COM examples

COM Examples contains sample implementations that use Microsoft COM technology. The intention is to provide minimal working samples that explains how to implement and use COM objects.

Content

• Interfaces: COM interfaces written in interface definition language (IDL)
• AtlServer: An ATL implementation of a COM server that provides hens
• AtlFreeServer: An COM server implemented without ATL. It provides dogs
• ManagedServer: An COM server implemented in .NET. Here you can buy dogs.
• PyComServer: An Com server implemented in python. It provides snakes.
• WinrtServer: An COM server implemented in winrt as an Universal Windows component. It provides programmers.
• ComUtility: COM related utilities used across the projects
• TutorialsAndTests: Tutorials and tests used to demonstrate how COM objects are used from C++
• InteropTests: Unit tests used to demonstrate how COM objects are used from .NET
• PyComTests: Unit tests used to demonstrate how COM objects are used from python

Building

Dependencies:

• Visual Studio 2019 with Universal Windows Platform development workload and Python development tools
• C++/WinRT templates and visualizer for VS2019 (Wsix)
• Python 3.9