PipeMethodCalls 1.0.0

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dotnet add package PipeMethodCalls --version 1.0.0
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package PipeMethodCalls -Version 1.0.0
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="PipeMethodCalls" Version="1.0.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="PipeMethodCalls" Version="1.0.0" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="PipeMethodCalls" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add PipeMethodCalls --version 1.0.0
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: PipeMethodCalls, 1.0.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package PipeMethodCalls@1.0.0
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=PipeMethodCalls&version=1.0.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=PipeMethodCalls&version=1.0.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

PipeMethodCalls

Lightweight library for method calls over named and anonymous pipes for IPC in .NET Core. Supports two-way communication with callbacks.

Calls from client to server

var pipeServer = new PipeServer<IAdder>("mypipe", () => new Adder());
await pipeServer.WaitForConnectionAsync();

var pipeClient = new PipeClient<IAdder>("mypipe");
await pipeClient.ConnectAsync();
int result = await pipeClient.InvokeAsync(a => a.AddNumbers(1, 3));

Calls both way

var pipeServer = new PipeServerWithCallback<IConcatenator, IAdder>("testpipe", () => new Adder());
await pipeServer.WaitForConnectionAsync();
string concatResult = await pipeServer.InvokeAsync(c => c.Concatenate("a", "b"));

var pipeClient = new PipeClientWithCallback<IAdder, IConcatenator>("mypipe", () => new Concatenator());
await pipeClient.ConnectAsync();
int result = await pipeClient.InvokeAsync(a => a.AddNumbers(4, 7));

About the library

This library uses named pipes to invoke method calls on a remote endpoint. The method arguments are packaged up in JSON, encoded and sent over the pipe.

Features

  • 100% asynchronous communication with .ConfigureAwait(false) to minimize context switches and reduce thread use
  • 39KB with Newtonsoft JSON as only dependency
  • Invoking async methods
  • Passing and returning complex types via JSON serialization
  • Throwing exceptions
  • CancellationToken support

Not supported

  • out and ref parameters
  • Properties
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NuGet packages (11)

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RProvider

An F# Type Provider providing strongly typed access to the R statistical package. The type provider automatically discovers available R packages and makes them easily accessible from F#, so you can easily call powerful packages and visualization libraries from code running on the .NET platform.
PipeMethodCalls.NetJson

System.Text.Json serializer for PipeMethodCalls.
PipeMethodCalls.MessagePack

MessagePack serializer for PipeMethodCalls. Uses the MessagePack-CSharp library.
LijsDev.CrystalReportsRunner.Core

API needed to use Crystal Reports Runner from caller applications.
Binom.AutoML.Contracts

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GitHub repositories (2)

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A Blu-ray, DVD and video file transcoder for Windows.
Sidekick-Poe/Sidekick
The main repository for the Sidekick project, a companion trade tool for Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2.
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