最早的时候App Service被定义为一种后台服务，类似于极简版的Windows Service。App Service作为Background Task在宿主UWP APP中运行，向其他UWP APP提供服务，可用于UWP APP间通讯及交换数据。
早期的App Service应用场景较为单一，但随着Win10 1607版本对In Process AppService的支持，以及从Visual Studio2017开始支持的Desktop Extension和MSIX Package等一系列技术的应用，如今的App Service可以用于UWP和非UWP程序间的直接通讯，达到无限接近传统桌面程序的能力。我们今天就先来看一下In Process App Service。
In Process，顾名思义我们不需要额外创建专门的Project用来写App Service的代码。而是直接包含在主UWP工程。首先我们创建空的UWP工程FrontUWPApp，然后添加一个简单的帮助类AppServiceHandler：
class AppServiceHandler
{
private AppServiceConnection AppServiceConnection { get; set; }
private BackgroundTaskDeferral AppServiceDeferral { get; set; } public event EventHandler<string> MessageReceivedEvent; private static AppServiceHandler instance;
public static AppServiceHandler Instance
{
get
{
if (instance == null)
{
instance = new AppServiceHandler();
} return instance;
}
} private AppServiceHandler()
{ } public void BackgroundActivated(IBackgroundTaskInstance taskInstance)
{
AppServiceTriggerDetails appService = taskInstance.TriggerDetails as AppServiceTriggerDetails;
AppServiceDeferral = taskInstance.GetDeferral();
AppServiceConnection = appService.AppServiceConnection;
AppServiceConnection.RequestReceived += OnAppServiceRequestReceived;
AppServiceConnection.ServiceClosed += AppServiceConnection_ServiceClosed;
} private void OnAppServiceRequestReceived(AppServiceConnection sender, AppServiceRequestReceivedEventArgs args)
{
AppServiceDeferral messageDeferral = args.GetDeferral();
var message = args.Request.Message;
string text = message["response"] as string; MessageReceivedEvent?.Invoke(this, text);
messageDeferral.Complete();
} private void AppServiceConnection_ServiceClosed(AppServiceConnection sender, AppServiceClosedEventArgs args)
{
AppServiceDeferral.Complete();
} public async Task<AppServiceResponse> SendRequestAsync(string message)
{
var valueSet = new ValueSet();
valueSet.Add("request", message);
return await AppServiceConnection.SendMessageAsync(valueSet);
}
}
这其中最重要的方法是
public void BackgroundActivated(IBackgroundTaskInstance taskInstance)
该方法将在App.xaml.cs通过
protected override void OnBackgroundActivated(BackgroundActivatedEventArgs args)
{
base.OnBackgroundActivated(args);
AppServiceHandler.Instance.BackgroundActivated(args.TaskInstance);
}
将BackgroundTask的实例传递进来。再保存这个Instance中AppService的AppServiceConnection对象。在取得AppServiceConnection对象后，即可以通过事件
public event TypedEventHandler<AppServiceConnection, AppServiceRequestReceivedEventArgs> RequestReceived;
来监听消息，同时又可以通过方法
public IAsyncOperation<AppServiceResponse> SendMessageAsync(ValueSet message);
来发送消息。实现一个双向的通讯过程。
仅通过代码也许难以想象要做的事情，不妨由界面来推导出逻辑，下图是UWP工程FrontUWPApp的界面，我们希望发送文字消息给非UWP工程BackgroundNetProcess。再由BackgroundNetProcess处理消息后，主动经AppService推给FrontUWPApp。
首先我们在MainPage的OnNavigatedTo方法中通过desktop extension的方式，来启动.NET Framework的Console程序BackgroundNetProcess（如果对UWP如何使用desktop extension不够了解，请参考这篇《迁移桌面程序到MS Store（9）——APPX With Desktop Extension》）。同时给AppServiceHandler订阅MessageReceivedEvent。
protected async override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
{
base.OnNavigatedTo(e); if (ApiInformation.IsApiContractPresent("Windows.ApplicationModel.FullTrustAppContract", 1, 0))
{
await FullTrustProcessLauncher.LaunchFullTrustProcessForCurrentAppAsync();
AppServiceHandler.Instance.MessageReceivedEvent += Instance_MessageReceivedEvent;
}
}
Instance_MesssageReceivedEvent就是简单的把从BackgroundNetProcess中返回的消息显示在界面上。
private async void Instance_MessageReceivedEvent(object sender, string e)
{
await Dispatcher.RunAsync(Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
{
textBoxResponses.Text += e + "\r\n";
});
}
同时MainPage上的Button按钮会通过AppServiceHandler实例中保存的AppServiceConnection对象来发送request给BackgroundNetProcess进程。
private async void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
var response = await AppServiceHandler.Instance.SendRequestAsync(textBoxRequest.Text);
}
我们转到BackgroundNetProcess工程，在Main方法中仅仅是创建类BackgroundProcess的实例，并且让Console保持运行。
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var backgroundProcess = new BackgroundProcess();
Console.ReadKey();
}
而在BackgroundProcess类中，我们通过InitializeAsync方法来创建AppServiceConnection对象，在成功打开Connection的情况下，订阅ReqeustReceived事件。这是为了能接受到上文提到的，UWP APP发送过来的request。
public class BackgroundProcess
{
private AppServiceConnection Connection { get; set; } public Task InitializeTask { get; private set; } public BackgroundProcess()
{
InitializeTask = InitializeAsync();
} public async Task InitializeAsync()
{
Connection = new AppServiceConnection();
Connection.PackageFamilyName = Package.Current.Id.FamilyName;
Connection.AppServiceName = "NotificationAppService";
AppServiceConnectionStatus status = await Connection.OpenAsync();
if (status != AppServiceConnectionStatus.Success)
{
Console.WriteLine(status);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(status);
Connection.RequestReceived += Connection_RequestReceived;
}
} private async void Connection_RequestReceived(AppServiceConnection sender, AppServiceRequestReceivedEventArgs args)
{
var deferral = args.GetDeferral();
var content = args.Request.Message["request"];
var message = new ValueSet();
message.Add("response", $"Received request content: {content}");
await Connection.SendMessageAsync(message);
deferral.Complete();
}
}
这里需要注意的是，Connection.AppServiceName需要和最终Package.appmanifest文件中配置的ServiceName一致（appmanifest文件的修改我们后面一点再介绍）。
在BackgroundProcess类中，一旦我们收到了UWP APP发来的request，就会触发Connection_RequestReceived方法。在该方法里，我们对收到的字符串做了简单处理，然后通过SendMessageAsync方法反向给UWP APP发送消息。
当然，并没有规定收到request就一定要立即返回消息。我们可以在BackgroundProcess这样的desktop extension进程中，实现一些UWP限制的功能，诸如查询注册表，启动其他exe程序等等。甚至可以挂个键盘钩子，在捕捉到热键时，通知UWP APP。
前后端的FrontUWP和BackgroundNetProcess都介绍完了，接着就是通过Packaging工程将它们整合打包成MSIX package。
记得在Package工程的Applications中，添加对FrontUWPApp和BackgroundNetProcess的引用。同时设置FrontUWPApp为入口点。
最后我们来编辑Package工程的appxmanifest文件，主要就是添加Extensions节点。
<Extensions>
<uap:Extension Category="windows.appService">
<uap:AppService Name="NotificationAppService" />
</uap:Extension>
<desktop:Extension Category="windows.fullTrustProcess" Executable="BackgroundNetProcess\BackgroundNetProcess.exe"></desktop:Extension>
</Extensions>
在完成以上操作之后，我们的AppServiceCommunicaton工程就编写完毕了。在Visual Studio 2019中按F5运行的话，应该可以实现FrontUWPApp和BackgroundNetProcess之间的消息传递了。
本篇的示例代码依然放在这个Repository中，Clone后通过VS打开，找到InProcessAppService文件夹即可。
https://github.com/manupstairs/UWPSamples