Creating a SignalR client

As a simple client receiving real-time information, all we need is a console application that connects to live-service. By doing this, it’s simple to implement this functionality with any other client.

Start by creating a console project:

dotnet new console -o LiveTestClient

The Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client NuGet package needs to be added to call a SignalR service. We must also add Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting for the DI container and CNinnovation.Codebreaker.BackendModels with the GameSummary type.

Create the LiveClient class, which will communicate with the SignalR service:

LiveTestClient/LiveClient.cs

internal class LiveClient(IOptions<LiveClientOptions> options) : IAsyncDisposable
{
  // code removed for brevity
}
public class LiveClientOptions
{
  public string? LiveUrl { get; set; }
}

The LiveClient class specifies a constructor with IOptions<LiveClientOptions>. This will be configured...