ServiceProcess

Simple framework for Windows Services

Build

Open solution in VisualStudio, build.

No dependencies or nuget packages required

Details

To create a service

• Create a "Console Application"
• Add the following code

    ServiceConfig
			.Create()
			.From<SampleServiceHost>()
			.Start(args);

See ServiceConfig for more options (such as; Delayed start; Naming; specifying user; priority; ...)

The SampleServiceHost class is a simple POCO with a couple of well-known methods

• "Start()" run at service startup

• "Stop()" run at service shutdown

• If the class implements IDisposable "Dispose()" will also be called

• "WithArgs(IEnumerable)" will be called before Start if any commandline args are provided

  Use ArgOptions to process (see WindowsServiceHelper for an example)

The process will detect if it is being run from the command line (or VS)

Serveral command line args are understood by this framework

• "-i" install as a service
• "-u" uninstall the service
• "-name=fred" overrides the name of the service

See WindowsServiceHelper for more options.