HSS Core Framework v4.0

for .NET 4 and Silverlight 4.


The HSS Core Framework extends the .NET Framework providing several key sub-systems that provide enhanced functionality and consistency to any product. By leveraging the HSS Core Framework, you can reduce and simplify any application development project.

UPDATE June 2011 - v4.3.200

• Virtual WCF Service and Silverlight Client
  • A client side Asynchronous version of your service interface is no longer required for Silverlight
  • You will need to link or duplicate your interface in the client application
  • New way: VirtualChannel<ITestService>.Invoke(s => s.InvokeActionAsyncTest(p1, p2));
  • Old way: VirtualChannel<ITestService>.Invoke("InvokeActionAsyncTest", new object[] { p1, p2 });

Some of the major features and sub-systems

• Logging library and applications:
  • Logging Component API
  • Logging Service
  • Log Viewer (GUI)
  • Optionally writes to the HSSLOG Database for centralized logging
  • Optionally writes to the Local Machine EventLog (default)
• Virtual Services (No Proxy Required)
  • UPDATE June 2011 - v4.3.200
    • A client side asynchronous interface is no longer required.
    • You will need to link or duplicate the synchronous server side interface in your client application.
    • Example of new operation calling: VirtualChannel<ITestService>.Invoke(s => s.InvokeActionAsyncTest());
  • Allows any WCF Service to be exposed as a web service without an .svc file
  • Includes the HSS.ServiceModel.dll, to be located into the Web Applications bin folder (see more info for hosting)
  • Includes both Clients, Win32 Client API (HSS.ServiceModel.Client.dll) and Silverlight Client API (HSS.ServiceModel.Silverlight.dll)
  • Supports Authentication and Authorization
  • For Win32 Clients, supply user name and password for Authentication/Authorization against the ApplicationServices Membership and Role Providers
  • For Silverlight, re-uses the HttpContext User (IPrincipal) for Authentication/Authorization
  • All operations by default require an authenticated user only
    • Supports declarative Role restriction per operation and/or at the class level
    • Supports anonymous users thru declarative attribute per operation and/or at the class level
• Data Access library: greatly reduces amount of code required to integrate a database into any application
• Data Object Model Generator: DOMGen aids developers by generating object models from code templates based on SQL Tables, Views and Stored Procedures
• Network library with full featured (RFC Compliant) SMTP and DNS Clients
• SMTP, User Interface GUI, with Tracing
• DNS Query, IP Resolver, User Interface GUI, with Tracing
• Zip File/Folder Compression; based heavily on the DotNetZip library located on CodePlex (http://www.codeplex.com/dotnetzip)
• Cryptography (AES) library
  • Implements RSA Pulic/Private key encryption using keys from either the local machine or current user Key Store
  • Supports predetermined shared password for simple encryption
• Key Store Management (Support Vista/Win7 UAC)
• Windows Forms Component Model
• Windows Forms Docking (evolved from the DockPanel Suite by Weifen Luo)
• Special Timer class for creating schedule based automation services
• Too many to list all...

For the complete Developer Reference and API Documentation , please download the HSS Core Framework Help File.

Download the HSS Core Framework installer here...

Screen Shots of the included Applications:

HSS Log Viewer

HSS Log Configuration

HSS DOMGen

HSS Key Store Manager

HSS SMTP Client

HSS SMTP Trace

HSS DNS Client and Trace