public abstract class EditingTemplate : ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Contracts.PropertyChangedBase, System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged  

ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Threading.Tasks.QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //get the templates
  var map = ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping.MapView.Active.Map;
  if (map == null)
    return;

  var mainTemplate = map.FindLayers("main").FirstOrDefault()?.GetTemplate("Distribution");
  var mhTemplate = map.FindLayers("Manhole").FirstOrDefault()?.GetTemplate("Active");
});

ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Threading.Tasks.QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  var map = ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping.MapView.Active.Map;
  if (map == null)
    return;
  //Get a particular table template
  var tableTemplate = map.FindStandaloneTables("Address Points").FirstOrDefault()?.GetTemplate("Residences");
  //Get all the templates of a standalone table
  var ownersTableTemplates = map.FindStandaloneTables("Owners").FirstOrDefault()?.GetTemplates();
  var statisticsTableTemplates = MapView.Active.Map.GetStandaloneTablesAsFlattenedList().First(l => l.Name.Equals("Trading Statistics")).GetTemplates();
});

public Task ChangeTemplateDefaultToolAsync(ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping.FeatureLayer flayer,
                  string toolContentGUID, string templateName)
{
  return ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Threading.Tasks.QueuedTask.Run(() =>
  {

    // retrieve the edit template form the layer by name
    var template = flayer?.GetTemplate(templateName) as ArcGIS.Desktop.Editing.Templates.EditingTemplate;
    // get the definition of the layer
    var layerDef = flayer?.GetDefinition() as ArcGIS.Core.CIM.CIMFeatureLayer;
    if ((template == null) || (layerDef == null))
      return;

    if (template.DefaultToolID != this.ID)
    {
      bool updateLayerDef = false;
      if (layerDef.AutoGenerateFeatureTemplates)
      {
        layerDef.AutoGenerateFeatureTemplates = false;
        updateLayerDef = true;
      }

      // retrieve the CIM edit template definition
      var templateDef = template.GetDefinition();

      // assign the GUID from the tool DAML definition, for example
      // <tool id="TestConstructionTool_SampleSDKTool" categoryRefID="esri_editing_construction_polyline" ….>
      //   <tooltip heading="">Tooltip text<disabledText /></tooltip>
      //   <content guid="e58239b3-9c69-49e5-ad4d-bb2ba29ff3ea" />
      // </tool>
      // then the toolContentGUID would be "e58239b3-9c69-49e5-ad4d-bb2ba29ff3ea"

      //At 2.x -
      //templateDef.ToolProgID = toolContentGUID;
      templateDef.DefaultToolGUID = toolContentGUID;

      // set the definition back to 
      template.SetDefinition(templateDef);

      // update the layer definition too
      if (updateLayerDef)
        flayer.SetDefinition(layerDef);
    }
  });
}

QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  //hide all tools except line tool on layer
  var featLayer = MapView.Active.Map.FindLayers("Roads").First();

  var editTemplates = featLayer.GetTemplates();
  var newCIMEditingTemplates = new List<CIMEditingTemplate>();

  foreach (var et in editTemplates)
  {
    //initialize template by activating default tool
    et.ActivateDefaultToolAsync();
    var cimEditTemplate = et.GetDefinition();
    //get the visible tools on this template
    var allTools = et.ToolIDs.ToList();
    //add the hidden tools on this template
    allTools.AddRange(cimEditTemplate.GetExcludedToolIDs().ToList());
    //hide all the tools then allow the line tool
  
    //At 2.x -
    //allTools.AddRange(cimEditTemplate.GetExcludedToolDamlIds().ToList());
    allTools.AddRange(cimEditTemplate.GetExcludedToolIDs().ToList());
    
    //At 2.x - 
    //cimEditTemplate.SetExcludedToolDamlIds(allTools.ToArray());
    //cimEditTemplate.AllowToolDamlID("esri_editing_SketchLineTool");
    
    cimEditTemplate.SetExcludedToolIDs(allTools.ToArray());
    cimEditTemplate.AllowToolID("esri_editing_SketchLineTool");
    newCIMEditingTemplates.Add(cimEditTemplate);
  }
  //update the layer templates
  var layerDef = featLayer.GetDefinition() as CIMFeatureLayer;
  // Set AutoGenerateFeatureTemplates to false for template changes to stick
  layerDef.AutoGenerateFeatureTemplates = false;
  layerDef.FeatureTemplates = newCIMEditingTemplates.ToArray();
  featLayer.SetDefinition(layerDef);
});

var layer = MapView.Active.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList().OfType<FeatureLayer>().FirstOrDefault();
if (layer == null)
  return;
QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  var insp = new Inspector();
  insp.LoadSchema(layer);

  insp["Field1"] = value1;
  insp["Field2"] = value2;
  insp["Field3"] = value3;

  var tags = new[] { "Polygon", "tag1", "tag2" };

  // set defaultTool using a daml-id 
  string defaultTool = "esri_editing_SketchCirclePolygonTool";

  // tool filter is the tools to filter OUT
  var toolFilter = new[] { "esri_editing_SketchTracePolygonTool" };

  // create a new template  
  var newTemplate = layer.CreateTemplate("My new template", "description", insp, defaultTool, tags, toolFilter);
});

var table = MapView.Active.Map.GetStandaloneTablesAsFlattenedList().FirstOrDefault();
if (table == null)
  return;
QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
  var tableTemplate = table.GetTemplate("Template1");
  
  var definition = tableTemplate.GetDefinition();
  definition.Description = "New definition";
  definition.Name = "New name";
  //Create new table template using this definition
  table.CreateTemplate(definition);

  //You can also create a new table template using this extension method. You can use this method the same way you use the layer.CreateTemplate method.
  table.CreateTemplate("New template name", "Template description", tags: new string[] { "tag 1", "tag 2" });
});