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.NET Core 3 Windows Service

With .NET Core 3 a template 'dotnet new worker' was created that allows services to be created. The template currently only works to create C# code so this snippet shows how I have translated the C# into F# and the steps needed to create the service. dotnet new console -lang F# -o FsharpService cd FsharpService dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices dotnet add package System.Net.NameResolution Update the program.fs as shown below and then build and install the service dotnet publish -r win-x64 -c Release /p:PublishSingleFile=true /p:PublishTrimmed=true -o "./published" sc create fSharpService binPath= "<>\FsharpService.exe"

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open System
open System.Threading.Tasks
open Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
open Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting
open Microsoft.Extensions.Logging

type Worker(logger : ILogger<Worker>) =
    inherit BackgroundService()
    let _logger = logger
    override bs.ExecuteAsync stoppingToken =
        let f : Async<unit> = async {
            while not stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested do
                _logger.LogInformation("Worker running at: {time}", DateTimeOffset.Now)
                do! Async.Sleep(1000)
        }
        // ExecuteAsync needs to return a task, hence up-cast from Task<unit> to plain Task.
        // pass stoppingToken into async launch so that it's passed down automatically to other async CE's
        //     per https://medium.com/@eulerfx/f-async-guide-eb3c8a2d180a
        Async.StartAsTask (computation = f, cancellationToken = stoppingToken) :> Task

let CreateHostBuilder argv : IHostBuilder =
    let builder = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(argv)
    builder
        .UseWindowsService()
        .ConfigureServices(fun hostContext services -> services.AddHostedService<Worker>() |> ignore<IServiceCollection>)

[<EntryPoint>]
let main argv =
    let hostBuilder = CreateHostBuilder argv
    hostBuilder.Build().Run()
    0 // return an integer exit code
namespace System
namespace System.Threading
namespace System.Threading.Tasks
namespace Microsoft
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type Worker =
  inherit obj
  new : logger:'a -> Worker
  override ExecuteAsync : stoppingToken:'a -> 'b

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new : logger:'a -> Worker
val logger : 'a
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type Async =
  static member AsBeginEnd : computation:('Arg -> Async<'T>) -> ('Arg * AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * (IAsyncResult -> 'T) * (IAsyncResult -> unit)
  static member AwaitEvent : event:IEvent<'Del,'T> * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T> (requires delegate and 'Del :> Delegate)
  static member AwaitIAsyncResult : iar:IAsyncResult * ?millisecondsTimeout:int -> Async<bool>
  static member AwaitTask : task:Task -> Async<unit>
  static member AwaitTask : task:Task<'T> -> Async<'T>
  static member AwaitWaitHandle : waitHandle:WaitHandle * ?millisecondsTimeout:int -> Async<bool>
  static member CancelDefaultToken : unit -> unit
  static member Catch : computation:Async<'T> -> Async<Choice<'T,exn>>
  static member Choice : computations:seq<Async<'T option>> -> Async<'T option>
  static member FromBeginEnd : beginAction:(AsyncCallback * obj -> IAsyncResult) * endAction:(IAsyncResult -> 'T) * ?cancelAction:(unit -> unit) -> Async<'T>
  ...

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type Async<'T> =
type unit = Unit
val async : AsyncBuilder
val not : value:bool -> bool
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type DateTimeOffset =
  struct
    new : dateTime:DateTime -> DateTimeOffset + 5 overloads
    member Add : timeSpan:TimeSpan -> DateTimeOffset
    member AddDays : days:float -> DateTimeOffset
    member AddHours : hours:float -> DateTimeOffset
    member AddMilliseconds : milliseconds:float -> DateTimeOffset
    member AddMinutes : minutes:float -> DateTimeOffset
    member AddMonths : months:int -> DateTimeOffset
    member AddSeconds : seconds:float -> DateTimeOffset
    member AddTicks : ticks:int64 -> DateTimeOffset
    member AddYears : years:int -> DateTimeOffset
    ...
  end

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DateTimeOffset ()
DateTimeOffset(dateTime: DateTime) : DateTimeOffset
DateTimeOffset(ticks: int64, offset: TimeSpan) : DateTimeOffset
DateTimeOffset(dateTime: DateTime, offset: TimeSpan) : DateTimeOffset
DateTimeOffset(year: int, month: int, day: int, hour: int, minute: int, second: int, offset: TimeSpan) : DateTimeOffset
DateTimeOffset(year: int, month: int, day: int, hour: int, minute: int, second: int, millisecond: int, offset: TimeSpan) : DateTimeOffset
DateTimeOffset(year: int, month: int, day: int, hour: int, minute: int, second: int, millisecond: int, calendar: Globalization.Calendar, offset: TimeSpan) : DateTimeOffset
property DateTimeOffset.Now: DateTimeOffset with get
static member Async.Sleep : millisecondsDueTime:int -> Async<unit>
static member Async.StartAsTask : computation:Async<'T> * ?taskCreationOptions:TaskCreationOptions * ?cancellationToken:Threading.CancellationToken -> Task<'T>
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type Task =
  new : action:Action -> Task + 7 overloads
  member AsyncState : obj
  member ConfigureAwait : continueOnCapturedContext:bool -> ConfiguredTaskAwaitable
  member ContinueWith : continuationAction:Action<Task> -> Task + 19 overloads
  member CreationOptions : TaskCreationOptions
  member Dispose : unit -> unit
  member Exception : AggregateException
  member GetAwaiter : unit -> TaskAwaiter
  member Id : int
  member IsCanceled : bool
  ...

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type Task<'TResult> =
  inherit Task
  new : function:Func<'TResult> -> Task<'TResult> + 7 overloads
  member ConfigureAwait : continueOnCapturedContext:bool -> ConfiguredTaskAwaitable<'TResult>
  member ContinueWith : continuationAction:Action<Task<'TResult>> -> Task + 19 overloads
  member GetAwaiter : unit -> TaskAwaiter<'TResult>
  member Result : 'TResult
  static member Factory : TaskFactory<'TResult>

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Task(action: Action) : Task
Task(action: Action, cancellationToken: Threading.CancellationToken) : Task
Task(action: Action, creationOptions: TaskCreationOptions) : Task
Task(action: Action<obj>, state: obj) : Task
Task(action: Action, cancellationToken: Threading.CancellationToken, creationOptions: TaskCreationOptions) : Task
Task(action: Action<obj>, state: obj, cancellationToken: Threading.CancellationToken) : Task
Task(action: Action<obj>, state: obj, creationOptions: TaskCreationOptions) : Task
Task(action: Action<obj>, state: obj, cancellationToken: Threading.CancellationToken, creationOptions: TaskCreationOptions) : Task

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Task(function: Func<'TResult>) : Task<'TResult>
Task(function: Func<'TResult>, cancellationToken: Threading.CancellationToken) : Task<'TResult>
Task(function: Func<'TResult>, creationOptions: TaskCreationOptions) : Task<'TResult>
Task(function: Func<obj,'TResult>, state: obj) : Task<'TResult>
Task(function: Func<'TResult>, cancellationToken: Threading.CancellationToken, creationOptions: TaskCreationOptions) : Task<'TResult>
Task(function: Func<obj,'TResult>, state: obj, cancellationToken: Threading.CancellationToken) : Task<'TResult>
Task(function: Func<obj,'TResult>, state: obj, creationOptions: TaskCreationOptions) : Task<'TResult>
Task(function: Func<obj,'TResult>, state: obj, cancellationToken: Threading.CancellationToken, creationOptions: TaskCreationOptions) : Task<'TResult>
val CreateHostBuilder : argv:'a -> 'b
val argv : 'a
val builder : obj
val ignore : value:'T -> unit
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type EntryPointAttribute =
  inherit Attribute
  new : unit -> EntryPointAttribute

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new : unit -> EntryPointAttribute
val main : argv:string [] -> int
val argv : string []
val hostBuilder : obj

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Posted:3 years ago
Author:Jackson McCann
Tags: windows service