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CREW
CREW

Reputation: 936

How do I real time communicate a Universal Windows App with a older .Net 4.5 app in the same solution. IPC?

I have been struggling with this for over a month, but am slowly learning. Here is what I have:

C# Solution With 3 Projects

-Universal Windows Platform App (Cortana Voice Support)
::Above just shows a floating PNG image and is Cortana enabled

-Universal Windows Service (Cortana Background Service)
::Needed for the Cortana Support

-.Net 4.5 C# App with HTML DOM Automation
::Automates locating elements and clicking of a website

I can't re-code my .Net app's functionality in my Universal app because some of the libraries it uses won't install. (GhostDriver, PhantomJS, and a HotKey Library provided via NuGet. Installing on the Universal Platform fails on all 3 libraries).

What is needed:

-Master Universal Windows App or Service sends signal to .Net App 

-.Net App receives signal and calls method/function providing my functionality.

I've never tried calling methods in other apps within the same solution and was wondering if there was a few-code workaround. What I need I think is a method of inter process communication or events, but can't find any examples of a UWP. Most are .Net communicating with other older non universal apps.

Thank you so much!

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1006

Answers (1)

Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen

Reputation: 4680

If I understand correctly, you were developing a app which will can automate the DOM operation through Cortana.

Do you need to submit this app to App Store?

If no, as Scott said, you can use WCF to communicate between UWP process and .NET 4.5 desktop app process.

If yes, as Andrew pointed out, you need an intermediate remote server hosting the service. enter image description here

Upvotes: 3

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