Windows App SDK Host

Allows hosting a Windows App SDK Application in an IHost that manages the lifecycle of the hosted Application.

Usage

(Convert existing project or the default template's output)

1. Add <DefineConstants>DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN</DefineConstants> in the main PropertyGroup of your applications project file.
2. Add reference to CommunityToolkit.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsAppSdk
3. Add Program.cs to the root of your application project.
4. Add this code to the Program.cs:

public static class Program { [STAThread] public static void Main(string[] args) { var builder = new WindowsAppSdkHostBuilder<App>(); builder.ConfigureServices( (_, collection) => { // If your main Window is named differently, change it here. collection.AddSingleton<MainWindow>(); } ); var app = builder.Build(); app.StartAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult(); } }

5. Set your Program.cs as the startup object by adding <StartupObject>HostedWindowsAppSdk.Program</StartupObject> to your project file.
6. Use the CancelableApplication as the base class of your application by modifying your App.xaml:

<host:CancelableApplication x:Class="HostedWindowsAppSdk.App" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:host="using:CommunityToolkit.Extensions.Hosting" xmlns:local="using:HostedWindowsAppSdk"> <Application.Resources> </Application.Resources> </host:CancelableApplication>

7. Update your App.xaml.cs to use dependency injection.

protected override void OnLaunched(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.LaunchActivatedEventArgs args) { // Get window from Dependency Injection. _mWindow = Services.GetRequiredService<MainWindow>(); _mWindow.Activate(); }

Notes

The WindowsAppSdkHost uses several features of the Microsoft.Extensions ecosystem:

1. Includes all configuration resources defined for the DefaultHostBuilder.
2. Registers the required CancellableApplication with dependency injection.
3. Manages the lifecycle of the Application in the StartAsync method of the WindowsAppSdkHost.
4. Write unhandled errors to default ILogger. The Ilogger can be obtained from the static Services property of the CancellableApplication after building the app.

If there are other patterns you feel should be available or required then start a discussion.