Creating a "Heartbeat" or Windows-Service-Like functionality in Asp.Net

asp.net heartbeat
Micah picture Micah · Jun 24, 2009 · Viewed 8.3k times · Source

I've heard Jeff and Joel discuss on a podcast what they called a "Heartbeat" which essentially is creating something that acts similar to running a windows service in an website. I was hoping to get some more insight into how something like this would be implemented. Has anyone implemented something like this before and what did you use it for?

Thanks!

Answer

Micah picture Micah · Sep 18, 2009

I found the answer in a combination of places. I took what Jeff Attwood did for stackoverlow here as well as the Code Project article and made something that is completely reusable and able to easily be hooked up using an IoC tool. I've posted the full details here

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