Referencing scripts

Loading referenced scripts

You can reference other scripts from your CSX script by using a #load directive.

Here is an example:

#load "models.csx"
#load "service.csx"

using System;
using ServiceStack.WebHost.Endpoints;
using System.Reflection;

public class AppHost : AppHostHttpListenerBase {
	public AppHost() : base("StarterTemplate HttpListener", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()) { }

	public override void Configure(Funq.Container container) {
		Routes
			.Add<Hello>("/hello")
			.Add<Hello>("/hello/{Name}");
	}
}

var port = "http://*:999/";
var appHost = new AppHost();
appHost.Init();
appHost.Start(port);

Console.WriteLine("listening on {0}", port);
Console.ReadKey();

This allows you to split your script into smaller maintainable bits or simply place common classes into separate CSX file and even reuse between different applications.

Usage

• #load can only be placed at the top (before first using statement or code line) of your CSX file.
• if you place #load inline out script pre-processor will simply exclude it. This is in-line with C# REPL/C# Interactive Window behavior.
• #load accepts both relative and absolute paths.

#load is not a scriptcs invention, but rather a C# REPL standard. As a consequence of this, if you have Roslyn CTP installed and you use C# Interactive Window, you can copy paste you CSX file there and the #load directive will be correctly recognized.