Replicate

A simple abstraction for network programming in C#. Replicate provides a simple yet powerful RPC framework that operates on top of a simple, customizable network abstraction. This is what an echo server/client looks like:

[ReplicateType]
public interface IEchoService
{
    Task<string> Echo(string message);
}
public class EchoService : IEchoService
{
    public async Task<string> Echo(string message)
    {
        await Task.Delay(100); // Do some work
        return message + " DONE";
    }
}
public async Task EchoExample()
{
    // Server side
    var server = new RPCServer();
    server.RegisterSingleton<IEchoService>(new EchoService());
    SocketChannel.Listen(server, 55555, new BinarySerializer());
    // Client side
    var clientChannel = SocketChannel.Connect("127.0.0.1", 55555, new BinarySerializer());
    var echoService = clientChannel.CreateProxy<IEchoService>();
    Assert.AreEqual("Hello! DONE", await echoService.Echo("Hello!"));
}

Everything is code

Replicate translates networking complexity into programming concepts. Instead of writing/implementing APIs, you use interfaces. Instead of send/receiving messages, or making requests, you call functions.

When writing a server application, the first step is to create an interface like IEchoService above. Then the server needs an implementation of this interface, in this case EchoService. Finally create an RPCServer, register the service, and begin listening.

The client side needs only to connect to the same host/port and create a proxy for the service. All of the methods in this proxy are magically implemented with client stubs that call out to the network and wait for a response.