HostBuilder and headed UWP app on IoT core

[tymtam2]

What is the correct way to run IHost in a headed UWP App on IoT Core to avoid issues with running code on the UI thread?

I have to have something working quickly so for now I went for Thread.Start.

internal sealed partial class App : Windows.UI.Xaml.Application
{
    (...)
    protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs e)
    {
        (...)
        new System.Threading.Thread(() =>
        {
            System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.IsBackground = true;
            MyRun();
        }).Start();
    }

    public void MyRun()
    {
        (...) 
        Host = ConfigureHost().Build();
        Host.Run();
    }

    private IHostBuilder ConfigureHost()
    {
        return new HostBuilder()
            .ConfigureHostConfiguration...
            .ConfigureAppConfiguration...
    }
}

Is this a correct way? Is there a better way?

[davidfowl]

Are you just trying to avoid blocking on the UI thread until the host shuts down? You can start Start on the host instead of Run, then you can call Dispose in the dispose of the Windows.UI.Xaml.Application (or close, not sure which one exists).

[muratg]

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[tymtam2]

We've stayed with

        {
            System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.IsBackground = true;
            MyRun();
        }).Start();

solution, but moved from OnLaunched since OnLaunched is called multiple times.

[davidfowl]

But why?