Ask Your Question
3

How can SignalR Core be used in conjunction with Redis Pub\Sub and a console application?

asked 2023-05-02 00:23:28 +0000

ladyg gravatar image

edit retag flag offensive close merge delete

1 Answer

Sort by ยป oldest newest most voted
1

answered 2023-05-02 00:37:01 +0000

nofretete gravatar image

SignalR Core can be used in conjunction with Redis Pub/Sub and a console application by following these steps:

Step 1: Install the necessary packages - Install the Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Redis package using NuGet:

Install-Package Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Redis
  • Install the StackExchange.Redis package using NuGet:
Install-Package StackExchange.Redis

Step 2: Configure Redis - Add the following lines to the ConfigureServices method in your application's startup class to configure Redis as the backplane for SignalR:

services.AddSignalR().AddRedis("redis_server_connection_string");

Note: Replace "redisserverconnection_string" with the actual connection string of your Redis server.

Step 3: Create a SignalR Hub - Create a SignalR Hub class that inherits from Hub. This class will define the methods that clients can call and receive messages from the server.

public class MyHub : Hub
{
    public void Send(string message)
    {
        Clients.All.SendAsync("Send", message);
    }
}

Step 4: Use Redis Pub/Sub in a console application - In your console application, add the StackExchange.Redis package using NuGet:

Install-Package StackExchange.Redis
  • Use the following code to connect to Redis and subscribe to the messages sent by the SignalR Hub:
var connection = ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect("redis_server_connection_string");
var subscriber = connection.GetSubscriber();
subscriber.Subscribe("MyHub.Send", (channel, message) =>
{
    Console.WriteLine(message);
});

Note: Replace "MyHub.Send" with the actual name of the SignalR Hub method that sends messages to clients.

Step 5: Start the SignalR Hub and the console application - Start the SignalR Hub by calling the UseSignalR method in the Configure method of your application's startup class:

app.UseSignalR(routes =>
{
    routes.MapHub<MyHub>("/myhub");
});
  • Start the console application and wait for messages to be received from the SignalR Hub via Redis Pub/Sub.

That's it! You have successfully used SignalR Core in conjunction with Redis Pub/Sub and a console application.

edit flag offensive delete link more

Your Answer

Please start posting anonymously - your entry will be published after you log in or create a new account. This space is reserved only for answers. If you would like to engage in a discussion, please instead post a comment under the question or an answer that you would like to discuss

Add Answer


Question Tools

Stats

Asked: 2023-05-02 00:23:28 +0000

Seen: 8 times

Last updated: May 02 '23