Hello, I browsed internet but haven't found my answer... as I'm running out of ideas, I'd appreciate some help on this issue. So here it is: I have some PHP code that takes a path to a file and returns a bunch of information that i need. I have the source code (it is open source), and i know my C#. My problem is i want to be able to use this PHP code from a C# application, offline, emulating the PHP code.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
It sounds like to either wish to
I don't think emulation is the term you're looking for, exactly.
If you can link to the PHP code (if it's OSS, is there a site with more information?) or paste it here, we can probably let you know the best way to handle this.
If you really must, you can always launch the PHP interpreter from C# by spawning a process. I'll leave the details to MSDN. Better, though, would be to just translate the PHP to C# by hand.
You could set up a PHP server on the local machine and invoke the file using an HTTP request created with c# (such as with the WebRequest object). This satisfies the requirement of working offline and since you have the PHP code, you can make minor modifications to accommodate whatever parameters you need to pass into it.
However unless this is for an isolated case in a controlled environment, I would not suggest it.
If this is for distribution to user machines it would be a) impractical to deploy and b) a maintenance nightmare. If you are running on a server and rewriting the PHP in c# is not an option, it should get the job done.
If you don't want to translate the PHP code into C# then you must invoke the PHP interpreter.
First, look at the license on the PHP code you would be using. When I looked at the code earlier I noticed that all but one PHP file had a GNU GPL license on it. GNU GPL should work for what you want, but I recommend that you review the GNU GPL if you haven't done so already. You should also look into what license is supposed to be applied to the last file before continuing.
Second, rewrite the entry file. The file in question is upload_file.php. This file loads the other files as includes, parses the SC2 replay file, and generates an output for use by a web browser. You just need to rewrite this file to have it output a simplified version of its output to the console. You might have it receive the name of the replay file from command line arguments. The other files that are marked as GNU GPL can just be copied directly into your project. I should also say here that there may already be a console version. Take a minute to look around for one.
Third, write a C# application. Invoke the PHP interpreter telling it the what file to interpret, and the name of the replay file to parse. You will need to redirect the console output from your PHP instance into your C# code to be able to read the output.
Fourth, read the output.
Fifth, parse the output for use in your C# application.