WhoisClient.NET 6.1.0

.NET 6.0 This package targets .NET 6.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Standard 2.0 This package targets .NET Standard 2.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package WhoisClient.NET --version 6.1.0
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package WhoisClient.NET -Version 6.1.0
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="WhoisClient.NET" Version="6.1.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="WhoisClient.NET" Version="6.1.0" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="WhoisClient.NET" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add WhoisClient.NET --version 6.1.0
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: WhoisClient.NET, 6.1.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=WhoisClient.NET&version=6.1.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=WhoisClient.NET&version=6.1.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

WhoisClient.NET NuGet Package unit tests

Project Description

This is a .NET Class library implementing a WHOIS client.

How to install

To install this library into your application, use the NuGet repository.

dotnet add package WhoisClient.NET

Sample source code (C#)

Async version

using Whois.NET;
...
private async Task QueryByIPAddress()
{
  var result = await WhoisClient.QueryAsync("8.8.8.8", options: default);
  
  Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", result.AddressRange.Begin, result.AddressRange.End); // "8.8.8.0 - 8.8.8.255"
  Console.WriteLine("{0}", result.OrganizationName); // "Google Inc. LVLT-GOGL-8-8-8 (NET-8-8-8-0-1)"
  Console.WriteLine(string.Join(" > ", result.RespondedServers)); // "whois.iana.org > whois.arin.net" 
}

private async Task QueryByDomain()
{
  var result = await WhoisClient.QueryAsync("google.com", options: default);
  
  Console.WriteLine("{0}", result.OrganizationName); // "Google Inc."
  Console.WriteLine(string.Join(" > ", result.RespondedServers)); // "whois.iana.org > whois.verisign-grs.com > whois.markmonitor.com" 
}

Sync version

using Whois.NET;
...
private void QueryByIPAddress()
{
  var result = WhoisClient.Query("8.8.8.8", options: default);
  
  Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", result.AddressRange.Begin, result.AddressRange.End); // "8.8.8.0 - 8.8.8.255"
  Console.WriteLine("{0}", result.OrganizationName); // "Google Inc. LVLT-GOGL-8-8-8 (NET-8-8-8-0-1)"
  Console.WriteLine(string.Join(" > ", result.RespondedServers)); // "whois.iana.org > whois.arin.net" 
}

private async void QueryByDomain()
{
  var result = WhoisClient.Query("google.com", options: default);
  
  Console.WriteLine("{0}", result.OrganizationName); // "Google Inc."
  Console.WriteLine(string.Join(" > ", result.RespondedServers)); // "whois.iana.org > whois.verisign-grs.com > whois.markmonitor.com" 
}

Supported Framework

WhoisClient.NET version Supported Framework
5.x .NET 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or later, .NET Standard 2.0 (including .NET Core 2.0 or later, .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later)
4.x .NET 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or later, .NET Standard 2.0 (including .NET Core 2.0 or later, .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later)
3.x .NET Standard 1.4 (including .NET Core 1.1 or later, .NET Framework 4.5 or later)
2.x .NET Framework 4.0 or later
1.x .NET Framework 4.0 or later

NOTICE

  • WhoisClient.NET v.4.x doesn't no longer support .NET Framework 4.5.x or earlier.
  • WhoisClient.NET v.3.x doesn't no longer support .NET Framework 4.0.
  • WhoisClient.NET v.1.x and v.2.x don't support .NET Core.

Async version for .NET Framework 4.0

WhoisClient.NET ver.2.x support "async" version methods for also .NET Framework 4.0 powered by Microsoft.Bcl.Async NuGet package.

But if you don't want to get dependencies for Microsoft.Bcl.Async and have no need "async" version method, you can stay using v.1.x by like the following install command.

PM> Install-Package WhoisClient.NET -Version 1.1.1

Release notes

The release notes are here.

License

Microsoft Public License

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net5.0 was computed.  net5.0-windows was computed.  net6.0 is compatible.  net6.0-android was computed.  net6.0-ios was computed.  net6.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net6.0-macos was computed.  net6.0-tvos was computed.  net6.0-windows was computed.  net7.0 is compatible.  net7.0-android was computed.  net7.0-ios was computed.  net7.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net7.0-macos was computed.  net7.0-tvos was computed.  net7.0-windows was computed.  net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 is compatible.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
.NET Core netcoreapp2.0 was computed.  netcoreapp2.1 was computed.  netcoreapp2.2 was computed.  netcoreapp3.0 was computed.  netcoreapp3.1 was computed. 
.NET Standard netstandard2.0 is compatible.  netstandard2.1 was computed. 
.NET Framework net461 was computed.  net462 was computed.  net463 was computed.  net47 was computed.  net471 was computed.  net472 was computed.  net48 was computed.  net481 was computed. 
MonoAndroid monoandroid was computed. 
MonoMac monomac was computed. 
MonoTouch monotouch was computed. 
Tizen tizen40 was computed.  tizen60 was computed. 
Xamarin.iOS xamarinios was computed. 
Xamarin.Mac xamarinmac was computed. 
Xamarin.TVOS xamarintvos was computed. 
Xamarin.WatchOS xamarinwatchos was computed. 
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v.6.1.0
- Throw TimeoutException instead of OperationCanceledException when RawQueryAsync method times out (PR #15 by Makaopior)


To see all the change logs, please visit the following URL.
- https://github.com/jsakamoto/WhoisClient.NET/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES.txt