vfxreview/RenderWorker/VFXReviewWorker/Program.cs

using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
using VFXReviewWorker;

// VFXReview RenderWorker (RenderPipeline2 §7) — Windows service driving
// aerender.exe on artist workstations / render nodes. All state flows through
// /api/ext/* with API-key auth; the worker never touches the database.
//
// Run interactively for debugging:  VFXReviewWorker.exe [path\to\config.json]
// Install as a service:             see RenderWorker/README.md

// Dry-run the validation engine over an existing render folder. No server, no
// config, no queue — useful for checking work that predates the pipeline.
if (args.Any(a => a.Equals("--validate", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
{
    return ValidateCommand.Run(args);
}

var configPath = args.FirstOrDefault(a => !a.StartsWith('-'));

// Install verification on a new machine — resolves paths, checks tools and
// pings the server, then exits. Never starts the service loop.
if (args.Any(a => a.Equals("--check", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
{
    return await Preflight.RunAsync(configPath);
}

var options = WorkerOptions.Load(configPath);

// Positional args (config path) are consumed above and deliberately not
// forwarded — the command-line configuration provider rejects bare tokens.
var builder = Host.CreateApplicationBuilder();
builder.Services.AddWindowsService(o => o.ServiceName = "VFXReviewRenderWorker");
builder.Logging.AddProvider(new FileLoggerProvider());

builder.Services.AddSingleton(options);
builder.Services.AddSingleton<ApiClient>();
builder.Services.AddSingleton<ReportSpooler>();
builder.Services.AddSingleton<HighResUploader>();
builder.Services.AddSingleton<AerenderRunner>();
builder.Services.AddSingleton<PreviewStage>();
builder.Services.AddSingleton<ValidationStage>();
builder.Services.AddSingleton<DeliveryStage>();
builder.Services.AddSingleton<BlenderRunner>();
builder.Services.AddSingleton<JobExecutor>();
builder.Services.AddHostedService<WorkerService>();

await builder.Build().RunAsync();
return 0;