.NET Process Boilerplate

Exploring standardized boilerplate for a variety of process types.

Here's a known list of process types:

• Windows Form running as a short-lived client application
• Long-running Windows Service.
• Long-running Task Tray app.
• Short-lived admin task.
• Camunda worker service.

General Process Needs

• Startup Debug Hooks
• Configuration Service
• Secrets Service
• Logging Service
• Telemetry Service
• Status Publishing Service 

Startup Debug Hooks

Top of Program:main, we include an optional debug spin-wait.

This is triggered by a command-line argument to debug the process.

If activated, the process will wait for a debugger to connect, so early startup activities can be diagnosed.

See this page for implementation details: DotNet Startup Remote Debugging Hook

Secrets Service

• Initial Process Secret - SPIRE-given secret, used to retrieve client token for secrets access.
• Secrets - pulled from central secrets store

Configuration Service

 

Logging Service

• Logging Service- config defining where to store or ship logs.
• Folder Locations - for log files and local configuration

Telemetry Service

publishes action spans and metrics.

Status Publishing Service

For publishing when a process starts, ends, errors, and periodically while running.