Beta Hermes Network Library Released

[Valcriss]

Some times ago i made a post on the Truevision3D forum about my network library, in fact it was a long time ago. Old Post

I worked a lot on the network library and on HermesADD.

What is Hermes Network Library ?

Hermes Network Library is a .Net network library written in C#.
The first objective of this library is to be as simple to use as possible.
With a few functions calls, you will create the network part of your application as you desire.
To be easy-used, the library automatically handles things like data compression and objects serialization and more.

What are the good points of HermesNet ?
- Automatic serialization.
- Automatic compression.
- Fully compatible with mono to run your application under linux.
- Easy to learn how to use it.

How much will cost HermesNet ?
For the moment i didn't decide the price of the licence.
So i just locked the server object i a number of connected users, as soon as i decide how the library will be licenced, it will change.

Is HermesNet in BETA stage?
Yes, i tested it, i even used it on some commercial projects, and it works great, but it must have some bugs i didnt see.

Is There any TV3D sample using HermesNet?
Yes, i just made it this week end (something like 4 hours of work, with some msn chat). You can download it from the download page : http://indealsoft.com/

The default Server IP adress that you will find in the config.xml file is a virtual linux ubuntu server running the server sample if you want to use it I will host the server sample a few weeks.

What is HermesADD ?

HermesADD's main purpose is to design the network part of your application, using a graphical representation of the different objects that you will need.
With a very intuitive user interface, you will just need a few minutes to design the network of your application, and auto-generate all the files required.
For each message that will transit between the objects of your application, HermesADD will generate the code to handle informations, create the events and functions in order to easily create your application without taking care of the network part.

With this new version you can now design complex message, incluing structures, list<of> and dictionary.

HermesADD can generate your code in C# or VB.NET.
HermesADD is free but not open source.

Is HermesADD in BETA stage?
Yes, i tested it, i even used it on some commercial projects, and it works great, but it must have some bugs i didnt see.


You can download all the stuff from this page :
http://indealsoft.com/

Please report any bug you could find on the forum, or on the report bug page (prefered) : http://indealsoft.com/

Dann

[AriusEso]

Hey Valcriss, good work on this.

[rootsage]

I like your Network App Designer, seems very intuitive. I like this project a lot, gunna keep an eye on it. Good job so far!

Will source be included with a license?

[Lyrical]

Hi Valriss,

   This is looking really promissing, I will give it a test and let you know any issues (if any) i will also let you knowhow easy things are to use.

Nice work

[Valcriss]

thx a lot for all your replies 

@Lyrical thx,that's exactly what i am looking for it's the only way to get the library better

[rootsage]

Question: In the Network Designer App, why can't servers be linked to servers? It would be helpful to be able to link servers to other servers. Also, is it going to be in other languages (english) on release?

Good app and library so far though, I like it a lot

[Valcriss]

Will source be included with a license?

i didnt decide how will be released the library, for the moment i will wait and see how the beta works.

Question: In the Network Designer App, why can't servers be linked to servers? It would be helpful to be able to link servers to other servers. Also, is it going to be in other languages (english) on release?

One single application can have multiples HermesADD Objects, for example:
http://indealsoft.com/screens/hermesadd/mmo.png
On this screen, there a lot of HermesADD items, but only 5 distinct applications.

HermesADD will generate a class file for each objects, you can use more than one on your application.
Your server application can contain a server item to listen for incomming calls, and have a client item to connect to another server application.
This "limitation" is because a server item is a listening socket, and a listening socket cant connect because it is allready listening.

The application will be release with multiple languages. As all the string will be on a xml file, users will have the possibility to make their own language file.

 

[rootsage]

Awesome, that answers my question, thanks This looks very promising for me.

[Raine]

I think I remember this application... very nice indeed.

[Lyrical]

Great network library,

It only took half hour to completly create a client/server chat.

I am now to start writing a small demo for more testing.

Keep up the great work.

[Mietze]

Errr... yet another network library? 

[Kain Mikado]

That's not necessarily a bad thing is it?

[Lyrical]

Yes,

  but this one seams to work really well from what i've tested,

[vbCrLf]

Cool UI! I still haven't tested the library itself.
What you used to create the HermesUI.

Ori Lahav.

[Valcriss]

it's only user controls, you can find them on the HermesNetADDControls.dll 

[Valcriss]

Well after 1 month, i would like to know if some people have tested my library.

And I would like to have some comments, before i release the new version of HermesADD, and add the last words of the library licences.

Have a good day 

[Omnicrash]

I was making a network app, and having never worked with anything before, I searched the internet for simple samples, but I couldn't get anything to function, until I found your library.
It is really easy to use, especially with the HermesADD.

One bug I found, don't know if its my application specifically, the 1st client connected to the server gets disconnected for some reason instead of recieving the message I'm sending it.

[rootsage]

Agreed, the HermesADD helps out a bunch. Your library makes for very quick development of network apps, I have made a few semi-complex apps, each one taking under an hour.

One bug I found, don't know if its my application specifically, the 1st client connected to the server gets disconnected for some reason instead of recieving the message I'm sending it.

I personally haven't experienced this. I will mess around with making different apps and see if this happens for me as well.

[Omnicrash]

Just to let you know, the problem I had seems to be gone now, not sure if it was a fluke or something I did.

[Valcriss]

Anyway thanks for the replies, at any moment if you have any problem with a piece of code, just send me a Private message, or a mail, or contact me on msn.

I think i will release a new beta version of HermesADD at the end of this week, including the software Internationalization and the first version of the little "Hermes Latency Simulator" which will help to simulate slow connections.