Setting up a Thingy.WebServerLite web sever

• Create a project (forms, service, console)

• Add references to

  • Castle.Core.dll
  • Castle.Windsor.dll
  • Thingy.Infrastructure.dll
  • Thingy.WebServerLite.dll (There is no actual dependency on this but it is an easy way to get it copied to the bin directory)
  • Thingy.WebServerLiteApi.dll

• Create a config folder at the top level of the project

• Add an XML config file to the project inside the config folder (e.g. WebSites.xml)

• Add configuration for the default web site

  WebSite 8080 site True

• Add configuration for the user authentication provider (this could be in a different xml file)

  Player Admin,admin,Admin

• Set all configuration files to "Copy to Output Directory" = "Copy if newer" in the properties panel

• Add a class named WebServerLoggingService provider that implements IWebServerLoggingService provider

  • It can be implemented with empty methods to begin with
  • Logging may be performed by multiple threads. Make sure the logger is thread-safe.

• Create a class named DefaultController that descends from ControllerBase

• Add a folder named site to the project

• Add a file named index.html to the site folder. Populate it with a simple, test web page

  • Set index.html to "Copy to Output Directory" = "Copy if newer" in the properties panel

• Use the CastleContainer in Thingy.Infrastructure to resolve a refernce to IWebServer

• Call Start() on the IWebServer implementation

• Try it in a browser

  • Something like http://localhost:8080
  • You should see your index page

• Add a url reservation by opening a cmd window and entering

  • netsh http add urlacl url="http://*:8080/" user= {machine/userid}
    • You can remove one with http add urlacl url="http://*:8080/" if you get it wrong

• Allow the port through the windows firewall