https://github.com/LukeEmmet/SmolNetSharp

.NET C# client library for the small net - gemini and gopher
https://github.com/LukeEmmet/SmolNetSharp

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.NET C# client library for the small net - gemini and gopher

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/LukeEmmet/SmolNetSharp
• Owner: LukeEmmet
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2020-12-10T11:09:40.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-07-23T14:38:24.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-03T17:09:18.624Z (4 months ago)
• Language: C#
• Size: 82 KB
• Stars: 11
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# SmolNetSharp

.NET C# client library for the small net - Gemini and Gopher

Smolnet - the small net where life is calmer and smoother. 

Gemini and Gopher are small net protocols for sharing content on the Internet.

SmolNetSharp is a .NET C# client library you can use to build your own Gemini or Gopher clients in .NET.

Projects exist for .NET core and .NET framework.

# Usage

Include the SmolNet project or compiled library in your .NET solution.

There are two classes Gemini.cs and Gopher.cs which let you fetch the content. They return the content as a byte array together with the MIME type.

# Features

* Client code for Gemini and Gopher, using a common interface

* Ability to set a timeout to abandon long downloads

* Ability to set a max size to abandon large downloads

* Converts Gopher item types to mime types

* Support for Gemini proxies

* Support for the Nimigem protocol - a complementary content submission protocol to work with Gemini (experimental)

* Support client certificates - e.g. loaded from PFX files

* Compiles on Windows and Linux too (since .NET Core)

Gophermaps are returned with type application/gopher-menu.

# Demo app

There is a very simplistic test console app in the GeminiConsole folder

# Acknowledgements

The Gemini client class was initially extracted from TwinPeaks by InvisibleUp, but has been improved since. Also some ideas from BoringCactus Gemini client

* https://github.com/InvisibleUp/twinpeaks

* https://git.sr.ht/~boringcactus/dotnet-gemini