/// <summary>
/// Tests the binary formatter communication method.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message">Message to transmit</param>
/// <param name="launcherExeName">Name of EXE (necessary to allow multiple tests to run concurrently).</param>
private void TestBinaryFormatter(string message, string launcherExeName)
{
var pipeNamePrefix = System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
var childProcessMainMethod = typeof(ChildProcess).GetMethod("Start");
var exePath = ExecutableGenerator.Instance.GenerateExecutable(childProcessMainMethod,
ExecutableType.Default, launcherExeName);
var proc = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(exePath, pipeNamePrefix));
var client = new Proliferate.ProliferateClient(pipeNamePrefix);
using (var cancelTokenSource = new System.Threading.CancellationTokenSource())
{
client.StartChildPinger(cancelTokenSource.Token);
using (var messenger = client.GetMessenger <Msg, Msg>())
{
var resp = messenger.SendRequest(new Msg()
{
Message = message
});
Assert.IsTrue(resp.Message == message);
}
}
client.SendShutdown();
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Make sure pipeNamePrefix is random so separate instances of your program don't talk to each other's child processes.
var pipeNamePrefix = System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
var childProcessMainMethod = typeof(ChildProcess).GetMethod("Start");
var watch = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
var exePath = ExecutableGenerator.Instance.GenerateExecutable(childProcessMainMethod,
ExecutableType.Default, "Launcher");
Console.WriteLine("Generating executable took: " + watch.Elapsed.ToString());
//The CreateNoWindow option reduces startup time of the child process.
var startInfo = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(exePath, pipeNamePrefix)
{
CreateNoWindow = true, UseShellExecute = false
};
watch.Restart();
var proc = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(startInfo);
var client = new Proliferate.ProliferateClient(pipeNamePrefix);
using (var cancelTokenSource = new System.Threading.CancellationTokenSource())
{
client.StartChildPinger(cancelTokenSource.Token);
using (var streams = client.GetSendAndReceiveStreams())
{
streams.OutgoingRequestStream.Close();
//If we don't read the response from the child process, there will be an IO exception
//in the child process while it tries to write a response back.
var buffer = new byte[1024];
var read = streams.IncomingResponseStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
}
Console.WriteLine("Time from process start until response received: " + watch.Elapsed.ToString());
while (true)
{
Console.WriteLine("Enter a string to send to the child process or press enter to end the program...");
var request = Console.ReadLine();
if (System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.IsMatch(request, @"^\r*\n*$"))
{
client.SendShutdown();
cancelTokenSource.Cancel();
return;
}
string response;
var writerAndReader = client.GetRequestWriterAndResponseReader();
{
writerAndReader.OutgoingRequestWriter.Write(request);
writerAndReader.OutgoingRequestWriter.Close();
response = writerAndReader.IncomingResponseReader.ReadToEnd();
writerAndReader.IncomingResponseReader.Close();
}
Console.WriteLine("Child process sent back: " + response);
}
}
}
