Syncfusion® Blazor Template Studio

12 Dec 202415 minutes to read

Syncfusion® provides the Blazor Template Studio, which allows you to create a Syncfusion Blazor application with Syncfusion® components. The Syncfusion® Blazor app is created with the required component Syncfusion NuGet references, namespaces, styles, and component render code. The Template Studio provides an easy-to-use project wizard that walks you through the process of creating an application with Syncfusion® components.

The steps below will assist you to create your Syncfusion Blazor Application through Visual Studio 2022:

Note: The Syncfusion® Blazor Extensions for Visual Studio 2019 are available on Essential Studio® release “20.3.0.56” and below.

NOTE

Before use the Syncfusion Blazor Project Template, check whether the Syncfusion Blazor Template Studio Extension installed or not in Visual Studio Extension Manager by clicking on the Extensions -> Manage Extensions -> Installed. If this extension not installed, install the extension by follow the steps from the download and installation help topic.

1. Open Visual Studio 2022.

2. To create a Syncfusion® Blazor application, use either one of the following options:

   Option 1

   Choose Extension -> Syncfusion -> Essential Studio® for Blazor -> Create New Syncfusion Project… from the Visual Studio menu.

   

   Option 2

   Choose File -> New -> Project from the menu. This launches a new dialogue for creating a new application. Syncfusion templates for Blazor can be found by filtering the application type for Syncfusion or by entering Syncfusion as a keyword in the search option.

   

3. Select the Syncfusion Blazor Template Studio and click Next.

   

4. The Syncfusion Blazor Template Studio wizard will be launched to configure the Syncfusion Blazor app.

   Note: Refer to the .NET SDK support for Syncfusion Blazor Components here.

   Project type section

   Choose one of the Syncfusion® Blazor application types based on the version of the .NET SDK you are using.

   .NET SDK version	Supported Syncfusion Blazor Application Type
   .NET 9.0, .NET 8.0	Syncfusion Blazor Web App
   .NET 9.0, .NET 8.0, .NET 7.0, .NET 6.0	Syncfusion Blazor WebAssembly App
   .NET 7.0, .NET 6.0	Syncfusion Blazor Server App

   In the Syncfusion Blazor Web App application type, you can configure the following options:

   Interactivity type	Server, WebAssembly, Auto (Server and WebAssembly)
   Interactivity location	Global, Per page/component

   

   In the Syncfusion Blazor WebAssembly App application type, you can choose ASP.NET Core hosted, Progressive Web Application, or both.

   

   Note: The Progressive Web Application will be enabled if .NET 6.0 version or higher is installed.

5. Click either Next or the Controls tab. The Syncfusion® Blazor components you can add to the application are listed.

   

   Choose the required control(s) by clicking the corresponding control box.

   To unselect the added control(s), use either one of the following options:

   Option 1: Click the corresponding selected control box.

   Option 2: Click ‘x’ button for corresponding control in the control list from Project Details.

   NOTE

   Note: Choose at least one control to enable the Features and Configuration tab.

6. Click either Next or the Features tab, and you will see the features listed for the selected controls. You can choose the required features.

7. Click Next or the Configuration tab to load the Configuration section. You can choose the required (.NET 9.0, .NET 8.0, .NET 7.0, and .NET 6.0), themes, https configuration, localization option, authentication type, Blazor Web App, and Blazor Web Assembly application types.

   Depending on your Syncfusion Blazor Application Type, refer to the table below for supported authentication types.

   Syncfusion Blazor Application Type	Supported Authentication Types
   Syncfusion Blazor Web App	None and Individual Accounts
   Syncfusion Blazor WebAssembly App	None, Individual Accounts and Microsoft Identity Platform
   Syncfusion Blazor Server App	None, Individual Accounts, Microsoft Identity Platform, and Windows

   If you choose the Blazor Web App application type, you can customize the Interactivity type and Interactivity location options.

   

   If you choose the Blazor Web Assembly App application type, you can customize the ASP.NET Core hosted and Progressive Web Application options.

   

   Project details section

   You can change the configuration details below in the Project Details section to change the application type, remove control(s) from the selected controls, or change the configurations.

   

8. Click Create button. The Syncfusion® Blazor application has been created. The created Syncfusion® Blazor app has the Syncfusion NuGet packages, styles, and the render code for the selected Syncfusion® component.

   

9. The Syncfusion Blazor application configures with most recent Syncfusion Blazor NuGet packages version, selected style, namespaces, selected authentication, and component render code for Syncfusion® components.

10. If you installed the trial setup or NuGet packages from nuget.org you must register the Syncfusion® license key to your application since Syncfusion® introduced the licensing system from 2018 Volume 2 (v16.2.0.41) Essential Studio® release. Navigate to the help topic to generate and register the Syncfusion® license key to your application. Refer to this blog post for understanding the licensing changes introduced in Essential Studio®.

Authentication Configuration

We need to register the created application in Google Platform API Console for Individual Accounts and Azure Active Directory for Microsoft Identity Platform. From Google Platform API Console registration we can get the client id for Individual Accounts. From Azure Active Directory registration we can get the tenant id and application client id for Microsoft Identity Platform. We need to configure these id values in created applications then only application will be run correctly with authentication support.

Individual Accounts Authentication

Web Application and Progressive Web Application

1. Go to below credentials page for the Google cloud platform API console.

   https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials?project=aerobic-furnace-244104&pli=1

2. Click Create Credentials and OAuth Client Id.

   

   

3. Select Application type as Web Application in client Id creation.

   

4. Add your publish URL link as an Authorized URI and login URL as Redirected URI.

   

5. Click save then OAuth client id will be created and copy that credential.

   

6. Add that Client Id, and RedirectUri in appsettings.json file of your application.

   

7. Change the build configuration bind as google from Local in program.cs file.

   

Microsoft Identity Platform Authentication

Server Application

1. Go to below Azure Active Directory App Registration page.

   https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/ActiveDirectoryMenuBlade/~/RegisteredApps

2. Click New Registration in App Registration page.

   

3. Give name of the application and selected supported type as single tenant.

   

4. Dropdown the page, select platform as web and give your application Redirect URI like {Redirect URI}/signin-oidc and click Register.

   

5. App will be registered, go to the Authentication page and tick Id token check box.

   

6. Get client tenant id and application id form overview page.

   

7. Configure those client tenant id, application id, and domain in your application appsettings.json file.

   

Web Application and Progressive Web Application

1. Go to below Azure Active Directory App Registration page.

   https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/ActiveDirectoryMenuBlade/~/RegisteredApps

2. Click New Registration in App Registration page.

   

3. Give name of the application and selected supported type as single tenant.

   

4. Dropdown the page, select platform as web and give your application Redirect URI and click Register.

   

5. App will be registered, go to the Authentication page and tick Access token an Id token check box.

   

6. Migrate the API by clicking the highlighted arrow like in below image.

   

   

7. Get client tenant id and application id form overview page.

   

8. Configure those client tenant id and application id in your application appsettings.json file.

   

ASP.NET Core Hosted Web Application, and ASP.NET Core Hosted with Progressive Web Application

Client project Registration and Configuration

1. Go to below Azure Active Directory App Registration page.

   https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/ActiveDirectoryMenuBlade/~/RegisteredApps

2. Click New Registration in App Registration page.

   

3. Give name of the application and selected supported type as single tenant.

   

4. Dropdown the page, select platform as web and give your application Redirect URI and click Register.

   

5. App will be registered, go to the Authentication page and tick Access token an Id token check box.

   

6. Migrate the API by clicking the highlighted arrow like in below image.

   

   

7. Get client tenant id and application id form overview page.

   

8. Configure those client tenant id and application id in your application appsettings.json file.

   

Server project Registration and configuration

1. Go to below Azure Active Directory App Registration page.

   https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/ActiveDirectoryMenuBlade/~/RegisteredApps

2. Click New Registration in App Registration page.

   

3. Give name of the application and selected supported type as single tenant.

   

4. Dropdown the page, select platform as web and give your application Redirect URI and click Register.

   

5. App will be registered, go to the Authentication page and tick Access token an Id token check box.

   

6. Migrate the API by clicking the highlighted arrow like in below image.

   

   

7. Add a scope API in Expose an API page.

   

8. Give scope name, admin consent display name, and admin consent description and click Add scope. Scope API will be created, copy those scope API Value.

   

9. Get client tenant id and application id form overview page.

   

10. Configure those client tenant id, application id, added scope api id, and domain in your application appsettings.json file.

    

11. Configure the scope API in client application program.cs file below highlighted place.

    

Run application

You can run the application and see the Syncfusion® components you selected. Select a component to see component output.

You can select a culture language in combo box at top right on the output page to apply the culture in the application.

NOTE

Note: Above culture combo box will be enabled in sample output if localization option is selected in configuration window from Syncfusion Blazor Template Studio wizard.

Register and Login Application

Individual Authentication

Blazor Web App

Applying Database Migrations and User Registration in the .NET 8.0 and .NET 9.0 Blazor Web App

Applying Database Migrations:

In the Blazor Web App, it’s essential to apply pending migrations to the database before proceeding with user registration. Choose one of the following options:

Option 1: Using Visual Studio Package Manager Console

Navigate to View -> Other Windows -> Package Manager Console in Visual Studio.

Run the following command in the Package Manager Console:

Update-Database

Option 2: Using Command Prompt

Open a command prompt in your project directory and execute the following command:

dotnet ef database update

User Registration:

1. Launch the application and register by submitting your email address and creating a password.

   

2. Confirm your registration by clicking Click here to confirm your account.

   

3. Submit your registered email address and password to log in to the application.

   

Server Application, ASP.NET Core hosted Web Application, and Progressive Web Application with ASP.NET Core hosted

1. For register the application, submit your email address and create a password.

   

2. Confirming registration by clicking Click here to confirm your account.

   

3. Submit your registered email address and password to login the application.

   

Web Application and Progressive Web Application

1. Login to the application using Gmail accounts.

   

Microsoft Identity Platform

Server Application, Web Application, Progressive Application, ASP.NET Core Hosted Web Application, and ASP.NET Core Hosted with Progressive Web Application

1. Login to your application using your Microsoft account.

2. Accept permission request of your application.