Add console programs in UE

technological process

The example is named XmlToProto（ Replace yourself ）

• stay Project directory /Source/Programs I'm gonna go ahead and create a new folder XmlToProto
  Internal new folder Source, as well as 5 File , The contents of the document are shown at the bottom
  

• cmd function UBT

  ..\..\..\..\Engine\Binaries\DotNET\UnrealBuildTool.exe -ProjectFiles XXX\Source\Programs\XmlToProto
  

• Will refresh .sln Project documents , Then reopen VS You can see the project
  

• Modules can be referenced just like normal projects 、 plug-in unit （PublicDependencyModuleNames）

• Write the main process to XmlToProtoMainWindows.cpp Internal main In function （RequestEngineExit Before , And this function cannot skip ）

• The newly created code files are put into Source Inside , It is not recommended to divide Private and Public

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• XmlToProto.Build.cs

  using UnrealBuildTool;
  using System.IO;
  using System;
  
  public class XmlToProto : ModuleRules
  {
        
  	public XmlToProto(ReadOnlyTargetRules Target) : base(Target)
  	{
        
  		PublicDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(
  			new string[] {
        
  				"Core",
  			}
  		);
  		PublicIncludePathModuleNames.AddRange(
  			new string[] {
        
  				"Launch",
  				"CoreUObject",
  				"Projects",
  				"Json",
  				"ApplicationCore",
  			}
  		);
  
  		PublicIncludePaths.Add(ModuleDirectory);
  		bEnableExceptions = true;
  		bUseUnity = false;
  	}
  }
  
  

• XmlToProto.Target.cs

  using UnrealBuildTool;
  using System.Collections.Generic;
  
  public class XmlToProtoTarget : TargetRules
  {
        
  	public XmlToProtoTarget(TargetInfo Target) : base(Target)
  	{
        
  		Type = TargetType.Program;
  		LinkType = TargetLinkType.Monolithic;
  
  		DefaultBuildSettings = BuildSettingsVersion.V2;
  
  		LaunchModuleName = "XmlToProto";
  		ExtraModuleNames.Add("EditorStyle");
  		// VS Classification within 
  		SolutionDirectory = "GameTools";
  
  		bBuildDeveloperTools = false;
  
  		// SlateViewer doesn't ever compile with the engine linked in
  		bCompileAgainstEngine = false;
  
  		// We need CoreUObject compiled in as the source code access module requires it
  		bCompileAgainstCoreUObject = true;
  
  		// SlateViewer.exe has no exports, so no need to verify that a .lib and .exp file was emitted by
  		// the linker.
  		bHasExports = false;
  
  		// Make sure to get all code in SlateEditorStyle compiled in
  		bBuildDeveloperTools = true;
  
  		// UnrealPak is a console application, not a Windows app (sets entry point to main(), instead of WinMain())
  		bIsBuildingConsoleApplication = true;
  	}
  }
  
  

• XmlToProtoApp.cpp

  #include "XmlToProtoApp.h"
  #include "RequiredProgramMainCPPInclude.h"
  
  IMPLEMENT_APPLICATION(XmlToProto, "XmlToProto");
  
  

• XmlToProtoApp.h

  #pragma once
  
  
  

• XmlToProtoMainWindows.cpp

  #include "CoreMinimal.h"
  
  int main(int argc, char* argv[])
  {
        
  	RequestEngineExit("Exit normally");
  	return 0;
  }