EasyPipes 1.0.0

EasyPipes

Simple C# library for NamedPipe and TCP-based IPC

Written against .NET Core 2.1, ought to be compatible with most modern .NET versions.

Usage

Server usage:

using EasyPipes;

// IService defines the IPC interface
public interface IService
{
   int Sum(int one, int two);
}

// Calculator is the server class
class Calculator : IService
{
   public int Sum(int one, int two)
   {
      return one + two;
   }
}

// start up
Server server = new Server("pipename");
server.RegisterService<IService>(new Calculator());
server.Start();

// eventual shutdown
server.Stop();

Client usage:

using EasyPipes;

// IService defines the IPC interface
public interface IService
{
   int Sum(int one, int two);
}

// setup client
Client client = new Client("pipename");
IService service = client.GetServiceProxy<IService>();

// execute remote operation
int result = service.Sum(6, 12); // = 18

Remarks:

• There is a single instance of the server class used by all clients!
• It's primarily focussed on IPC on single-machine or close-connections, so it might not perform well with long-distance internet connections.
• Any and all arguments or return values are serialized using DataContractSerializer, so custom types that need to cross the connection should be designed accordingly.

Licence

Mozilla Public Licence 2.0

In simple terms: You can use the library as-is for any of your own projects, but any changes to the library itself have to be available under the same terms.