Summary of n methods for creating Windows Services

Recently, due to work needs, I have written some Windows ServicesProgramAnd I have some experience.
Currently, I know that there are three ways to create a Windows Service:
A. Use the. NET Framework class servicebase
B. Use the topshelf component
C. Use the gadgets instsrv and srvany

The following three methods are used to create a Windows service program. The program function is to record logs in the program directory every five seconds:

 

A. Use the. NET Framework class servicebase

Features: simple and compatible

Implemented by inheriting the. NET Framework class servicebase

Step 2: Create a Windows Service

     Public   Partial   Class  Service1: servicebase {  Readonly  Timer _ timer; Private   Static   Readonly   String Filename = path. getdirectoryname (assembly. getexecutingassembly (). Location) + @"  \  " + "  Test.txt  "  ;  Public  Service1 () {initializecomponent (); _ Timer = New Timer ( 5000  ) {Autoreset = True  , Enabled = True  }; _ Timer. elapsed + = Delegate ( Object  Sender, elapsedeventargs e ){  This . Witre ( String . Format ( " Run datetime {0}  "  , Datetime. Now ));};}  Protected   Override   Void Onstart ( String  [] ARGs ){  This . Witre ( String . Format ( "  Start datetime {0}  "  , Datetime. Now ));} Protected   Override   Void  Onstop (){  This . Witre ( String . Format ( "  Stop datetime {0}  " , Datetime. Now) + Environment. newline );}  Void Witre ( String  Context) {streamwriter SW =File. appendtext (filename); Sw. writeline (context); Sw. Flush (); Sw. Close ();}} 

Step 2: add an installer

[Runinstaller ( True  )]  Public   Partial   Class  Installer1: system. configuration. Install. installer {  Private  Serviceinstaller;  Private  Serviceprocessinstaller processinstaller; Public  Installer1 () {initializecomponent (); processinstaller = New  Serviceprocessinstaller (); serviceinstaller = New  Serviceinstaller (); processinstaller. Account = Serviceaccount. LocalSystem; serviceinstaller. starttype = Servicestartmode. Automatic; serviceinstaller. servicename = "  My_windowsservice "  ; Serviceinstaller. Description = "  Windowsservice_description  "  ; Serviceinstaller. displayname = "  Windowsservice_displayname  "  ; Installers. Add (serviceinstaller); installers. Add (processinstaller );}} 

Step 2: Install and uninstall
CMD command
Installutil windowsservice_test.exe (install Windows Service)
Installutil/u windowsservice_test.exe (uninstall Windows Service)

CodeDownload: http://files.cnblogs.com/aierong/WindowsService_test.rar

 

B. Use the topshelf component

Features: simple code, open-source components, Windows Services can run multiple instances

Topshelf is an open-source cross-platform service framework, supporting windows and mono, just a few lines of code can be built a very convenient to use of the service.

 

Step 2: reference the Assembly topshelf. dll and log4net. dll

Step 2: create a service class myclass, which contains two methods: Start and Stop, and a timer, which writes characters to the text file every five seconds.

     Public   Class  Myclass {  Readonly  Timer _ timer; Private   Static   Readonly   String Filename = directory. getcurrentdirectory () + @"  \  " + "  Test.txt  "  ;  Public  Myclass () {_ Timer = New Timer ( 5000 ) {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 );}} 

Step 2: Use topshelf to host our services. It mainly describes how topshelf sets the configuration of our services and how to call methods when starting and stopping services.

     Class Program {  Static   Void Main ( String  [] ARGs) {hostfactory. Run (x => {X. Service <Myclass> (S) => {S. setservicename (  "  Ser  "  ); S. constructusing (name => New Myclass (); S. whenstarted (t) => T. Start (); S. whenstopped (t) => T. Stop () ;}); X. runaslocalsystem ();  //  Service Description X. setdescription ( "  Topshelf_description  "  );  //  Service display name X. setdisplayname ("  Topshelf_displayname  "  );  //  Service name X. setservicename ( "  Topshelf_servicename  "  );});}} 

Step 2: cmd command

Leleapp_topshelf.exe install (install Windows Services)

Leleapp_topshelf.exe uninstall (uninstall Windows Service)

 

Code download: http://files.cnblogs.com/aierong/ConsoleApp_Topshelf.rar

 

C. Use the gadgets instsrv and srvany

Features of this method: the code is super simple, the windowsform program is enough, and supports program interaction (my favorite features). It seems that Windows 7 is not supported, and XP win2003 is supported.

First, we will introduce two gadgets:

Instsrv.exe: used to install and uninstall executable services

Srvany.exe: Used to run any exe program as a Windows Service

 

These two tools are both practical gadgets of the Microsoft Windows resource kits tool set.

Can you get http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx by downloading and installing Microsoft Windows resource kits? Id = 17657

 

Step 2: Create a windowsform Program

    Public   Partial   Class  Form1: FORM {timer _ timer;  Private  Static   Readonly   String Filename = application. startuppath + @"  \  " + "  Test.txt  "  ;  Public  Form1 () {initializecomponent ();}  Private   Void Form1_load (Object  Sender, eventargs e) {_ Timer = New  Timer () {Enabled = True  , Interval = 5000  }; _ Timer. tick + = Delegate ( Object  _ Sender, eventargs _ e ){  This . Witre (String . Format ( "  Run datetime {0}  "  , Datetime. Now ));};}  Void _ Timer_tick ( Object  Sender, eventargs e ){  Throw   New  Notimplementedexception ();}  Void Witre ( String Context) {streamwriter SW = File. appendtext (filename); Sw. writeline (context); Sw. Flush (); Sw. Close ();}  Private   Void Button#click ( Object  Sender, eventargs e) {MessageBox. Show (  "  Hello  "  );}} 

 

 

Step 2: Install and uninstall

The installation steps are as follows:

(1) Open CMD and enter the following content. Here, windowsforms_windowsservice is the name of the service you want to create.

Format: absolute directory path \ instsrv windowsforms_windowsservice directory absolute path \ srvany.exe

For example:

D: \ tempwork \ win \ debug \ instsrv.exe windowsforms_windowsservice D: \ tempwork \ win \ debug \ srvany.exe

 

(2) Regedit open the Registry Editor and find the following directory:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ windowsforms_windowsservice

 

(3) Right-click windowsforms_windowsservice and create an "item" named "Parameters"

 

(4) left-click "Parameters" and Right-click on the right side to create a "string value" (reg_sz) named "application ", enter the absolute path of the executable file under the directory + file name in the value data

For example:

D: \ tempwork \ win \ debug \ windowsformsapplication_exe.exe

 

(5) Open the services. msc service control panel, find the windowsforms_windowsservice Service, right-click-properties-log on, and select "allow services to interact with the desktop"

 

Start the service and you can see the program interface

 

 

Uninstall Service

D: \ tempwork \ win \ debug \ instsrv.exe windowsforms_windowsservice remove

 

Code download: http://files.cnblogs.com/aierong/WindowsFormsApplication_Exe.rar