budul.CredentialChannelFactory 2.0.0

CredentialChannelFactory

A .NET library for secure credential management and WCF channel creation, supporting both .NET 8 and .NET Standard 2.1.

Features

• Secure credential handling with WCF services
• Thread-safe channel factory utilities
• Async/await support with proper cancellation handling
• Configurable SSL certificate validation
• Unit tests included for robust validation
• Cross-platform support via .NET Standard 2.1

Installation

Via NuGet Package Manager

Install-Package CredentialChannelFactory

Via .NET CLI

dotnet add package CredentialChannelFactory

Via PackageReference

Add this to your .csproj file:

<PackageReference Include="CredentialChannelFactory" Version="1.0.0" />

Quick Start

using CredentialChannelFactory;

// Create factory
using var factory = new Factory<IMyService>(
    url: "https://api.example.com/MyService.svc",
    userName: "your-username",
    password: "your-password");

// Create channel and make service call
var service = factory.Get();
var result = service.GetData("test");

// Clean up
if (service is IClientChannel channel)
    channel.Close();

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET 8 SDK or compatible runtime
• Optionally, any environment supporting .NET Standard 2.1

Build from Source

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/CredentialChannelFactory.git 
cd CredentialChannelFactory

Restore dependencies:

dotnet restore

Build the solution:

dotnet build

Running Tests

To run the included unit tests:

dotnet test

Usage in Your Project

After installing the NuGet package, import the relevant namespaces:

using CredentialChannelFactory;
using System.ServiceModel;

Then use the provided factories and helpers as needed in your WCF client applications.

Configuration

var config = new WcfConfiguration
{
    SendTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
    MaxBufferSize = 1024 * 1024,
    IgnoreCertificateErrors = false // Never true in production!
};

var endpoint = new WcfEndpoint("api.example.com", 443, "service.svc");
using var factory = new Factory<IMyService>(endpoint, "user", "pass", config);

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open issues or submit pull requests for improvements and bug fixes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.