https://github.com/jonthysell/triviaservice

Simple service to ask trivia questions via Windows notifications.
https://github.com/jonthysell/triviaservice

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Simple service to ask trivia questions via Windows notifications.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jonthysell/triviaservice
• Owner: jonthysell
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-03-12T18:56:28.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-03-12T23:40:43.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-15T18:25:21.154Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: C#
• Homepage:
• Size: 91.8 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# TriviaService

Simple background service to ask trivia questions via Windows notifications.

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Trivia questions provided by the free [Open Trivia Database](https://opentdb.com/).

## Setup

### Dependencies

1. Download and install the [.NET 6.0 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/6.0)

### Build

`dotnet build src\TriviaService.sln`

### Test

`dotnet test src\TriviaService.sln`

## Usage

1. Run `TriviaService.exe` to start

2. Press Ctrl+C to stop

## History

This project was built by [Jon Thysell](mailto://jthysell@microsoft.com) as a part of Microsoft's March 2024 Fix/Hack/Learn event.

### Goals

1. Practice some modern .NET development

2. Learn how to create a Windows Service

3. Learn how to call Windows App SDK's WinRT APIs from C#

4. Learn how to create and consume Windows Notifications

5. Learn how to connect to a web REST API

### Resources

* [Create Windows Service using `BackgroundService`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/extensions/windows-service)

* [Windows App SDK Unpackaged C# Console App Sample](https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsAppSDK-Samples/tree/main/Samples/Unpackaged/cs-console-unpackaged)

* [Quickstart: App notifications in the Windows App SDK](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/notifications/app-notifications/app-notifications-quickstart?tabs=cs)

* [Tutorial: Make HTTP requests in a .NET console app using C#](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/tutorials/console-webapiclient)

* [Open Trivia Database](https://opentdb.com/)

* [Logo Image](https://www.hiclipart.com/free-transparent-background-png-clipart-mthiw)