Other app features

GetApp

It is possible to get a reference to a running application instance and setup dependencies between apps. The use-case for this is to have applications that share state and functionality you want to share to other apps.

app.cs

var lightManagerApp = GetApp("light_manager");

app.yaml

app:

class: MyApp

dependencies:

- light_manager

RunScript

To run scripts use the RunScriptcommand.

// Both runs the script "myscript"

RunScript("myscript");

RunScript("script.myscript);

// Run multiple scripts

RunScript("myscript", "otherscript");

Delay

Somtimes you just wanna delay a period of time between two different actions. Do not use Thread.Sleep(). Use the built-in Delay(TimeSpan timeout) function. It uses async in the background to do proper exit when app exit.

// Do delay 100ms in a safe way

Delay(TimeSpan.FromMiliseconds(100));

ServiceProvider Access

Sometimes you want to use the IServiceProvider to instance your dependencies. Application expose the ServiceProvider property to use for this purpose. This is very useful testing the application.

var myDependecy = ServiceProvider?.GetService(typeof(IMyDependency);