C#•2y ago

✅ splitting project into multiple files

ive never done this before so im not sure where to begin. i am working on something and would like to split some features into multiple projects, i just dont know how. thank you!

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Pobiega•2y ago

Your title and your text dont seem to align. The title speaks of splitting a single project into multiple files. The text speaks of splitting features into multiple projects. What exactly are you trying to do, and what is your current codebase like?

shawski.OP•2y ago

i guess splitting it into features is what i want to do i would like to have some features split into multiple cs files so everything isnt all cluttered

Pobiega•2y ago

Right. How do you define a feature, currently?

shawski.OP•2y ago

i just have one cs file with all my code i am gonna start working on another thing but would preferably do it somewhere else, while still being part of the same project

Pobiega•2y ago

Okay Can you show me your current code?

shawski.OP•2y ago

Pobiega•2y ago

oh, so its all just one giant method?

shawski.OP•2y ago

for the time being, yeah

Pobiega•2y ago

Okay. So step 1, lets split this ping thing into its a new method in a new class so we separate our entrypoint from the ping

shawski.OP•2y ago

good idea

Pobiega•2y ago

So make a new .cs file, maybe "PingCommand.cs"?

shawski.OP•2y ago

alr done

Pobiega•2y ago

ok, and was there also a class created in that file?

shawski.OP•2y ago

yes

Pobiega•2y ago

great. so lets make a new method in that class to host our code public static void Run(string[] args) should do the trick

shawski.OP•2y ago

alright done

Pobiega•2y ago

now, lets cut all our code from GodyPing.cs public static void Main method into your new method

shawski.OP•2y ago

done

Pobiega•2y ago

finally, lets make Main call the new method PingCommand.Run(args);

shawski.OP•2y ago

done

Pobiega•2y ago

try running your program

shawski.OP•2y ago

Pobiega•2y ago

okay, lets see the build errors

shawski.OP•2y ago

ahh i think i know why do i have to paste all the libraries into that new file? it is telling me it doesnt know what 'Ping' is

Pobiega•2y ago

you mean the using ... statements? yeah

shawski.OP•2y ago

yes alr

1>------ Build started: Project: GodyPing, Configuration: Debug ------
1>C:\Users\sean\Documents\development\GodyPing.cs(11,13,11,20): error CS0103: The name 'PingCMD' does not exist in the current context

1>C:\Users\sean\Documents\development\GodyPing.cs(11,25,11,29): error CS0103: The name 'args' does not exist in the current context

1>C:\Users\sean\Documents\development\GodyPing.cs(9,27,9,31): warning CS1998: This async method lacks 'await' operators and will run synchronously. Consider using the 'await' operator to await non-blocking API calls, or 'await Task.Run(...)' to do CPU-bound work on a background thread.

1>C:\Users\sean\Documents\development\PingCMD.cs(39,21,39,25): error CS1061: 'Ping' does not contain a definition for 'Send' and no accessible extension method 'Send' accepting a first argument of type 'Ping' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
1>C:\Users\sean\Documents\development\PingCMD.cs(47,13,47,17): error CS1061: 'Ping' does not contain a definition for 'Send' and no accessible extension method 'Send' accepting a first argument of type 'Ping' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

1>C:\Users\sean\Documents\development\PingCMD.cs(48,106,48,115): warning CS8602: Dereference of a possibly null reference.
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

1>------ Build started: Project: GodyPing, Configuration: Debug ------
1>C:\Users\sean\Documents\development\GodyPing.cs(11,13,11,20): error CS0103: The name 'PingCMD' does not exist in the current context

1>C:\Users\sean\Documents\development\GodyPing.cs(11,25,11,29): error CS0103: The name 'args' does not exist in the current context

1>C:\Users\sean\Documents\development\GodyPing.cs(9,27,9,31): warning CS1998: This async method lacks 'await' operators and will run synchronously. Consider using the 'await' operator to await non-blocking API calls, or 'await Task.Run(...)' to do CPU-bound work on a background thread.

1>C:\Users\sean\Documents\development\PingCMD.cs(39,21,39,25): error CS1061: 'Ping' does not contain a definition for 'Send' and no accessible extension method 'Send' accepting a first argument of type 'Ping' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
1>C:\Users\sean\Documents\development\PingCMD.cs(47,13,47,17): error CS1061: 'Ping' does not contain a definition for 'Send' and no accessible extension method 'Send' accepting a first argument of type 'Ping' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

1>C:\Users\sean\Documents\development\PingCMD.cs(48,106,48,115): warning CS8602: Dereference of a possibly null reference.
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

i see a few errors i can fix

Pobiega•2y ago

Looks like your main method was async in your original file so you'll need to make the new one async too public async Task Run(string[] args)

shawski.OP•2y ago

still saying 'Ping' doesn't contain a definition for 'Send'

Pobiega•2y ago

then Pingisnt the same ping as it was before Its a bit hard to troubleshoot this without actually seeing the code. Do you want to screenshare?

shawski.OP•2y ago

sure, what call do you want to get in to?

Pobiega•2y ago

#dev-vc-1

shawski.OP•2y ago

ty 😄

Pobiega•2y ago

You can /close the thread if you don't have any further questions.

shawski.OP•2y ago

it says i dont have permission

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