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Running the exercise solutions

Before running an exercise solution, you need to set the startup projects. As this is a distributed system, there are 11 projects to run simultaneously.

Visual Studio

One way to do this is to use the SwitchStartupProject Visual Studio extension. After installing the extension, open the exercise solution and choose the "Exercise" startup configuration.

Visual Studio without plugin

The startup projects are also listed in the instructions for each exercise. If you need to, you can configure them manually:

  • In Visual Studio, right click the solution in the Solution Explorer
  • Click "Properties"
  • Ensure that, in the left hand pane, "Common Properties", "Start Project" is selected.
  • Select the "Multiple startup projects" radio button
  • Set the "Action" for each project listed in the instructions for the exercise to "Start".

To run an exercise solution, simply press F5 in Visual Studio. The exercise solution will now be running and fully functional.

JetBrains Rider

In JetBrains Rider, top-right next to Run there's a dropdown that allows you to select the startup project. We added a 'compound' configuration called Everything that, once selected, will run all projects.

The startup projects are also listed in the instructions for each exercise. If you need to, you can configure them manually:

  • In JetBrains Rider, top-right next to Run there's a dropdown that allows you to select the startup project. Click Edit configuration in that dropdown.
  • In the new dialog window that pops up, click the + sign at the top-left.
  • Select Compound as new configuration.
    • Give it a name
    • Add each project listed in the instructions for the exercise to "Start" to the compound.

To run an exercise solution, simply press F5 in Rider. The exercise solution will now be running and fully functional.

Note

The solutions contain single page applications (SPAs) and use IIS Express. To prevent caching issues, before switching to another exercise:

  • Ensure that IIS Express is shut down
  • Clear the browser cache (or disable it entirely). Alternatively, the cache can cleared by refreshing the page using Shift+F5 or Ctrl+Shift+R in some browsers.
  • When running a solution, the wrong page is sometimes displayed in the browser. Either:
    • Ensure all HTML template files are closed when the application is run, or:
    • Manually change the browser address to the root URL.