Topshelf TimeoutException - exception

Question

I'm trying to use Topshelf Framework to create a windows service. But when i try to start the service, there is this exception :
" The service failed to start... System.Service.Process.TimeoutException : the waiting period has expired and the operation has not been completed"
This is my code :
public class MyService : ServiceControl
{
private System.Timers.Timer _timer;
public void MyService()
{
_timer = new System.Timers.Timer(10);
_timer.AutoReset = false;
_timer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(TimerOnElapsed);
}
private void TimerOnElapsed(object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
//all the operation to do at the startup
}
public bool Start(HostControl hostControl)
{
_timer.Start();
return true;
}
public bool Stop(HostControl hostControl)
{
_timer.Stop();
return true;
}
}
Thanks for any help :)

Answer 1

There are several issues I notice:
The current code would make the timer fire only once (you have AutoReset = false)
with TopShelf, the MyService class should look like this:
using System.Timers;
using Topshelf;
namespace TopShelfTestService
{
public class MyService
{
private System.Timers.Timer _timer;
public MyService()
{
_timer = new System.Timers.Timer(10);
_timer.AutoReset = true;
_timer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(TimerOnElapsed);
}
private void TimerOnElapsed(object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
//all the operation to do at the startup
}
public bool Start(HostControl hostControl)
{
_timer.Start();
return true;
}
public bool Stop(HostControl hostControl)
{
_timer.Stop();
return true;
}
}
}
and the console app/ Program.cs will look like so:
using Topshelf;
namespace TopShelfTestService
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
HostFactory.Run(x =>
{
x.Service<MyService>(s =>
{
s.ConstructUsing(name => new MyService());
s.WhenStarted((tc, hostControl) => tc.Start(hostControl));
s.WhenStopped((tc, hostControl) => tc.Stop(hostControl));
});
x.RunAsLocalSystem();
x.SetDescription("Sample Topshelf Host"); //7
x.SetDisplayName("Test Service with TopShelf"); //8
x.SetServiceName("TopShelfTestService");
});
}
}
}