Is it possible to reuse a ProjectInstaller?

Question

I have a solution with many Windows services and their ProjectInstallers are very similar. How to make a single Installer class in a library that is used by every WindowsService?

I tried to do it, but it didn't work yet.

The code below contains only part of a Installer

[RunInstaller(true)]
public partial class ProjectInstaller : Installer
{
    public ProjectInstaller()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }
}

Answer 1

Hi! I am a developer for an open source windows service hosting framework called Daemoniq. I understand how installers can be an inconvenience so creating installers on the fly is one of its features. You can download it from http://daemoniq.org

Current features include:

• container agnostic service location via the CommonServiceLocator
• set common service properties like serviceName, displayName, description and serviceStartMode via app.config
• run multiple windows services on the same process
• set recovery options via app.config
• set services depended on via app.config
• set service process credentials via command-line
• install, uninstall, debug services via command-line

Thanks!