Homepage: XmlRpcCS
Package: XmlRpcCS-1.10.zip
This package provides a simple XML-RPC client and server for C# applications. Possibly any .NET applications though I've not tested that. It's pure C#, using the stock .NET assemblies and nothing else.
The goals of XmlRpcCS were to keep it small and simple. The motivation was to write something that was easy to use while being flexible.
- Fully XML-RPC specification compliant, including key extensions.
- Simple client (XmlRpcRequest)
- Complete single class embeddable server (XmlRpcServer)
- XML-RPC System object implemented (XmlRpcSystemObject)
- Method level exposure granularity (XmlRpcExposedAttribute)
- Mono support (See Mono)
- .NET Compact Framework support (See CF).
- Option of dynamic local proxies.
- Have .NET SDK loaded (version >= 1.0)
- Have csc and friends in your PATH.
- Put nant/bin into your PATH (nant is an OpenSource C# build tool, minimal binaries included in ./nant)
In a command shell:
nant -find all
Open two command shells, in one:
SampleServer
In the other:
SampleClient
- The API documentation: Documentation
- The descriptions of the type mapping: Types
- A UML doodle about the serialize/deserialize class inheritance: Serialization
Under src/samples there are examples. Read the Examples for more info.
Under tests/ there are some basic unit tests. To run them have NUnit installed, edit the path to NUnit in xmlrpccs.build and then:
nant -find unit-tests
Why didn't I use nant's nunit task you ask? It's rather broken.
XmlRpcCS is under the BSD license. See: License
- xmlrpc.org To learn more about XML-RPC.
- nant.sourceforge.net To learn more about nant.
- nunit.sourceforge.net To learn more about NUnit unit testing.
- go-mono.net To learn more about the mono project
- Support system object "capabilities" method
- Improve system object's "methodHelp" support - rip from XML docs somehow.
- Method overloading based on arguements
- More unit tests
- Tutorial doc
Version Date Changes
1.10
200300617
Support for dynamic local proxies.
Bug fix to XmlRpcException.ToString()
Bug fix to XmlRpcServer Stop/Start
1.9
20030425
.NET Compact Framework compatible
XSL method doc extraction for system.methodHelp
Stop() method on XmlRpcServer (Thanks: "Chris" [email protected])
1.8
20030415
Threaded XML-RPC responses behind the XmlRpcServer
Collection types moved to interfaces at all levels.
methodHelp system method basic implementation.
Bug fix, null returns throw an exception.
AssemblyInfo standard class added.
mime type "test" -> "text" typo fix (Thanks: "Tony" [email protected])
Request buffering fix. (Thanks: "Tony" [email protected])
1.7
20030404
build cleanups
initial mono support
bugfix in XmlRpcServer's string building
1.6
20030325
Fixed a deserializer bug with structs in structs
Better look to documentation I think
Google example
Some performance improvements
A few unit tests.
1.5
20030301
Improve document formatting and content.
Some code refactoring.
1.4
20030217
XLST for /doc XML -> HTML
Documentation
1.3
20030210
Boxcaring supported (major speed up under correct conditions!)
Request deserializer bug fix
Various refactorings, particularly Invoke method
Samples improved
Notes improved
1.2
20030130
Introspection via "system" object
Added optional XmlRpcExposed Attribute
Moved to using "is" operator...damn C# is syntax fat
Fix known deserializer bug pertaining to containers (array/struct) in containers
1.1
20030128
Bug fix in request deserializer
Better samples
response.FaultCode/.FaultString added
indentation on the XML in ToString of request/response
1.0
20030125
Support for base64
Use .NET's XmlWriter
Centralize XML-RPC tokens into XmlRpcXmlTokens