Create a Windows service using Topshelf

This approach features: code simple, open source components, Windows services can run multiple instances

Topshelf is an open-source, cross-platform service framework that supports Windows and mono, and allows you to build a service that is easy to use with just a few lines of code. Official website: http://topshelf-project.com

1th step: Referencing Assemblies TopShelf.dll and Log4net.dll

2nd step: Create a service class MyClass, which contains two methods start and stop, also includes a timer timer, every 5 seconds to the text file to write characters

public class MyClass {readonly Timer _timer;        private static readonly String FileName = directory.getcurrentdirectory () + @ "\" + "test.txt";                Public MyClass () {_timer = new timer () {AutoReset = True,            Enabled = true}; _timer. Elapsed + = Delegate (object sender, Elapsedeventargs e) {this.witre (string.            Format ("Run DateTime {0}", DateTime.Now));        };            } void Witre (String context) {StreamWriter SW = File.appendtext (FileName); Sw.            WriteLine (context); Sw.            Flush (); Sw.        Close (); } public void Start () {this.witre (string.        Format ("Start DateTime {0}", DateTime.Now)); } public void Stop () {this.witre (string.        Format ("Stop DateTime {0}", DateTime.Now) + Environment.NewLine);   } } 

3rd Step: Use Topshelf to host our service, mainly topshelf how to set up our service configuration and method call when start and stop

Class program    {        static void Main (string [] args)        {            Hostfactory.run (x = =            {                x.service<my Class> ((s) =                {                    s.setservicename ("Ser");                    S.constructusing (name = new MyClass ());                    S.whenstarted ((t) = T.start ());                    S.whenstopped ((t) = T.stop ());                );                X.runaslocalsystem ();                Description of the service                x.setdescription ("topshelf_description");                The display name of the service                x.setdisplayname ("Topshelf_displayname");                Service name                x.setservicename ("Topshelf_servicename");}            );        }    

4th Step: cmd command

Consoleapp_topshelf.exe Install (installing Windows Services)

Consoleapp_topshelf.exe Uninstall (uninstall Windows service)

Code Download: Http://files.cnblogs.com/aierong/ConsoleApp_Topshelf.rar

Create a Windows service using Topshelf