CritterStackInstaller

Key: CritterStack
Default Enabled: ✅ (when added via AddCritterStack())
Package: SaveApis.Utils.CritterStack

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Purpose

Applies shared JasperFx defaults that are required by both Marten and Wolverine. This installer must run before MartenInstaller and WolverineInstaller and is always registered first by AddCritterStack().

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What It Does

Builder phase:

• Calls builder.Services.CritterStackDefaults(options => { ... }) with:
  • ApplicationAssembly = context.SoftwareAssembly
  • GeneratedCodeOutputPath = Generated/CritterStack
  • GeneratedCodeMode = Dynamic — JasperFx generates and compiles handler code at runtime
  • ResourceAutoCreate = All — all required database tables and objects are created or migrated automatically on startup

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Dependencies

No dependencies on other installers. Always registered first in AddCritterStack().

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Configuration

This installer has no configuration options. All settings are fixed defaults.

JasperFx Setting	Value	Description
ApplicationAssembly	context.SoftwareAssembly	Used for handler/projection discovery
GeneratedCodeOutputPath	Generated/CritterStack	Output directory for generated code artifacts
GeneratedCodeMode	Dynamic	Code is generated and compiled at runtime
ResourceAutoCreate	All	All DB resources created/migrated on startup

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InstallerContext Extension

Use WithCritterStack() to enable or disable all three CritterStack installers at once:

installer.WithCritterStack(bool enabled = true);

This sets feature flags for CritterStack, Marten, and Wolverine simultaneously.

// Disable the entire CritterStack:
installer.WithCritterStack(false);

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Notes

• SetSoftwareAssembly() must be called in the configure callback — it is used by this installer to set ApplicationAssembly.
• The Generated/CritterStack directory is created relative to the working directory. Add it to .gitignore if you don’t want generated files in source control.

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Related

• CritterStack Overview
• MartenInstaller — configures the Marten event store / document database
• WolverineInstaller — configures the Wolverine message bus