net core 2.0 read file added as resources

Question

I am doing a C# Net Core 2.0 Application...

I have a .sln with several Console projects called PrjA, PrjB, PrjC that will be run in differents ports, port 5000, port 5010, port 5020. They are running in parallel by Console

C:>dotnet PrjA.dll
C:>dotnet PrjB.dll
C:>dotnet PrjC.dll

I have another Library Project called PrjCommon that it is referenced by all three Project. In this Project I want to have a configuration file in common to all three projects.

this file is a json file called portsettings.json.

When i run any of those projects in Debug mode or generating the Publish folder, portsettings.json file is not saved.

In PrjCommon Project I tried to embebed portsettings.json as a file in Resources.resx.

From any of these three projects, I called a Method in PrjCommon that should read portsettings.json file.

I have tried to read this file from Resources.resx in two ways.

First like this

var assembly = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly();
 string[] names = assembly.GetManifestResourceNames();

but names is null.

And Second

var byteArray = Resources.portsettings;

That return a bytes arrays, but i can not transform those byte array into json.

My questions is how can I make it Works. Either to save json file when I Compile those Projects, or, to save it as resources file and be able to read it.

Thanks

Answer 1

You could read the embedded resources with the following.

public static class EmbeddedResource
{
    public static string[] GetApiRequestFile(string namespaceAndFileName)
    {
        try
        {
            using (var stream = typeof(EmbeddedResource).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(namespaceAndFileName))
            using (var reader = new StreamReader(stream, Encoding.UTF8))
                return reader.ReadToEnd().Split(';');
        }

        catch(Exception exception)
        {
            ApplicationProvider.WriteToLog<EmbeddedResource>().Error(exception.Message);
            throw new Exception($"Failed to read Embedded Resource {namespaceAndFileName}");
        }
    }
}

So, in my case I want to read embedded text files that contain URL's that I format, they act as a template primarily. But the logic you're seeking would be that first stream line.

Solution - Opti
Folder   - Resource
File     - RequestUrl.txt

If I had a class where the text file is, the namespace with the specified file would be Opti.Resource.RequestUrl.txt.

Answer 2

I solved saving json file in Debug and Publish directory by setting .json file property Copy to Output Directory to Always as says here.

I have also add Resources file following this tutorial

I do not if it the best way, but it is the simplest.