I have the following code:
info = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(\"TheProgram.exe\", String.Join(\" \", args));
info.CreateNoWindow = true;
info.Win
This is a more modern awaitable, Task Parallel Library (TPL) based solution for .NET 4.5 and above.
try
{
var exitCode = await StartProcess(
"dotnet",
"--version",
@"C:\",
10000,
Console.Out,
Console.Out);
Console.WriteLine($"Process Exited with Exit Code {exitCode}!");
}
catch (TaskCanceledException)
{
Console.WriteLine("Process Timed Out!");
}
public static async Task StartProcess(
string filename,
string arguments,
string workingDirectory= null,
int? timeout = null,
TextWriter outputTextWriter = null,
TextWriter errorTextWriter = null)
{
using (var process = new Process()
{
StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo()
{
CreateNoWindow = true,
Arguments = arguments,
FileName = filename,
RedirectStandardOutput = outputTextWriter != null,
RedirectStandardError = errorTextWriter != null,
UseShellExecute = false,
WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory
}
})
{
var cancellationTokenSource = timeout.HasValue ?
new CancellationTokenSource(timeout.Value) :
new CancellationTokenSource();
process.Start();
var tasks = new List(3) { process.WaitForExitAsync(cancellationTokenSource.Token) };
if (outputTextWriter != null)
{
tasks.Add(ReadAsync(
x =>
{
process.OutputDataReceived += x;
process.BeginOutputReadLine();
},
x => process.OutputDataReceived -= x,
outputTextWriter,
cancellationTokenSource.Token));
}
if (errorTextWriter != null)
{
tasks.Add(ReadAsync(
x =>
{
process.ErrorDataReceived += x;
process.BeginErrorReadLine();
},
x => process.ErrorDataReceived -= x,
errorTextWriter,
cancellationTokenSource.Token));
}
await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
return process.ExitCode;
}
}
///
/// Waits asynchronously for the process to exit.
///
/// The process to wait for cancellation.
/// A cancellation token. If invoked, the task will return
/// immediately as cancelled.
/// A Task representing waiting for the process to end.
public static Task WaitForExitAsync(
this Process process,
CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
{
process.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
var taskCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource