetModels();
+            }
         }
 
         public void Stop(bool immediate)

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Umbraco/UmbracoServices.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
+using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
 using Umbraco.Core.Services;
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
             _publishedContentTypeFactory = publishedContentTypeFactory;
         }
 
+        private static Config Config => Current.Configs.ModelsBuilder();
+
         #region Services
 
         public IList<TypeModel> GetAllTypes()
@@ -60,38 +62,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
 
         public static string GetClrName(string name, string alias)
         {
-            // ideally we should just be able to re-use Umbraco's alias,
-            // just upper-casing the first letter, however in v7 for backward
-            // compatibility reasons aliases derive from names via ToSafeAlias which is
-            //   PreFilter = ApplyUrlReplaceCharacters,
-            //   IsTerm = (c, leading) => leading
-            //     ? char.IsLetter(c) // only letters
-            //     : (char.IsLetterOrDigit(c) || c == '_'), // letter, digit or underscore
-            //   StringType = CleanStringType.Ascii | CleanStringType.UmbracoCase,
-            //   BreakTermsOnUpper = false
-            //
-            // but that is not ideal with acronyms and casing
-            // however we CANNOT change Umbraco
-            // so, adding a way to "do it right" deriving from name, here
-
-            switch (UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().ClrNameSource)
-            {
-                case ClrNameSource.RawAlias:
-                    // use Umbraco's alias
-                    return alias;
-
-                case ClrNameSource.Alias:
-                    // ModelsBuilder's legacy - but not ideal
-                    return alias.ToCleanString(CleanStringType.ConvertCase | CleanStringType.PascalCase);
-
-                case ClrNameSource.Name:
-                    // derive from name
-                    var source = name.TrimStart('_'); // because CleanStringType.ConvertCase accepts them
-                    return source.ToCleanString(CleanStringType.ConvertCase | CleanStringType.PascalCase | CleanStringType.Ascii);
-
-                default:
-                    throw new Exception("Invalid ClrNameSource.");
-            }
+            // ModelsBuilder's legacy - but not ideal
+            return alias.ToCleanString(CleanStringType.ConvertCase | CleanStringType.PascalCase);
         }
 
         private IList<TypeModel> GetTypes(PublishedItemType itemType, IContentTypeComposition[] contentTypes)
@@ -119,33 +91,23 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Umbraco
                     throw new Exception($"Panic: duplicate type ClrName \"{typeModel.ClrName}\".");
                 uniqueTypes.Add(typeModel.ClrName);
 
-                // fixme - we need a better way at figuring out what's an element type!
-                // and then we should not do the alias filtering below
-                bool IsElement(PublishedContentType x)
-                {
-                    return x.Alias.InvariantEndsWith("Element");
-                }
-
                 var publishedContentType = _publishedContentTypeFactory.CreateContentType(contentType);
                 switch (itemType)
                 {
                     case PublishedItemType.Content:
-                        if (IsElement(publishedContentType))
-                        {
-                            typeModel.ItemType = TypeModel.ItemTypes.Element;
-                            if (typeModel.ClrName.InvariantEndsWith("Element"))
-                                typeModel.ClrName = typeModel.ClrName.Substring(0, typeModel.ClrName.Length - "Element".Length);
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            typeModel.ItemType = TypeModel.ItemTypes.Content;
-                        }
+                        typeModel.ItemType = publishedContentType.ItemType == PublishedItemType.Element
+                            ? TypeModel.ItemTypes.Element
+                            : TypeModel.ItemTypes.Content;
                         break;
                     case PublishedItemType.Media:
-                        typeModel.ItemType = TypeModel.ItemTypes.Media;
+                        typeModel.ItemType = publishedContentType.ItemType == PublishedItemType.Element
+                            ? TypeModel.ItemTypes.Element
+                            : TypeModel.ItemTypes.Media;
                         break;
                     case PublishedItemType.Member:
-                        typeModel.ItemType = TypeModel.ItemTypes.Member;
+                        typeModel.ItemType = publishedContentType.ItemType == PublishedItemType.Element
+                            ? TypeModel.ItemTypes.Element
+                            : TypeModel.ItemTypes.Member;
                         break;
                     default:
                         throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format("Unsupported PublishedItemType \"{0}\".", itemType));

src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder/Validation/ContentTypeModelValidator.cs

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core;
-using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
-using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
 using Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Web.Editors;
@@ -12,37 +11,36 @@ using Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing;
 namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Validation
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Used to validate the aliases for the content type when MB is enabled to ensure that
-    /// no illegal aliases are used
-    /// </summary>
+   /// Used to validate the aliases for the content type when MB is enabled to ensure that
+   /// no illegal aliases are used
+   /// </summary>
     internal class ContentTypeModelValidator : ContentTypeModelValidatorBase<DocumentTypeSave, PropertyTypeBasic>
-    {
-    }
+    { }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Used to validate the aliases for the content type when MB is enabled to ensure that
     /// no illegal aliases are used
     /// </summary>
     internal class MediaTypeModelValidator : ContentTypeModelValidatorBase<MediaTypeSave, PropertyTypeBasic>
-    {
-    }
+    { }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Used to validate the aliases for the content type when MB is enabled to ensure that
     /// no illegal aliases are used
     /// </summary>
     internal class MemberTypeModelValidator : ContentTypeModelValidatorBase<MemberTypeSave, MemberPropertyTypeBasic>
-    {
-    }
+    { }
 
     internal abstract class ContentTypeModelValidatorBase<TModel, TProperty> : EditorValidator<TModel>
         where TModel: ContentTypeSave<TProperty>
         where TProperty: PropertyTypeBasic
     {
+        private static Config Config => Current.Configs.ModelsBuilder();
+
         protected override IEnumerable<ValidationResult> Validate(TModel model)
         {
             //don't do anything if we're not enabled
-            if (UmbracoConfig.For.ModelsBuilder().Enable)
+            if (Config.Enable)
             {
                 var properties = model.Groups.SelectMany(x => x.Properties)
                     .Where(x => x.Inherited == false)
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Validation
                 foreach (var prop in properties)
                 {
                     var propertyGroup = model.Groups.Single(x => x.Properties.Contains(prop));
-                    
+
                     if (model.Alias.ToLowerInvariant() == prop.Alias.ToLowerInvariant())
                         yield return new ValidationResult(string.Format("With Models Builder enabled, you can't have a property with a the alias \"{0}\" when the content type alias is also \"{0}\".", prop.Alias), new[]
                     {

src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj

@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@
       <Name>Umbraco.Examine</Name>
       <Project>{07FBC26B-2927-4A22-8D96-D644C667FECC}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Umbraco.ModelsBuilder\Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.csproj">
+      <Project>{52ac0ba8-a60e-4e36-897b-e8b97a54ed1c}</Project>
+      <Name>Umbraco.ModelsBuilder</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Umbraco.Web\Umbraco.Web.csproj">
       <Project>{651e1350-91b6-44b7-bd60-7207006d7003}</Project>
       <Name>Umbraco.Web</Name>

src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/EditorValidatorOfT.cs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
     /// Provides a base class for <see cref="IEditorValidator"/> implementations.
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="T">The validated object type.</typeparam>
-    internal abstract class EditorValidator<T> : IEditorValidator
+    public abstract class EditorValidator<T> : IEditorValidator
     {
         public Type ModelType => typeof (T);
 
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
 
         protected abstract IEnumerable<ValidationResult> Validate(T model);
     }
-}
+}

src/umbraco.sln

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio 15
-VisualStudioVersion = 15.0.27004.2005
+# Visual Studio Version 16
+VisualStudioVersion = 16.0.29009.5
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Umbraco.Web.UI", "Umbraco.Web.UI\Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj", "{4C4C194C-B5E4-4991-8F87-4373E24CC19F}"
 EndProject
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "IssueTemplates", "IssueTemp
 		..\.github\ISSUE_TEMPLATE\5_Security_issue.md = ..\.github\ISSUE_TEMPLATE\5_Security_issue.md
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Umbraco.ModelsBuilder", "Umbraco.ModelsBuilder\Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.csproj", "{52AC0BA8-A60E-4E36-897B-E8B97A54ED1C}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -135,6 +137,10 @@ Global
 		{3A33ADC9-C6C0-4DB1-A613-A9AF0210DF3D}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{3A33ADC9-C6C0-4DB1-A613-A9AF0210DF3D}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{3A33ADC9-C6C0-4DB1-A613-A9AF0210DF3D}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{52AC0BA8-A60E-4E36-897B-E8B97A54ED1C}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{52AC0BA8-A60E-4E36-897B-E8B97A54ED1C}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{52AC0BA8-A60E-4E36-897B-E8B97A54ED1C}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{52AC0BA8-A60E-4E36-897B-E8B97A54ED1C}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE