Library

Application

Application

Launching Applications

Methods for opening a Windows desktop application, passing launch parameters, assigning a name for identification, and closing it when done.

Methods for opening a Windows desktop application, passing launch parameters, assigning a name for identification, and closing it when done.

Open launches the application at the specified path and returns the Application instance for fluent chaining. WithParameter adds a command-line argument that is passed to the executable at launch. WithName assigns a friendly identifier to the application instance - useful when managing multiple application objects. Close terminates the running application. ToGPALObject returns the typed interface for dependency injection or storage.

Examples

GPAL Fluent: High-level fluent C# API

//WithParameter must be called before Open - it configures the launch arguments that are passed when the process starts. WithName is optional but helps identify the instance in log output.

// Open Notepad and interact with it GPAL.Application .Open("C:\Windows\notepad.exe") .WithSelector(GPAL.Selector.WithName("Text Editor")) .SendString("Hello from GPAL!"); // Open an app with a command-line argument GPAL.Application .WithParameter("--config=prod") .Open("C:\MyApp\app.exe"); // Store the application object for later use var app = GPAL.Application .WithName("MyApp") .Open("C:\MyApp\app.exe") .ToGPALObject(); // ... do work ... app.Close();

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