Write C# apps with a text editor, nuget and the power of Rosyln!

Note: Rosyln is a pre-release CTP and currently an unsupported technology. As such there may be changes in Roslyn itself that could impact this project. Please bear that in mind when using scriptcs

• More on why I developed this [here] (http://codebetter.com/glennblock/2013/02/28/scriptcs-living-on-the-edge-in-c-without-a-project-on-the-wings-of-roslyn-and-nuget/)
• Check out our goals and rodmap [here] (https://github.com/scriptcs/scriptcs/wiki/Project-goals-and-roadmap)

• Install the [nuget cmdline bootstrapper] (http://nuget.codeplex.com/releases/view/58939)
• Build the project and put scriptcs.exe in your path.

• Open a cmd prompt as admin
• Create a directory "c:\scriptcs_hello" and change to it.
• run "nuget install Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.SelfHost -o Packages"
• create a server.csx with your favorite editor. Paste the text below into the file and save.

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Web.Http;
using System.Web.Http.SelfHost;

var address = "http://localhost:8080";
var conf = new HttpSelfHostConfiguration(new Uri(address));
conf.Routes.MapHttpRoute(name: "DefaultApi",
   routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}",
   defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional }
);

var server = new HttpSelfHostServer(conf);
server.OpenAsync().Wait();
Console.WriteLine("Listening...");
Console.ReadKey();

• run "scriptcs server.csx"

This will launch a web api host.

scriptcs relies on Rosyln for loading loose C# script files. It will automatically discover nuget packages local to the app and load the binaries.

• Referencing other scripts from your script
• Debugging overview & How To

• Adding support for pluggable recipe "packs" for different frameworks.

• Read our Contribution Guidelines.
• List of all contributors to date. Thanks!

• Special thanks to @filip_woj for being the inspiration behind this with his Roslyn Web API posts.
• Thanks to the Roslyn team who helped point me in the right direction.

• Glenn Block (@gblock)
• Justin Rusbatch (@jrusbatch)
• Filip Wojcieszyn (@filip_woj)

Want to chat? In addition to Twitter, you can find us on Google Groups and JabbR!

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