I want to pass some custom arguments to the console app when I install and start it as a Windows Service via TopShelf.
When I use:
MyService install start /fooBar: Test Console application fails:
[Failure] Command Line An unknown command-line option was found: DEFINE: fooBar = Test
Question:
How can I make my arguments to be recognizable by TopShelf so that I can consume their values?
EDIT: This only works when running the .exe, not when running as a service. As an alternative you could add the option as a configuration value and read it at start-up (which is probably better practice anyway):
using System.Configuration; // snip string foobar = null; HostFactory.Run(configurator => { foobar = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["foobar"]; // do something with fooBar configurator.Service(settings => { settings.ConstructUsing(s => GetInstance()); settings.WhenStarted(s => s.Start()); settings.WhenStopped(s => s.Stop()); }); configurator.RunAsLocalService(); configurator.SetServiceName("ServiceName"); configurator.SetDisplayName("DisplayName"); configurator.SetDescription("Description"); configurator.StartAutomatically(); }); According to the documentation you need to specify the commands in this pattern:
-foobar:Test You also need to add the definition in your service configuration:
string fooBar = null; HostFactory.Run(configurator => { configurator.AddCommandLineDefinition("fooBar", f=> { fooBar = f; }); configurator.ApplyCommandLine(); // do something with fooBar configurator.Service(settings => { settings.ConstructUsing(s => GetInstance()); settings.WhenStarted(s => s.Start()); settings.WhenStopped(s => s.Stop()); }); configurator.RunAsLocalService(); configurator.SetServiceName("ServiceName"); configurator.SetDisplayName("DisplayName"); configurator.SetDescription("Description"); configurator.StartAutomatically(); });