Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting 9.0.11

About

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

Key Features

  • Contains the .NET Generic Host HostBuilder.

How to Use

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

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

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

Feedback & Contributing

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

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