You can now insert custom formatted dates with StringParser.Parse() via ${DATE:formatstring}. This string gets passed to DateTime.Now.ToString() and the results returned. All project templates that have an AssemblyInfo.cs now set the AssemblyCopuRight to this year.

git-svn-id: svn://svn.sharpdevelop.net/sharpdevelop/trunk@3247 1ccf3a8d-04fe-1044-b7c0-cef0b8235c61

data/templates/project/CSharp/DefaultAssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCompany("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyProduct("${ProjectName}")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ${DATE:yyyy}")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
 

data/templates/project/CSharp/WPFApplication.xpt

@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ namespace ${StandardNamespace}
 		}
 	}
 }]]></File>
-			<File name="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" src="WPFAssemblyInfo.cs" />
+			<File name="Properties\WPFAssemblyInfo.cs" src="WPFAssemblyInfo.cs" />
+			<File name="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" src="DefaultAssemblyInfo.cs" />
 		</Files>
 	</Project>
 </Template>

data/templates/project/CSharp/WPFAssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -1,29 +1,11 @@
 #region Using directives
 
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Resources;
-using System.Globalization;
 using System.Windows;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 #endregion
 
-// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
+
-// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
-// associated with an assembly.
-[assembly: AssemblyTitle("${ProjectName}")]
-[assembly: AssemblyDescription("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCompany("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyProduct("${ProjectName}")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
-
-// This sets the default COM visibility of types in the assembly to invisible.
-// If you need to expose a type to COM, use [ComVisible(true)] on that type.
-[assembly: ComVisible(false)]
 
 //In order to begin building localizable applications, set 
 //<UICulture>CultureYouAreCodingWith</UICulture> in your .csproj file
@@ -43,12 +25,3 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
     //(used if a resource is not found in the page, 
     // app, or any theme specific resource dictionaries)
 )]
-
-
-// The assembly version has following format :
-//
-// Major.Minor.Build.Revision
-//
-// You can specify all the values or you can use the default the Revision and 
-// Build Numbers by using the '*' as shown below:
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]

data/templates/project/CSharp/WPFNavigationApplication.xpt

@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ namespace ${StandardNamespace}
 		}
 	}
 }]]></File>
-			<File name="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" src="WPFAssemblyInfo.cs" />
+			<File name="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" src="DefaultAssemblyInfo.cs" />
+			<File name="Properties\WPFAssemblyInfo.cs" src="WPFAssemblyInfo.cs" />
 		</Files>
 	</Project>
 </Template>

data/templates/project/VBNet/DefaultAssemblyInfo.vb

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
 <assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")>
 <assembly: AssemblyCompany("")>
 <assembly: AssemblyProduct("${ProjectName}")>
-<assembly: AssemblyCopyright("")>
+<assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ${DATE:yyyy}")>
 <assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")>
 <assembly: AssemblyCulture("")>
 

src/AddIns/BackendBindings/Boo/BooBinding/Project/Templates/DefaultAssemblyInfo.boo

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import System.Runtime.InteropServices
 [assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCompany("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyProduct("${ProjectName}")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ${DATE:yyyy}")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
 

src/Main/Core/Project/Src/Services/StringParser/StringParser.cs

@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Core
 					return null;
 				}
 			}
+			if (propertyName.StartsWith("DATE:", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+			{
+				try {
+					return DateTime.Now.ToString(propertyName.Split(':')[1]);
+				} catch (Exception ex) {
+					return ex.Message;
+				}
+			}
 			if (propertyName.Equals("DATE", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
 				return DateTime.Today.ToShortDateString();
 			if (propertyName.Equals("TIME", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))