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January 2010 - Posts

More On Dovetail Carrier RuleSets
I wanted to discuss RuleSets in more detail this time diving deeper into a couple of topics I pulled out of Creating Your First Carrier Extension because they were too advanced for an introduction. RuleSets Have Context Your conditions and actions need Read More...
Creating Your First Carrier Extension
Extensions are the heart of Dovetail Carrier. The application itself does nothing unless there is an extension present. This makes it important to understand how to create your own extensions. This guide will take you through creating a brand new extension Read More...
Configuring Topshelf Using A StructureMap Container
At Dovetail we use StructureMap a lot. Lately we’ve also been using Topshelf a lot too. This post takes a look at how you can marry these two technologies together. We will be using the StrucutreMap container to configure which services get started by Read More...
Controlling Application Lifetime In Topshelf
One of Topshelf’s best features is the ability to easily host one or more services running side by side. In this post we will create a Topshelf service which will shut down the application. Lets take a look at how it is done. Coordinating the Service Read More...