/// <summary>
/// Creates an async thread but does not start the thread
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The async thread.
/// </returns>
public static Thread GetOrCreateAsyncThread(Type[] artefactTypes, bool useOutput = true)
{
TextWriter output, error;
if (useOutput)
{
output = Console.Out;
error = Console.Error;
}
else
output = error = TextWriter.Null;
if (_serviceHostThread != null && _serviceHostThread.IsAlive)
return _serviceHostThread;
_exitServiceHost = false;
return _serviceHostThread = new Thread(() =>
{
ArtefactServiceHost sh = null;
try
{
sh = new ArtefactServiceHost();
sh.Open();
while (!_exitServiceHost)
Thread.Sleep(255);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
error.WriteLine("\nServiceHost Exception (State={0}):\n{1}\n", (sh == null ? "(null)" : sh.State.ToString()), ex.ToString());
}
finally
{
if (sh != null && sh.State != CommunicationState.Closed && sh.State != CommunicationState.Closing)
sh.Close();
}
});
}
/// <summary>
/// The entry point of the program when output as an .exe
/// </summary>
/// <param name='args'>
/// The command-line arguments.
/// </param>
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
ArtefactServiceHost sh = null;
try
{
sh = new ArtefactServiceHost();
sh.Open();
Console.ReadKey();
}
catch (/*Communication*/Exception ex)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine("\nServiceHost Exception (State=" + (sh == null ? "(null)" : sh.State.ToString()) + "):\n" + ex.ToString() + "\n");
}
finally
{
if (sh != null && sh.State != CommunicationState.Closed && sh.State != CommunicationState.Closing)
sh.Close();
}
}
