css.cs

using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Reflection;

//todo: start as shortcut scenario:
//create event here and set it in the cscs.exe as mutex climed in the cscs.exe may be released if cscs.exe does not live long enough
//so css would beleive console should not be visible
class Script
{
    static bool done = false;

    const int SW_HIDE = 0;
    const int SW_SHOW = 5;

    [DllImport("User32")]
    static extern int ShowWindow(IntPtr hwnd, int nCmdShow);

    [DllImport("kernel32")]
    static extern IntPtr GetConsoleWindow();

    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
    private static extern IntPtr GetWindowThreadProcessId(IntPtr hWnd, out IntPtr ProcessId);

    //[DllImport("kernel32", SetLastError = true)]
    //static extern int SetConsoleMode(int hConsoleHandle, int dwMode);

    static Process myProcess = new Process();
    static Thread inputThread = null;
    static bool consoleVisibilityForced = false;
    static bool cmdConsole = false;
    static bool nologo = false;
    static int lineCount = 0;

    static public void Main(string[] args)
    {
        try
        {
            IntPtr hwnd = GetConsoleWindow();
            if (hwnd != IntPtr.Zero)
            {
                IntPtr processId = IntPtr.Zero;
                GetWindowThreadProcessId(hwnd, out processId);
                if (Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id == (int)processId)
                    ShowWindow(hwnd, SW_HIDE);
                else
                    cmdConsole = true;
            }

            myProcess.StartInfo.FileName = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "cscs.exe");

            string arguments = "";
            foreach (string arg in args)
            {
                if (arg == "/nl")
                    nologo = true;
                arguments += "\"" + arg + "\" ";
            }
            myProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = arguments;
                        
            myProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
            myProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
            myProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
            myProcess.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
            myProcess.Start();

            Thread workingThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(HandleOutput));
            workingThread.IsBackground = true;
            workingThread.Start();

            inputThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(HandleInput));
            inputThread.IsBackground = false;
            inputThread.Start();

            myProcess.WaitForExit();
            Environment.ExitCode = myProcess.ExitCode;

            while (!done)
                Thread.Sleep(100);

            if (!cmdConsole && consoleVisibilityForced)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\n\nPress any key to continue . . .");
            }
            else
            {
                inputThread.IsBackground = true;
                inputThread.Abort();
            }
        }
        catch
        {
        }
    }

    static void HandleOutput()
    {
        try
        {
            int key = 0;
            while (-1 != (key = myProcess.StandardOutput.Read()))
            {
                if (!cmdConsole && !consoleVisibilityForced)
                {
                    if (key == 10)
                        lineCount++;
                    if (nologo || (!nologo && lineCount > 3)) //cscs.exe has finished printing logo
                    {
                        ShowWindow(GetConsoleWindow(), SW_SHOW);
                        consoleVisibilityForced = true;
                    }
                }
                Console.Write(Convert.ToChar(key));
            }
            done = true;
        }
        catch
        {
        }
    }

    static void HandleInput()
    {
        try
        {
            ConsoleKeyInfo cki;
            while (!myProcess.HasExited)
            {
                cki = Console.ReadKey(false);
                if (cki.Key == ConsoleKey.Enter)
                    myProcess.StandardInput.WriteLine("");
                else
                    myProcess.StandardInput.Write(cki.KeyChar);
            }
        }
        catch
        {
        }
    }
}