Tray App

gistfile1.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using testTray.Properties;

static class Program
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The main entry point for the application.
    /// </summary>
    [STAThread]
    static void Main()
    {
        Application.EnableVisualStyles();
        Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);            
        Application.Run(new TrayApp());
    }
}

class TrayApp : ApplicationContext
  {
      private NotifyIcon trayIcon;

      public TrayApp()
      {
          // Initialize Tray Icon
          trayIcon = new NotifyIcon()
          {
              Icon = Resources.paper_write_folio_icon_179376,
              ContextMenu = new ContextMenu(new MenuItem[] {
              new MenuItem("Exit", Exit)
          }),
              Visible = true
          };

          MyHardwareController controller = new MyHardwareController();
      }

      void Exit(object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
          // Hide tray icon, otherwise it will remain shown until user mouses over it
          trayIcon.Visible = false;
          Application.Exit();
      }
  }
  

class MyHardwareController
{
    public MyHardwareController() {
        //Simulating a hardware event
        //The thread creation is controlled by library
        Thread thread1 = new Thread(ThreadWork.DoWork);
        thread1.Start();         
    }

}

public class ThreadWork
{
    public static void DoWork()
    {
        Thread.Sleep(5000);
        Clipboard.SetText("This is a testing text");
        SendKeys.SendWait("^(v)");
    }
}