Add support for @helper -files in any folder (not just App_Code)

[rafa-l]

What happend to the @Helper in ASP.NET MVC 6?

I love the @Helper in MVC. The only thing i hate is, the requirement to put the .cshtml/.vbhtml file in the App_Code folder. I would love it, if i could add that files any where. (e.g. /Views/Helpers/MyHelper.cshtml).

Any new about that? Shouldn't be impossible with Roslyn now...

[yishaigalatzer]

@rafa-l thanks for your input. We are already tracking this issue in #1130, I added your comment about app_code.

In ASPNET 5 and MVC 6, there is no such concept as special folders, but app_code was a way to precompile a set of files at startup, so we need to come up with a replacement concept that will separate the .cshtml files for views and helpers (or come up with something else, like a different extension).

The feature is right now slated for RC, but there is a reasonable chance it will happen in a later milestone, we will figure this out in the next few weeks.