Using deprecated RazorTemplateEngine.Initialize() to clear cache

[hallsbyra]

I'm using RazorTemplateEngine.Initialize like so:

app.MapGet("/test", async () =>
{
#if DEBUG
    RazorTemplateEngine.Initialize();
#endif
    var html = await RazorTemplateEngine.RenderAsync($"/Pages/Index.cshtml");
    return Results.Extensions.Html(html);
});

This enables hot reload for me. I figure that Initialize clears some cache that makes the page re-render upon each request. Now, since the method is marked as deprecated I wonder

• Am I doing something stupid? Is there another way to accomplish hot reload in this scenario?
• If not, maybe this should still be supported in the future?

[hallsbyra]

Turned out the call to Initialize had nothing to do with enabling hot reload for me. So I don't use it anymore. Instead, to get hot reload working:

• Install Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation
• Enable runtime compilation: builder.Services.AddRazorPages().AddRazorRuntimeCompilation()