Entity Framework - separate class files

I am playing around with the latest Entity Framework, and I would like to separate the gener开发者_运维百科ated classes into 1 file per class if possible.

I also want to be able to re-generate these files after splitting.

Although this question asks the question, it is old and the accepted answer is "maybe in the future." Split EDMX for Entity Framework - Breakout object layer into separate files - possible?

Is it possible to do this? If so, how do I go about doing this?

Thanks

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Use EFv4 and T4 template (for entity objects or POCOs). It will create separate file for each created entity. I'm not sure why you want it. It is generated code which mustn't be manually modified because modifications will be lost during next regenerating.

Breaking EDMX insto separate files is somehow possible but pretty hard - it is manual work. Check these articles (part 1 and part 2). It is approach for working with large models.

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Entity Developer for SQL Server provides some enhancements for large EF models handling, like multiple diagrams. As for the code generation, there is a File Per Class code generation option as well.

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Forget the generation crap and start with the latest EF and use the code first approach. You then have complete control over the POCO. I am still a bit underwhelmed on EF, but the code first approach will allow you to create the classes as you like and then link them in to ORM bits. If you don't want to write your own classes, I know of no way to achieve what you desire.