[IronPython] script c# application

[Dino Viehland]

Aaron wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> I have a c# application, and I need to make it scriptable for testing
> purposes.  So, what I would like to do is:
> 
> 1) run my program
> 2) pop up a window where I could interactively execute IronPython
> commands, to manipulate the c# classes in my application
> 3)be able to load an IronPython script from file, which would be able
> to manipulate the c# classes in my app.
> 
> Number 3 is the most important for me; I want to stress test my wcf
> services by hammering away at them in a loop.
> 
> 
> Any insight or help, or sample code would be greatly appreciated.

I'd check out the BadPaint sample here:

http://ironpython.codeplex.com/releases/view/36280

It goes along with this presentation:

http://www.microsoftpdc.com/2009/FT30

This just goes over how to take a really simple app and add scripting 
to it.  There's nothing about reading from a file but that's easy enough
to do - it does have a window to input text in and execute it immediately.

You can also check out the DLR hosting spec over here:

http://dlr.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Docs%20and%20specs&referringTitle=Documentation

which will give you the details on how to use the hosting APIs.