This library is a re-implementation of the .NET socket class ([System.Net.Sockets.Socket](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.sockets.socket)) built atop ZeroTier's SDK using P/INVOKE and is designed to be a direct drop-in replacement. The library consists of three main objects: `ZeroTier.Node`, `ZeroTier.Event`, and `ZeroTier.Socket`. No code change is required in your application beyond a small snippet of startup code, renaming `Socket` to `ZeroTier.Socket` (where applicable) and handling a smattering of events.
A replacement for the [System.Net.Sockets.Socket](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.sockets.socket) class built atop ZeroTier's SDK using P/INVOKE. It is designed to be a direct drop-in replacement. The library consists of three main objects: `ZeroTier.Node`, `ZeroTier.Event`, and `ZeroTier.Socket`. No code change is required in your application beyond a small snippet of startup code, renaming `Socket` to `ZeroTier.Socket` (where applicable) and handling a smattering of events.
# Overview
tl;dr:
Add `ZeroTier.Sockets` to your project:
```powershell
Install-Package ZeroTier.Sockets
```
See [example.cs](./example.cs) for complete client/server app implementation.
Where `${YOUR_HOST_TUPLE}` is something like: `linux-x86_64`, `macOS-x86_64`, etc.
## Development notes
Build language binding layer, `ZeroTier.Sockets.dll`:
The SWIG interface file `zt.i` is only present for historical reference purposes. SWIG generates a ton of unnecessary boilerplate code which is hard to completely prevent using hints. You can generate a new wrapper for yourself using `swig -c++ -csharp -dllimport "./libzt.so" zt.i` but I would not recommend doing so unless you know what you're in for.
These subdirectories contain the abstraction implementations for using libzt in an idiomatic way for languages other than C\C++. Packages which may draw upon these sources are found in [pkg/](../../pkg). Example usage of these bindings can be found in [examples/](../../examples).
Joseph Henry
5 years ago