Windows service was not created using the anti-pattern with CliWrap

[AshleyRo-bit]

Type of issue

Code doesn't work

Description

Create a Windows Service installer

When performing this tutorial:
(https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/extensions/windows-service-with-installer?tabs=ext)
Using the Microsoft Installer Extension

If you are installing the CliWrap as part of the antipattern, this is the current sample code that is present in the docs

using CliWrap;

const string ServiceName = ".NET Joke Service";

if (args is { Length: 1 })
{
    try
    {
        string executablePath =
            Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "App.WindowsService.exe");

        if (args[0] is "/Install")
        {
            await Cli.Wrap("sc")
                .WithArguments(new[] { "create", ServiceName, $"binPath={executablePath}", "start=auto" })
                .ExecuteAsync();
        }
        else if (args[0] is "/Uninstall")
        {
            await Cli.Wrap("sc")
                .WithArguments(new[] { "stop", ServiceName })
                .ExecuteAsync();

            await Cli.Wrap("sc")
                .WithArguments(new[] { "delete", ServiceName })
                .ExecuteAsync();
        }
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(ex);
    }

    return;
}

Now performing this and running the build doesn't automatically create the windows service. I found that this was applicable when the code was modified to change the string inside the Cli.Wrap from "sc" => "sc.exe" as shown below:

using CliWrap;

const string ServiceName = ".NET Joke Service";

if (args is { Length: 1 })
{
    try
    {
        string executablePath =
            Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "App.WindowsService.exe");

        if (args[0] is "/Install")
        {
            await Cli.Wrap("sc.exe")
                .WithArguments(new[] { "create", ServiceName, $"binPath={executablePath}", "start=auto" })
                .ExecuteAsync();
        }
        else if (args[0] is "/Uninstall")
        {
            await Cli.Wrap("sc.exe")
                .WithArguments(new[] { "stop", ServiceName })
                .ExecuteAsync();

            await Cli.Wrap("sc.exe")
                .WithArguments(new[] { "delete", ServiceName })
                .ExecuteAsync();
        }
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(ex);
    }

    return;
}

This was performed with using Cli.Wrap 3.6.7 on .net8.0

Page URL

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/extensions/windows-service-with-installer?tabs=ext

Content source URL

https://github.com/dotnet/docs/blob/main/docs/core/extensions/windows-service-with-installer.md

Document Version Independent Id

83c4d805-1394-90b7-6def-cf809c33ae22

Article author

@IEvangelist

Metadata

• ID: e044209a-0802-07c0-7518-208967a3ef02
• Service: dotnet-fundamentals

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