Nice code template for windows service - windows-services

Question

Any links to a good template for a windows service? (looking for C# code)
Something that has the basic functionality that I could extend.

Answer 1

It is a little clear what you are looking for. The Windows Service project type in Visual Studio creates a project with the templates you need to get going with a basic windows service.
You can also look at this article from C# Online. It goes over a few ideas and has a few parts to the article. (Note; the page seems to loads a little slow so be patient)

Answer 2

I use VS2005 and I like to start with the basic template.
Modify the Service class to this
using System;
using System.ServiceProcess;
using System.Timers;
namespace WindowsService1
{
public partial class Service1 : ServiceBase
{
//better is to read from settings or config file
private readonly Double _interval = (new TimeSpan(1, 0, 0, 0)).TotalMilliseconds;
private Timer m_Timer;
public Service1()
{
InitializeComponent();
Init();
}
private void Init()
{
m_Timer = new Timer();
m_Timer.BeginInit();
m_Timer.AutoReset = false;
m_Timer.Enabled = true;
m_Timer.Interval = 1000.0;
m_Timer.Elapsed += m_Timer_Elapsed;
m_Timer.EndInit();
}
private void m_Timer_Elapsed(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
//TODO WORK WORK WORK
RestartTimer();
}
private void RestartTimer()
{
m_Timer.Interval = _interval;
m_Timer.Start();
}
protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
base.OnStart(args);
Start();
}
protected override void OnStop()
{
Stop();
base.OnStop();
}
public void Start()
{
m_Timer.Start();
}
public new void Stop()
{
m_Timer.Stop();
}
}
}
Install using InstallUtil.exe, after you have added an installer : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ddhy0byf(VS.80).aspx
Keep the Init function small and fast, otherwise your service will not start with an error that the service did not respond in a timely fashion
Hope this helps