The platform-independent code with Mono: Client-server application sample

using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Threading;
using System.ServiceProcess;

using InfoCenter.Agent.Helpers;

namespace InfoCenter.Agent
{
  public class AgentService : System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase
  {
    private Container components;
    private Thread  listenerThread;
	private Listener listener;

		
    public AgentService()
    {
      Logger.Debug("Service ctor");
      try 
	{
				InitializeComponent();
				listener = new Listener();
				
      } catch (Exception e)
        {
          Logger.Fatal(e.Message);
        }
      Logger.Debug("Service ctor complete");
    } 

    // The main entry point for the process of service
    static void Main()
    {
      ServiceBase[] services;
     
      Logger.Debug("Service entry point");
      services = new ServiceBase[] { new AgentService() };
      ServiceBase.Run(services);
    } 
   
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
      this.ServiceName = "InfoCenter agent";
    } 
   
    protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
    {
      Logger.Debug("Service OnStart");
      
      //listener.Run = true;
      listenerThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(listener.Start));
      listenerThread.Start();
      
    } 

    protected override void OnStop()
    {
      Logger.Debug("Service OnStop");
      
      listenerThread.Abort();
      listener = null;
      
    } 
   
    protected override void OnContinue()
    {
      Logger.Debug("Service OnContinue");;
    } 
   
    protected override void OnPause()
    {
      Logger.Debug("Service OnPause");
    } 
   
    protected override void OnShutdown()
    {
      Logger.Debug("Service OnShutdown");
    } 
  } 
}