Question

If I write a class library in Visual Studio, is it possible to write a console application or powershell script which can call the methods or set/get the properties?

This is useful for testing APIs without having to create a form with loads of buttons etc.

I actually meant my executing my own class libraries. So if I write a class library with a namespace of a.b with a class called c and a method in c, called test(), I’d want to execute this from a console app or PS.

Thanks

Answer 1

PowerShell makes it even easier than a console app, just open the PowerShell console and new up your object. You can then set properties, call methods, etc.

    $request = [Net.HttpWebRequest]::Create("http://somewhere/")
    $request.Method = "Get"
    $request.KeepAlive = $true
    $response = $request.GetResponse()
    $response.Close()

I should be clear this is really most useful for doing spot checking or trying out a new API. In most cases using some kind of unit testing framework (MSTest, NUnit, etc), as others have mentioned, will give you better return on your time investment.