Protobuf for ASP.NET Core | Web APIs

protobuf-net

A lighter way to transfer data through http.

Change Log

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Supported Runtimes

• Csp.AspNetCore.Mvc.Protobuf
  • .Net Core 3.1+
• Csp.Net.Http.Protobuf.Extensions
  • .Net Standard 2.1+

Media Type

• application/x-protobuf

Runtime Installation

You can use the following command in the Package Manager Console:

For Server Side

Install-Package Csp.AspNetCore.Mvc.Protobuf

For Client Side

Install-Package Csp.Net.Http.Protobuf.Extensions

Package	Version	Downloads
Csp.AspNetCore.Mvc.Protobuf
Csp.Net.Http.Protobuf.Extensions

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Sample Usage

Server Side

using Csp.AspNetCore.Mvc.Protobuf;

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
    services.AddControllers()
            .AddProtobufSerializer(true); //true if use as default
}

Client Side

using Csp.Net.Http.Protobuf.Extensions;
...
var client = new HttpClient() { ... };

Get

var forecasts = await client.GetFromProtoAsync<WeatherForecast[]>("/weatherforecast");

Post

using var response = await client.PostAsProtoAsync("/weatherforecast", new WeatherForecast { ... });

using var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();

var forecast = Serializer.Deserialize<WeatherForecast>(stream);