This library makes it easy to create Windows Services for simple command line applications, which can run as a Windows Service or a command line application.
First add the following dependencies to your project (see packages.xml) for details:
- CommandLineParser
- log4Net
Then create two classes:
- Options. It has to extend the OptionsBaseClass
- AppService. It has to extnd the AppServiceBase Class
When done, just run the application through AppRunner static class. The example below shows an example of a windows service which does nothing, but it starts. See https://github.com/jrozac/TcpDemoServerSvc for a complete example.
class Options : OptionsBase
{
[Option("port", HelpText = "Server port", Required = true)]
public int Port { get; set; }
}
class AppService : AppServiceBase<Options>
{
/// <summary>
/// Initialize
/// </summary>
public override void Init()
{
}
/// <summary>
/// Service start
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public override bool Start()
{
}
/// <summary>
/// Server stop
/// </summary>
public override void Stop()
{
}
}
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// run application
AppRunner.Run<AppService, Options>(null, args);
// run application with custom app service initialization (handy for IOC resolving)
// AppRunner.Run<AppService, Options>(() => { return new AppService(); }, args);
}
}