Designing an F# module to be called by C# (Console/MVC/WPF) -

i have been trying use deedle f# library write f# batch program. has worked perfectly. however, not sure best design following 2 tasks:

1. combine f# module existing asp.net mvc/web api system

2. create wpf interface serve control panel , visual dependency controller various f# modules.

the type of tasks f# modules doing processing time series , applying statistical processes derive new time series.

i have been trying create class wrapper existing module can called c# code. read c# deep dive better way expose f# modules c# callers.

the following sample wrapper:

type timeseriesdataprocessor(filename:string) =          let mutable _filename = filename         let _rawinputdata = loadcsvfile _filename         let _pivoteddata = _rawinputdata                         |> pivotrawdata                         |> fillpivotedrawdata                        |> calculateexpandingzscore      //read , write      member this.filename         () = _filename         , set (value) = _filename <- value     member this.rawinputdata         () = _rawinputdata     member this.pivoteddata         () = _pivoteddata     member this.rawinputdatacount         () = _rawinputdata.rowcount     member this.pivoteddatacount         () = _pivoteddata.rowcount 

the following sample module of logic should reside:

 module common =       let loadcsvfile (filename:string ) : frame<int,string> =         let inputdata = frame.readcsv(filename)         inputdata       let pivotrawdata inputdata:frame<datetime,string> =          let pivoteddata = inputdata |> frame.pivottable (fun k r -> r.getas<datetime>("date"))                                 (fun k r -> r.getas<string>("indicator"))                                (fun f -> let maxval = f?value |> stats.max                                          match maxval                                         | mv -> mv                                         | _ -> double.nan                               )         pivoteddata      let fillpivotedrawdata inputdata:frame<datetime,string> =          let filleda = inputdata?a |> series.fillmissing direction.forward         inputdata?a<-filleda         let filledb = inputdata?b |> series.fillmissing direction.forward         inputdata?b<-filledb          inputdata      let calculateexpandingzscore inputdata:frame<datetime,string> =          let expandingmeancola = inputdata?a |> stats.expandingmean         let expandingmeancolb = inputdata?b |> stats.expandingmean         let expandingstdevcola = inputdata?a |> stats.expandingstddev         let expandingstdevcolb = inputdata?b |> stats.expandingstddev         let expandingzscorecola = (inputdata?a - expandingmeancola)/expandingstdevcola         let expandingzscorecolb = (inputdata?b - expandingmeancolb)/expandingstdevcolb         inputdata?expdingmeana <- expandingmeancola         inputdata?expdingmeanb <- expandingmeancolb         inputdata?expdingstdeva <- expandingstdevcola         inputdata?expdingstdevb <- expandingstdevcolb         inputdata?expdingzscorea <- expandingzscorecola         inputdata?expdingzscoreb <- expandingzscorecolb         inputdata 

i have been trying use nunit serve c# caller. found myself putting of logic in class do/let binding. member methods serving passing results caller. don't think approach correct.

can point me right direction? (i attempted learn f# wpf framework on github, not yet task)

i aware deedle avalable c#. but, want use f#. sample code has many side effects.

to put bluntly, want build little of ui , framework in f# possible. have noted, f# great language when it's great; otherwise, not recommended application building (some hardcore functional-language-fanboys might fight me on that, stand it, haha).

i recommend putting of unit-of-work f# code in portable f# library (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh913781.aspx). then, referencing library , calling methods simple calling classes , methods c# or vb classes , methods.

there templates can use (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mcsuksoldev/archive/2011/06/05/f-class-library-template.aspx).