Drk.AspNetCore.MinimalApiKit

Convert your ASP.NET Core to desktop application in a few steps.

Lauching and closing browser autmatically

1. Create a ASP.NET Core Minimal API project.
2. dotnet add package Drk.AspNetCore.MinimalApiKit to add reference.
3. Add <script src="/sse.js"></script> in your web page HTML.
4. In Program.cs, use Drk.AspNetCore.MinimalApiKit namespace and change app.Run() to app.RunAsDesktopTool().

The default browser will launch as soon as the application start and navigate to its home webpage. After closing all browser window/tab of the web, the application will exit automatically soon.

You can find the example project in src/RunAsDesktopToolDemo folder.

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Running with notify icon

1. Create a ASP.NET Core Minimal API project.
2. Change OutputType and TargetFramework to WinExe and net6.0-windows/net7.0-windows, add UseWindowsFroms true if you want to use Windows Form control or MessageBox:

   <PropertyGroup>
       <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
       <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows</TargetFramework>
       <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
   </PropertyGroup>

3. dotnet add package Drk.AspNetCore.MinimalApiKit to add reference.
4. In Program.cs, use Drk.AspNetCore.MinimalApiKit namespace and change app.Run() to app.RunWithNotifyIcon(new NotifyIconOptions {...}). The NotifyIconOptions argument is required to define notify icon image, tooltip and context menu items.
   Example:

   app.RunWithNotifyIcon(new NotifyIconOptions
   {
       IconStream = typeof(Program).Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream($"AsNotifyIconDemo.App.ico"),
       ToolTip = "NotifyIcon ToolTip",
       MenuItems =
       {
           NotifyIconOptions.CreateLaunchBrowserMenuItem("Launch Browser", (webBaseUrl) => webBaseUrl),
           NotifyIconOptions.CreateMenuSeparator(),
           NotifyIconOptions.CreateActionMenuItem("Say Hello", (state) =>
           {
               System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Hello, World!");
           })
       }
   });

Demo video on YouTube

You can find the example project in src/RunWithNotifyIconDemo folder.

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