I have a remote computer with Redis. From time to time new entries are added to it (key-value pair). I want Redis to send notifications to my C# Service about events like this (i'm interested in value part). I've searched online and found simple code example to subscribe my Service to Redis. How to make Redis send notifications?
Service:
public partial class ResultsService : ServiceBase
{
private ConnectionMultiplexer connection = ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["RedisConnection"]);
private const string ChatChannel = "__keyspace#0__:*";
public VerificationResultsService()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
Start();
}
public void Start()
{
var pubsub = connection.GetSubscriber();
pubsub.Subscribe(ChatChannel, (channel, message) => MessageAction(message));
while (true)
{
}
}
private static void MessageAction(RedisValue message)
{
// some handler...
}
}
Making redis send automatic keyspace notifications is a redis server configuration piece, which can be enabled via the .conf file (notify-keyspace-events), or via CONFIG SET at runtime; the documentation for this is here.
You can see how this works with example code:
using StackExchange.Redis;
using System;
using System.Linq;
static class P
{
private const string ChatChannel = "__keyspace#0__:*";
static void Main()
{
// connect (allowAdmin just lets me use ConfigSet)
using var muxer = ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect("127.0.0.1,allowAdmin=true");
// turn on all notifications; note that this is server-wide
// and is NOT just specific to our connection/code
muxer.GetServer(muxer.GetEndPoints().Single())
.ConfigSet("notify-keyspace-events", "KEA"); // KEA=everything
// subscribe to the event
muxer.GetSubscriber().Subscribe(ChatChannel,
(channel, message) => Console.WriteLine($"received {message} on {channel}"));
// stop the client from exiting
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit");
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
which works like:
However, in many scenarios you may find that this is too "noisy", and you may prefer to use either a custom named event that you publish manually when you do things that need notification, or (again manually) you could make use of the streams features to consume a flow of data (streams can be treated as a flow of events in the "things that happened" sense, but they are not delivered via pub/sub).
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As stated in the title i'm interested in the management (reading is sufficient by now) of the the incoming and outgoing data from the WebView2 istance user are using.
I'have try do add listener to WebMessageResourceRequested and WebMessageReceived but i have the sensation i missinterpreted their behaviour becasue they don't work as i expected (so is very likely that i am using that handler in a wrong way)
public partial class SimpleWebView2 : Form
{
public SimpleWebView2 ()
{
InitializeComponent();
this.Initialization();
}
private async void Initialization ()
{
await webView21.EnsureCoreWebView2Async();
webView21.CoreWebView2.WebResourceRequested += new EventHandler<CoreWebView2WebResourceRequestedEventArgs>(this.webView21_WebMessageResourceRequested);
}
private void webView21_WebMessageResourceRequested(object sender, CoreWebView2WebResourceRequestedEventArgs e)
{
//does not fire
}
}
A common solution is Fiddler. Just start it and you'll see the inbound and outbound traffic of any application, including the one that is using WebView2.
I have created a class that inherits the Signalr Hub class and it runs on startup. When a connection is made, there are some custom headers sent from the client that I use to generate a user object. I want to store these in memory on the server so that I can retrieve the list and display them in a UI. Someone can then use this UI to see the user info and perform interactions with this connection. I have setup a hub class in an ASP MVC project and i am using a console app for the client. I can connect fine and the server can communicate back, but the property that I use in the hub class to keep track of the connected users is reset to null every time a request is made to the hub class.
public class JobRunHandler : Hub
{
private List<JobRunClient> RunningJobs { get; set; }
public JobRunHandler()
{
if(this.RunningJobs == null) this.RunningJobs = new List<JobRunClient>();
}
public override Task OnConnected()
{
JobRunClient runclient = new JobRunClient()
{
ConnectionID = Context.ConnectionId,
Someotherstuff = this.GetHeaderInt(Context.Headers["Someotherstuff"])
};
this.RunningJobs.Add(runclient);
return base.OnConnected();
}
public override Task OnReconnected()
{
var existingClient = this.GetConnectingClient();
if (existingClient == null)
{
JobRunClient runclient = new JobRunClient()
{
ConnectionID = Context.ConnectionId,
Someotherstuff = this.GetHeaderInt(Context.Headers["Someotherstuff"])
};
this.RunningJobs.Add(runclient);
}
return base.OnReconnected();
}
public override Task OnDisconnected(bool stopCalled)
{
this.RemoveClient(Context.ConnectionId);
return base.OnDisconnected(stopCalled);
}
public void TestMethod()
{
Clients.All.ping();
var client = this.GetConnectingClient();
}
}
I have put break points in every method so i know when it runs. The client never disconnects or triggers reconnect, so there is no issue with the connection being broken. The client connects and the OnConnected() method triggers and the value is added to this.RunningJobs. The client then calls the TestMethod() which works, but when i check this.RunningJobs it is empty.
When Clients.All.ping(); runs it does actually send a ping back to the client. So the connection is made successfully, the server maintains the connection and i can send a ping back to the client when a separate method is called, but for some reason the property is being reset and I dont know why. I can use redis for this if I have to, but I have seen others use this strategy and its not been an issue.
Here is the client code I have created to test this (the console app)
var hubConnection = new HubConnection("http://localhost:2497/");
hubConnection.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials;
IHubProxy myHubProxy = hubConnection.CreateHubProxy("JobRunHandler");
myHubProxy.On("ping", () => Console.Write("Recieved ping \n"));
hubConnection.Headers.Add("Someotherstuff", "1");
hubConnection.Start().Wait();
while(true)
{
myHubProxy.Invoke("BroadcastCompletion").ContinueWith(task =>
{
if (task.IsFaulted)
{
Console.WriteLine("!!! There was an error opening the connection:{0} \n", task.Exception.GetBaseException());
}
}).Wait();
Console.WriteLine("Broadcast sent to the server.\n");
Thread.Sleep(4000);
}
The hub is transient. SignalR creates a hub instance each time a hub method is invoked so you cannot store any state in an instance property between the calls.
I changed the property being used for this to a ConcurrentDictionary and this seems to be doing the trick. It allows me to store the client connections across all connections. I used the following code for this.
private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, JobRunClient> RunningJobs = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, JobRunClient>();
I'm developing an server/client app. The server pushes out a message to clients at timed intervals. Each message can have a different time attribute.
What's the best way to approach this? I could pause the thread but that seems a bit hacky. Is there a best practice for this scenario?
Assuming you want to use SignalR (you added a tag), a simple timer could do the job:
public sealed class MatchingSupervisor
{
private static readonly ILog Log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(MatchingSupervisor));
private readonly IHubContext _hub;
private readonly Timer _timer;
#region Singleton
public static MatchingSupervisor Instance => SupervisorInstance.Value;
// Lazy initialization to ensure SupervisorInstance creation is threadsafe
private static readonly Lazy<MatchingSupervisor> SupervisorInstance = new Lazy<MatchingSupervisor>(() =>
new MatchingSupervisor(GlobalHost.ConnectionManager.GetHubContext<YourHubClass>()));
private MatchingSupervisor(IHubContext hubContext)
{
_hub = hubContext;
_timer = new Timer(Run, null, 0, Timeout.Infinite);
}
#endregion
private async void Run(object state)
{
// TODO send messages to clients
// you can use _timer.Change(newInterval, newInterval) here
// if you need to change the next interval
var newInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60);
_timer.Change(newInterval, newInterval);
}
}
To ensure your timer restarts when the system or the app restarts (system went down, app recycle, etc), you should get an instance on the Owin Startup class:
public class Startup
{
private MatchingSupervisor _conversationManager;
public void Configuration(IAppBuilder app)
{
// TODO app configuration
// Ensure supervisor starts
_supervisor = MatchingSupervisor.Instance;
}
}
You can use Quartz.NET.
By your tags, I suppose you are using C#, so you can see the Microsoft doc about Task Class (this implements Threads)
Hello SignalR Experts,
I have a requirement to create a live dashboard to display data chart pulled from the database.I am implementing the code as suggested in sitepoint blog (https://www.sitepoint.com/build-real-time-signalr-dashboard-angularjs/). It pulls data from server side as soon as the site starts even if no clients are listening.
Startup.cs code
public partial class Startup
{
public void Configuration(IAppBuilder app)
{
ConfigureAuth(app);
var hubConfiguration = new HubConfiguration();
hubConfiguration.EnableDetailedErrors = true;
app.MapSignalR();
//is this the right place for this code
DashboardService dashboardService = new DashboardService(10000); //10 second
Task.Factory.StartNew(async () => await dashboardService.GetDataFromDatabase());
}
}
DashboardService.cs
public class DashboardService
{
private IHubContext _hubs;
private readonly int _pollIntervalMillis;
public DashboardService(int pollIntervalInMilliSec)
{
_hubs = GlobalHost.ConnectionManager.GetHubContext<DashboardHub>();
_pollIntervalMillis = pollIntervalInMilliSec;
}
public async Task GetDataFromDatabase()
{
while (true)
{
await Task.Delay(_pollIntervalMillis);
//Data Logic to pull data from database
_hubs.Clients.All.broadcastToDashboard(broadcastObject);
}
}
}
Instead of pulling the data from database even if no clients are listening, I would like to pull a data from database only if at least one client is listening and stop pulling the data if no clients are listening. Is this possible? Any suggestions..
Use this answer as a reference.
And then check UserHandler.ConnectedIds.Any() as a condition before pulling dashboard data.
I am trying to migrate my .net remoting code to wcf but I'm finding it difficult. Can someone help me migrate this simple Remoting based program below to use WCF? The program implements a simple publisher/subscriber pattern where we have a single TemperatureProviderProgram that publishers to many TemperatureSubcriberPrograms that subcribe to the TemperatureProvider.
To run the programs:
Copy the TemperatureProviderProgram and TemperatureSubcriberProgram into seperate console application projects.
Copying to remaining classes and interfaces into a common Class Library project then add a reference to System.Runtime.Remoting library
Add a reference to the Class Library project from the console app projects.
Complie and run 1 TemperatureProviderProgram and multiple TemperatureSubcriberProgram.
Please note no IIS or xml should be used. Thanks in advance.
public interface ITemperatureProvider
{
void Subcribe(ObjRef temperatureSubcriber);
}
[Serializable]
public sealed class TemperatureProvider : MarshalByRefObject, ITemperatureProvider
{
private readonly List<ITemperatureSubcriber> _temperatureSubcribers = new List<ITemperatureSubcriber>();
private readonly Random randomTemperature = new Random();
public void Subcribe(ObjRef temperatureSubcriber)
{
ITemperatureSubcriber tempSubcriber = (ITemperatureSubcriber)RemotingServices.Unmarshal(temperatureSubcriber);
lock (_temperatureSubcribers)
{
_temperatureSubcribers.Add(tempSubcriber);
}
}
public void Start()
{
Console.WriteLine("TemperatureProvider started...");
BinaryServerFormatterSinkProvider provider = new BinaryServerFormatterSinkProvider();
provider.TypeFilterLevel = System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.TypeFilterLevel.Full;
TcpServerChannel tcpChannel = new TcpServerChannel("TemperatureProviderChannel", 5001, provider);
ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(tcpChannel, false);
RemotingServices.Marshal(this, "TemperatureProvider", typeof(ITemperatureProvider));
while (true)
{
double nextTemp = randomTemperature.NextDouble();
lock (_temperatureSubcribers)
{
foreach (var item in _temperatureSubcribers)
{
try
{
item.OnTemperature(nextTemp);
}
catch (SocketException)
{}
catch(RemotingException)
{}
}
}
Thread.Sleep(200);
}
}
}
public interface ITemperatureSubcriber
{
void OnTemperature(double temperature);
}
[Serializable]
public sealed class TemperatureSubcriber : MarshalByRefObject, ITemperatureSubcriber
{
private ObjRef _clientRef;
private readonly Random portGen = new Random();
public void OnTemperature(double temperature)
{
Console.WriteLine(temperature);
}
public override object InitializeLifetimeService()
{
return null;
}
public void Start()
{
BinaryServerFormatterSinkProvider provider = new BinaryServerFormatterSinkProvider();
provider.TypeFilterLevel = System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.TypeFilterLevel.Full;
int port = portGen.Next(1, 65535);
TcpServerChannel tcpChannel = new TcpServerChannel(string.Format("TemperatureSubcriber_{0}", Guid.NewGuid()), port, provider);
ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(tcpChannel, false);
ITemperatureProvider p1 = (ITemperatureProvider)RemotingServices.Connect(typeof(ITemperatureProvider), "tcp://localhost:5001/TemperatureProvider");
_clientRef = RemotingServices.Marshal(this, string.Format("TemperatureSubcriber_{0}_{1}.rem", Environment.MachineName, Guid.NewGuid()));
p1.Subcribe(_clientRef);
}
}
public class TemperatureProviderProgram
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
TemperatureProvider tp = new TemperatureProvider();
tp.Start();
}
}
public class TemperatureSubcriberProgram
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to start TemperatureSubcriber.");
Console.ReadLine();
TemperatureSubcriber ts = new TemperatureSubcriber();
ts.Start();
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
In WCF, with a "push" from the server you're really talking about duplex comms; the MarshalByRefObject is largely redundant here (AFAIK). The page here discusses various scenarios, including duplex/callbacks.
If the issue is xml (for some philosophical reason), then simply using NetDataContractSerializer rather than DataContractSerializer might help.
The other approach is to have the clients "pull" data periodically; this works well if you need to support basic http, etc.
What it sounds like you want to do is use WCF NetTcpBinding with Callbacks.
Take a look at this: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WCF/publisher_subscriber.aspx
"Learning WCF" by Michele Bustamante is also very good. You can get Chpt1 for VS2008 at her website along with the code for the book. Chpt1 will explain/demo setting up connections and such. She also has downloadable sample code. One of the Samples is a DuplexPublishSubscribe.
You will need to modify your logic a bit. If you want to migrate this app to WCF. You will need to have clients pull data from the service at regular intervals.
You will also need a Windows service or application to host the WCF like the console you are using in the previous code.
Well I build real time systems so polling is not an option - I need to push data.
Also I am finding there is no WCF equivalent of System.Runtime.Remoting.ObjRef! This is an extremely useful type that encapsulates a service endpoint and can be serialise and passed around the network to other remoting service.
Think I’ll be sticking with good old remoting until the ObjRef equivalent is introduced.
Yes it is true, just one correction..
ObjRefs are created automatically when any MarshalByRefObject derived object is going outside the appdomain.
So in this case your ITemperatureProvider interface Subscribe method shoud take ITemperatureSubscriber instead of objref.
And then on client side just call p1.Subscribe(this) and the remoting layer will generate ObjRef from the object that will be serialized and sent. (sending b reference)