peopleworks / peopleworks/RunCommandsService
Docs: add a run-in-console debugging walkthrough
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- Dominant language
- C#
- Stars
- 10
- Forks
- 2
- PR merge metrics
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Description
What
Expand the docs with a short run-in-console for debugging walkthrough: how to launch the service as a plain console app, watch live logs, and stop cleanly — versus installing it as a Windows Service.
Why
New contributors and evaluators want to try it fast without installing a service. A clear console path lowers the barrier.
Suggested approach
- Add a subsection to
CONTRIBUTING.md(and/or the README Quick start). - Cover: build, run as console, where logs go, how to trigger a job, and Ctrl+C shutdown.
Acceptance criteria
- Step-by-step console run documented
- Notes the difference vs. running as a Windows Service
- Copy-paste commands that work on a clean checkout
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with CONTRIBUTING.md and the README Quick start to understand the existing build and Windows Service instructions. Document a copy-paste console workflow covering build, launch, logs, triggering a job, and Ctrl+C shutdown, then explain how it differs from service installation and verify the steps on a clean checkout.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 78/100