karenta.SAKLOC 1.0.0

Karentean Swiss Army Knife Library for C# - Open Core Library

This library provides a collection of utility functions and classes that can be used in various C# projects. It is designed to be lightweight and easy to use, providing common functionalities that are often needed in software development. It is provided from lhol in the namespace of karenta.SAKL.OC as Part of the Karenta Project.

The following Features are included in this core library (with minimal dependencies, aiming for null, having some .NET at the moment):

• String Manipulation: Functions for string formatting, parsing, and manipulation.
• File Handling: Utilities for reading and writing files, Zipping, including JSON parsing.
• Configuration: Easy configuration management using JSON files.
• Data Structures: Custom data structures for semantiv objects (e.g. IPTC).
• Data Validation: Functions for validating user input and data integrity.
• Persistence: Simple persistence layer with support for relational DBs, JSON and Protobuffers - .
• Serialization: Utilities for serializing and deserializing objects to and from JSON or XML formats.
• Error Handling: Custom exceptions and error handling utilities.
• Command Line Interface: Simple CLI utilities for building command line applications.
• Logging: Basic logging functionality to log messages to the console or a file.
• Configuration Management: Support for environment-specific configurations and settings.
• Dependency Management: Tools for managing project dependencies and versioning.
• UI Components: Basic UI components for console applications.

Features included in the extended library using dependencies to well known Nuget Packages:

• Imaging: Custom data structures like linked lists, trees, and queues.
• HTTP Client: Simple HTTP client for making web requests.
• Hashing: Fast Hashing Routines.
• Logging Framework: Integration with popular logging frameworks like NLog and Serilog.
• Data Access: lightweight functionality for interacting with databases with Dapper and SQLite.

Features not included in this library and not planned at the moment:

• Networking: Simple HTTP client for making web requests.
• Encryption: Basic encryption and decryption utilities for securing data.
• Date and Time: Utilities for date and time manipulation, including formatting and parsing.
• Mathematical Functions: Common mathematical operations and algorithms.
• Unit Testing: Built-in support for unit testing with examples.
• Dependency Injection: Simple dependency injection framework for managing dependencies.
• Reflection: Utilities for working with reflection, including type discovery and method invocation.
• Asynchronous Programming: Support for async/await patterns in C#.
• Localization: Basic localization support for multi-language applications.
• Testing Utilities: Helpers for writing unit tests and integration tests.
• Performance Monitoring: Basic tools for monitoring application performance and resource usage.
• Security: Utilities for secure password storage and validation.
• Code Generation: Utilities for generating code snippets and templates.