// Not every Muffin/Service/Protocol has basic tasks to do, some of them might
// need to be split in smaller separate parts that work together.
// This sample contains three examples for how to use Parts to have multiple
// classes work together.
static void Main()
{
var client = new MuffinClient();
client.Start();
Console.WriteLine("Press enter to exit...");
Console.ReadLine();
// Calling Dispose here will also dispose all loaded MuffinParts
// automatically. There is no need to dispose them manually.
client.Dispose();
}
// This sample shows how a Muffin can consume a Platform / Service
//
// ConsolePlatform is used to write to the console and Muffins should use it
// instead of directly calling the Console class. Now if we want to log all
// console output, it can be accomplished very easily.
//
// ConsoleOutputService adds a Timestamp to each message to make the console
// output easier to read.
//
// Muffin1 does some tasks and reports its state to the console.
// LogMuffin has the responsbility to log all the console output.
static void Main()
{
var client = new MuffinClient();
client.Start();
Console.WriteLine("Press enter to exit...");
Console.ReadLine();
// Disposing the client also calls Dispose() in every loaded Muffin, Service
// and Platform so they can clean up their resources. To avoid memory leaks,
// always call MuffinClient.Dispose to make sure all resources are cleaned up.
client.Dispose();
}
// In bigger applications, there might be the need to pass data to a Muffin.
// In this sample, the command line arguments are passed to Muffin1 using
// HostPlatform as a way of communication.
//
// The executable will be executed with the following commandline arguments:
// "SOME USELESS COMMANDLINE ARGUMENTS"
static void Main(string[] args)
{
_args = args;
_client = new MuffinClient();
_client.PlatformLoader.EnableComplete += PlatformLoader_EnableComplete;
_client.Start();
Console.WriteLine("Press enter to exit...");
Console.ReadLine();
_client.Dispose();
}
// Sometimes, it might be necessary for Muffins to communicate with eachother.
// This sample demonstrates how this can be done.
//
// Muffin1 wants to change the text that Muffin2 is writing to the console every
// 500 miliseconds, but Muffin1 is loaded before Muffin2, so it can't change
// the Text in its Enable() method.
static void Main()
{
var client = new MuffinClient();
client.Start();
Thread.Sleep(4000);
// Calling Dispose here will abort the separate Thread in Muffin2. By
// leaving out this line, you can prevent the program from exiting as there
// is yet another thread running. See how important it is to call Dispose?
client.Dispose();
Console.WriteLine("Press enter to exit...");
Console.ReadLine();
}
// This sample demonstrates how you can load classes that are not located in the
// main assembly of your program. This requires you to refrence
// System.ComponentModel.Composition.
// Muffin1 is stored in SampleApplication6.Muffins.dll assembly and should be
// loaded from SampleApplication6.exe.
static void Main()
{
var client = new MuffinClient();
// Get the MuffinsAssembly and add it to the clients catalog
Assembly muffinsAssembly = typeof(Muffin1).Assembly;
client.AggregateCatalog.Catalogs.Add(new AssemblyCatalog(muffinsAssembly));
client.Start();
Console.WriteLine("Press enter to exit...");
Console.ReadLine();
client.Dispose();
}
// This sample demonstrates how easy it is to get started with MuffinFramework.
// Each layer contains a simple hello world class. Note that these classes are
// not refrenced anywhere in this code and will be loaded dynamically.
//
// The classes will be loaded in the following order:
// Platform1 -> Service1 -> Muffin1
static void Main()
{
var watch = new Stopwatch();
do {
watch.Restart();
var client = new MuffinClient();
client.Start();
watch.Stop();
Console.WriteLine(Environment.NewLine +
string.Format("Startup time: {0:#.00}ms", watch.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds) +
Environment.NewLine +
"Press any key to repeat the test! Press the spacebar to exit!" +
Environment.NewLine +
new string('_', Console.BufferWidth));
client.Dispose();
} while (Console.ReadKey(true).Key != ConsoleKey.Spacebar);
}
