How to integrate Hangfire Source Code into existing Visual Studios Project?

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I’d like to be able to step thru each Hangfire API, so I’ve downloaded a copy of the Hangfire Source code from Github. However, how do I integrate this code into an existing Visual Studios Project?

2

Why do you want to include the project to your source control instead of downloading packages through the NuGet or downloading binaries from GitHub Releases page?

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Because I’d like to debug/single step thru HangFire API methods. I’ve successfully done so, and have a got a general idea. Here’s how to do it:

  1. Download Hangfire Source Code
  2. Importing Hangfire Source Code to Existing Solution:
    a. In Existing Solution: Right Click on Solution “”
    b. Add > “Existing Project”
    c. Browse to root folder in Hangfire: “GitHub/Hangfire”
    d. Click on the File type drop-down menu and select: “Solution Files”
    e. Double-click “Hangfire.sln”
  3. Build your VS Solution
  4. Restoring Missing References from imported Hangfire Projects:
    a. Right-click on your Solution > Enable NuGet Package Restore.
    b. Build
    c. For any remaining “The type or namespace name ‘<>’ could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)”
    Install these Packages Manually
  5. Add Hangfire Source References to Existing Project:
    a. Open the drop-down menu in your existing project
    b. Right Click on “References” folder > “Add Reference…”
    c. From “Solution/ Projects”: Select all Hangfire Projects > Ok
4

You are able to step-into Hangfire source code without obtaining its source code as there are symbol packages. Please see this blog post, Debugging with Symbolsource topic.

5

The Link you had given me “Page Not Found”

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You could easily find it by browsing the website. Anyway here you go: http://hangfire.io/release/2014/12/10/hangfire-1.3.0-released.html

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@nirinchev, thanks for the hint. I’ve also added some redirects, so the original link should work either.