using Windows services and progress bar in webapplication

Question

User-1399352090 posted

Hello,

i have webapplication, which multiple users can uploaded multiple large audio files and it will convert  any to .mp3 and store in server.

currently in webpage i'm  showing how much percentage files(multiple progress bars) has been uploaded.

but i want to  convert multiple files using windows server and also i want to show the percentage of the conversion using signlar or any other suggested way.

my question are:

1) how can i convert multiple files aysnc way with out delay(previous que) multiple client requests/threads

2) how can i show conversion percentage of each file in website

can any one suggest me please.

Appreciate for Quick and Best Response

Answer 1

User-284744251 posted

Instead of using windows service you can try Web Api with SignalR

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/36710.integrating-signalr-with-asp-net-web-api.aspx

Answer 2

User-1399352090 posted

Instead of using windows service you can try Web Api with SignalR

I have tested with this way also, i'm using webapi for upload files to the server, but if want to convert files using web application then the problem will come on conversion mode. due to large files conversion the IIS Use Lots of memory and IIS server became  slow and also the conversion process will take so longer.

using windows services i IIS will not have heavy load on it.

Answer 3

User-284744251 posted

You can host SignalR and WebAPI in windows service also

https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/SignalR-self-hosted-in-6ff7e6c3

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/b1df45/web-api-self-hosting-using-windows-service/

Answer 4

User283571144 posted

Hi smd_yasin,

I have tested with this way also, i'm using webapi for upload files to the server, but if want to convert files using web application then the problem will come on conversion mode. due to large files conversion the IIS Use Lots of memory and IIS server became  slow and also the conversion process will take so longer.

using windows services i IIS will not have heavy load on it.

As far as I know, one IIS application pool will not affect another IIS application pool. 

It will use the server resource to convert the file no matter you choose windows service or IIS service.

In my opinion, I suggest you could consider use web api, because it is easily call and get the convert process value.

Besides,  about how to use signlaR to show process bar, you could refer to below article.

https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/1124691/SignalR-Progress-Bar-Simple-Example-Sending-Live-D 

Best Regards,

Brando

Answer 5

User-1399352090 posted

Brando ZWZ

As far as I know, one IIS application pool will not affect another IIS application pool. 

It will use the server resource to convert the file no matter you choose windows service or IIS service.

if i use console application then nothing much difference in my pc performance . but when i use IIS application then my browser became slow and hang. and pc also became very slow. do you really sure that IIS and console application and windows service will have same performance?

Brando ZWZ

In my opinion, I suggest you could consider use web api, because it is easily call and get the convert process value.

do you mean Web API Self-Hosting Using Windows Service?

Answer 6

User283571144 posted

Hi smd_yasin,

if i use console application then nothing much difference in my pc performance . but when i use IIS application then my browser became slow and hang. and pc also became very slow. do you really sure that IIS and console application and windows service will have same performance?

In my opinion, the IIS pipeline is more complex than the console pipeline, it may takes more server resources than the console application. 

But IIS will manage the application well than the self-host application.

If converting the file is just called by your upload application, I suggest you could consider self-host.

Best Regards,

Brando