I am trying to get PushSharp (2.0.4.0?) to run as a Windows Service. Each time the service runs and performs a push.QueueNotification(), the applet hangs on the call to stopAPNS(push). When I run similar code as a Console applications, it runs fine each time (i.e, I am receiving my push notifications). The console app is based upon the PushSharp.Sample project.
Interestingly, if I start/stop my applet without executing any push.QueueNotification() calls, my service exits properly. In others, the call to stopAPNS(push) in OnStop() does not hang. I guess this makes sense...the queue is empty
I have compiled the PushSharp project under .NET 4.0 and 4.5. In each case, I get the same behavior.
I have provided a sanitized version of my code below.
Any thoughts on why the push.StopAllServices(true) call hangs when run as a Windows Service?
Thanks.
public class PushNoteService : System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase
{
// Initialize global instance of PushBroker service
private PushBroker push = new PushBroker();
#region Constructor
public PushNoteService()
{
// This call is required by the Windows.Forms Component Designer.
InitializeComponent();
// TODO: Add any initialization after the InitComponent call
}
#endregion
#region Component Designer generated code
// The main entry point for the process
static void Main()
{
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase[] ServicesToRun;
// More than one user Service may run within the same process. To add
// another service to this process, change the following line to
// create a second service object. For example,
//
// ServicesToRun = new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase[] {new PushNoteService(), new MySecondUserService()};
//
ServicesToRun = new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase[] { new PushNoteService() };
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.Run(ServicesToRun);
}
#endregion
#region OnStart
/// <summary>
/// Set things in motion so your service can do its work.
/// </summary>
protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
YYLog.Log.Instance.Info("Starting service.");
timer2.Enabled = true;
YYLog.Log.Instance.Info("Starting APNS.");
startAPNS(push);
}
#endregion
#region OnStop
/// <summary>
/// Stop this service.
/// </summary>
protected override void OnStop()
{
YYLog.Log.Instance.Info("Stopping service.");
// Add code here to perform any tear-down necessary to stop your service.
timer2.Enabled = false;
YYLog.Log.Instance.Info("Stopping APNS.");
stopAPNS(push);
// some clean up.
push = null;
YYLog.Log.Instance.Info("Service stopped.");
}
#endregion
#region Acess Methods
/// <summary>
/// On Timer_Elasped events, websites are accessed to check status.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender">Sender.</param>
/// <param name="e">E.</param>
private void timer2_Elapsed(object sender, System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
int count = checkForPushRequest();
YYLog.Log.Instance.Info(" Count: " + count.ToString());
if (count > 0)
{
stopAPNS(push);
}
}
private int checkForPushRequest()
{
YYLog.Log.Instance.Info("Processing push notifications...");
int count = 0;
// Get the ConnectionStrings collection.
ConnectionStringSettings connections = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["MyDB"];
using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connections.ConnectionString))
{
conn.Open();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("MySP", conn);
cmd.CommandType = System.Data.CommandType.StoredProcedure;
SqlDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader(System.Data.CommandBehavior.CloseConnection);
while (dr.Read())
{
// increment counter
count++;
int badgeNumber = 0;
string deviceToken = Convert.ToString(dr[dr.GetOrdinal("DeviceToken")]);
string alertMessage = Convert.ToString(dr[dr.GetOrdinal("AlertMessage")]);
if (!dr.IsDBNull(dr.GetOrdinal("BadgeNumber")))
{
badgeNumber = Convert.ToInt16(dr[dr.GetOrdinal("BadgeNumber")]);
}
string soundFile = Convert.ToString(dr[dr.GetOrdinal("SoundFile")]);
// Send out the notification to APNS
YYLog.Log.Instance.Trace(" Sending notification to " + deviceToken);
sendPush(deviceToken, alertMessage, badgeNumber, soundFile);
}
dr.Close();
}
return count;
}
private void sendPush(string DeviceToken, string AlertMessage, int BadgeNumber, string SoundFile)
{
push.QueueNotification(new AppleNotification()
.ForDeviceToken(DeviceToken)
.WithAlert(AlertMessage)
.WithBadge(BadgeNumber)
.WithSound(SoundFile));
}
private void startAPNS(PushBroker push)
{
//Wire up the events for all the services that the broker registers
push.OnNotificationSent += NotificationSent;
push.OnChannelException += ChannelException;
push.OnServiceException += ServiceException;
push.OnNotificationFailed += NotificationFailed;
push.OnDeviceSubscriptionExpired += DeviceSubscriptionExpired;
push.OnDeviceSubscriptionChanged += DeviceSubscriptionChanged;
push.OnChannelCreated += ChannelCreated;
push.OnChannelDestroyed += ChannelDestroyed;
string appleCertFileName = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["APNS_Certificate"];
var appleCert = File.ReadAllBytes(appleCertFileName);
string appleCertPassword = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["APNS_Certificate_Password"];
bool productionMode = bool.Parse(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["APNS_Production_Mode"]);
push.RegisterAppleService(new ApplePushChannelSettings(productionMode, appleCert, appleCertPassword)); //Extension method
}
private void stopAPNS(PushBroker push)
{
YYLog.Log.Instance.Info("Waiting for Queue to Finish...");
//Stop and wait for the queues to drains
push.StopAllServices(true);
YYLog.Log.Instance.Info("Queue Finished");
}
#region Events
private void DeviceSubscriptionChanged(object sender, string oldSubscriptionId, string newSubscriptionId, INotification notification)
{
//Currently this event will only ever happen for Android GCM
YYLog.Log.Instance.Info("Device Registration Changed: Old-> " + oldSubscriptionId + " New-> " + newSubscriptionId + " -> " + notification);
}
private void NotificationSent(object sender, INotification notification)
{
YYLog.Log.Instance.Info("Sent: " + sender + " -> " + notification);
}
private void NotificationFailed(object sender, INotification notification, Exception notificationFailureException)
{
YYLog.Log.Instance.Error("Failure: " + sender + " -> " + notificationFailureException.Message + " -> " + notification);
}
private void ChannelException(object sender, IPushChannel channel, Exception exception)
{
YYLog.Log.Instance.Error("Channel Exception: " + sender + " -> " + exception);
}
private void ServiceException(object sender, Exception exception)
{
YYLog.Log.Instance.Error("Channel Exception: " + sender + " -> " + exception);
}
private void DeviceSubscriptionExpired(object sender, string expiredDeviceSubscriptionId, DateTime timestamp, INotification notification)
{
YYLog.Log.Instance.Info("Device Subscription Expired: " + sender + " -> " + expiredDeviceSubscriptionId);
}
private void ChannelDestroyed(object sender)
{
YYLog.Log.Instance.Info("Channel Destroyed for: " + sender);
}
private void ChannelCreated(object sender, IPushChannel pushChannel)
{
YYLog.Log.Instance.Info("Channel Created for: " + sender);
}
#endregion
#endregion
}
