Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client

About

Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client provides the .NET client for ASP.NET Core SignalR, which simplifies adding real-time web functionality to apps.

Key Features

SignalR provides the following capabilities:

• Automatic connection management
• Sending messages to all connected clients simultaneously
• Sending messages to specific clients or groups of clients
• Scaling to handle increasing traffic

How to Use

To use Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client, follow these steps:

Installation

dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client

Configuration

See the ASP.NET Core SignalR docs for information about how to configure SignalR hubs on the server.

Then, you can configure the client to connect to the hub. For example:

var connection = new HubConnectionBuilder()
    .WithUrl("http://localhost:53353/Chat")
    .Build();

connection.On("ReceiveMessage", (string user, string message) =>
{
    Console.WriteLine($"{user}: {message}");
});

await connection.StartAsync();

Main Types

The main types provided by Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client include:

• HubConnectionBuilder: Provides an abstraction to construct new SignalR hub connections
• HubConnection: Defines methods for managing a hub connection, including:
  • Starting and stopping the connection
  • Sending and receiving messages
  • Handling disconnects and attempting reconnects
• HubConnectionOptions: Provides options for configuring a HubConnection

Additional Documentation

For additional documentation and examples, refer to the official documentation on the .NET client for ASP.NET Core SignalR.

Feedback & Contributing

Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client is released as open-source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.