C# Class ServiceTools.ServiceInstaller

Installs and provides functionality for handling windows services

Public Methods

Method	Description
GetServiceStatus ( string ServiceName ) : ServiceState	Takes a service name and returns the `ServiceState` of the corresponding service
Install ( string ServiceName, string DisplayName, string FileName ) : void	Takes a service name, a service display name and the path to the service executable and installs the windows service.
InstallAndStart ( string ServiceName, string DisplayName, string FileName ) : void	Takes a service name, a service display name and the path to the service executable and installs / starts the windows service.
ServiceInstaller ( ) : System
ServiceIsInstalled ( string ServiceName ) : bool	Accepts a service name and returns true if the service with that service name exists
StartService ( string Name ) : void	Takes a service name and starts it
StopService ( string Name ) : void	Stops the provided windows service
Uninstall ( string ServiceName ) : void	Takes a service name and tries to stop and then uninstall the windows serviceError

Method	Description
CloseServiceHandle ( IntPtr hSCObject ) : int
ControlService ( IntPtr hService, ServiceControl dwControl, SERVICE_STATUS lpServiceStatus ) : int
CreateService ( IntPtr hSCManager, string lpServiceName, string lpDisplayName, ServiceRights dwDesiredAccess, int dwServiceType, ServiceBootFlag dwStartType, ServiceError dwErrorControl, string lpBinaryPathName, string lpLoadOrderGroup, IntPtr lpdwTagId, string lpDependencies, string lp, string lpPassword ) : IntPtr
DeleteService ( IntPtr hService ) : int
GetServiceStatus ( IntPtr hService ) : ServiceState	Gets the service state by using the handle of the provided windows service
OpenSCManager ( ServiceManagerRights Rights ) : IntPtr	Opens the service manager
OpenSCManager ( string lpMachineName, string lpDatabaseName, ServiceManagerRights dwDesiredAccess ) : IntPtr
OpenService ( IntPtr hSCManager, string lpServiceName, ServiceRights dwDesiredAccess ) : IntPtr
QueryServiceStatus ( IntPtr hService, SERVICE_STATUS lpServiceStatus ) : int
StartService ( IntPtr hService, int dwNumServiceArgs, int lpServiceArgVectors ) : int
StartService ( IntPtr hService ) : void	Stars the provided windows service
StopService ( IntPtr hService ) : void	Stops the provided windows service
WaitForServiceStatus ( IntPtr hService, ServiceState WaitStatus, ServiceState DesiredStatus ) : bool	Returns true when the service status has been changes from wait status to desired status ,this method waits around 10 seconds for this operation.

Takes a service name and returns the ServiceState of the corresponding service

public static GetServiceStatus ( string ServiceName ) : ServiceState
ServiceName	string	The service name that we will check for his `ServiceState`
return	ServiceState

Takes a service name, a service display name and the path to the service executable and installs the windows service.

public static Install ( string ServiceName, string DisplayName, string FileName ) : void
ServiceName	string	The service name that this service will have
DisplayName	string	The display name that this service will have
FileName	string	The path to the executable of the service
return	void

Takes a service name, a service display name and the path to the service executable and installs / starts the windows service.

public static InstallAndStart ( string ServiceName, string DisplayName, string FileName ) : void
ServiceName	string	The service name that this service will have
DisplayName	string	The display name that this service will have
FileName	string	The path to the executable of the service
return	void

public ServiceInstaller ( ) : System
return	System

Accepts a service name and returns true if the service with that service name exists

public static ServiceIsInstalled ( string ServiceName ) : bool
ServiceName	string	The service name that we will check for existence
return	bool

Takes a service name and starts it

public static StartService ( string Name ) : void
Name	string	The service name
return	void

Stops the provided windows service

public static StopService ( string Name ) : void
Name	string	The service name that will be stopped
return	void

Takes a service name and tries to stop and then uninstall the windows serviceError

public static Uninstall ( string ServiceName ) : void
ServiceName	string	The windows service name to uninstall
return	void