// ServiceBaseExtensions.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Reflection;
using System.ServiceProcess;

namespace MyNamespace
{
    public static class ServiceBaseExtensions
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Runs a given collection of services and hosts them in either
        /// Console Application or Windows Service depending on 
        /// how the application is executed (in interactive mode or not).
        /// 
        /// The output type of the application must be set to Console:
        /// Project properties -> Output type: Console Application.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="servicesToRun">Array of services to run.</param>
        /// <param name="args">Arguments to be passed to the services.</param>
        public static void Run(this ServiceBase[] servicesToRun, string[] args)
        {
            if (!Environment.UserInteractive)
            {
                ServiceBase.Run(servicesToRun);
                return;
            }

            Console.WriteLine("Running services in interactive mode...");
            Console.WriteLine();

            CallServiceBaseMethod(servicesToRun, "OnStart", new object[] { args }, "Starting");
            
            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to stop the services...");
            Console.ReadKey();

            CallServiceBaseMethod(servicesToRun, "OnStop", null, "Stopping");

            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit... ");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }

        private static void CallServiceBaseMethod(IEnumerable<ServiceBase> services, 
            string methodName, object[] methodArgs, string consoleMessage)
        {
            MethodInfo onStopMethod = typeof(ServiceBase).GetMethod(methodName,
                BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
            foreach (ServiceBase service in services)
            {
                Console.Write("{0} '{1}' ... ", consoleMessage, service.ServiceName);
                onStopMethod.Invoke(service, methodArgs);
                Console.Write("OK");
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}


// Program.cs

/*
SAMPLE USAGE:
*/

namespace MyNamespace
{
    static class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase[] services = 
                new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase[] { new MyWindowsService() };
            services.Run(args);
        }
    }
}