microsoft.extensions.hosting

About

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Contains the .NET Generic Host HostBuilder which layers on the Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions package.

Key Features

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• Contains the .NET Generic Host HostBuilder.

How to Use

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For a console app project:

    using (IHost host = new HostBuilder().Build())
    {
        var lifetime = host.Services.GetRequiredService<IHostApplicationLifetime>();
    
        lifetime.ApplicationStarted.Register(() =>
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Started");
        });
        lifetime.ApplicationStopping.Register(() =>
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Stopping firing");
            Console.WriteLine("Stopping end");
        });
        lifetime.ApplicationStopped.Register(() =>
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Stopped firing");
            Console.WriteLine("Stopped end");
        });
    
        host.Start();
    
        // Listens for Ctrl+C.
        host.WaitForShutdown();
    }

Main Types

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The main types provided by this library are:

• Microsoft.Extensions.Host.
• Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostApplicationBuilder
• Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostBuilder
• Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.IHostedService
• Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.IHostedLifecycleService

Additional Documentation

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• Generic host
• API documentation
  • Host
  • HostApplicationBuilder
  • HostBuilder

Related Packages

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• Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration
• Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
• Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions
• Microsoft.Extensions.Logging
• Microsoft.Extensions.Options

Feedback & Contributing

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Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting is released as open source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.