Windows Service Debugger

This project is intended to provide an easy way to debug windows services using windows forms and log4net.

Requirements

• Log4net

##Usage/Example

To run the windows service in debug mode, do one of the following:

• In your service, set the build configuration to Debug and make sure the DEBUG constant is set in Properties > Build.
• Run the exe of the service with '--debug' as an argument. E.g. SampleService.exe --debug

Entry Point (Program.cs)

namespace SampleService
{
	static class Program
	{
		static void Main(string[] args)
		{
#if DEBUG
            new WinServiceDebugger.ServiceDebugger(new Service1()).Debug();
#else
            new WinServiceDebugger.ServiceDebugger(new Service1()).Start(args);
#endif
		}
	}
}	

Service File (Service1.cs)

namespace SampleService
{
	public partial class Service1 : WinServiceDebugger.DebugServiceBase
	{
		private Processor _process; 

		public override void StartProcess()
		{
			_process = new Processor();
			new System.Threading.Thread(_process.Run).Start();
		}

		public override void StopProcess()
		{
			_process.Stop();
		}
	}

	public class Processor
	{
		private bool _continue = false;

		public void Run()
		{
			_continue = true;

			while (_continue)
			{
				System.Diagnostics.Debug.Print("I'm a test service.");
				System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);
			}
		}

		public void Stop()
		{
			_continue = false;
		}
	}
}