Wrapping a C# service in a console app to debug it

Question

I want to debug a service written in C# and the old fashioned way is just too long. I have to stop the service, start my application that uses the service in debug mode (Vis

Answer 1

I have used unit tests to debug difficult setups in the past, just write a unit test that calls whatever service method with whatever parameters and set debug breakpoints in the unit test.

Using testdriven.net or jetbrains testrunner makes it easier.