# LiteNetLib

**Repository Path**: dennyguotf/LiteNetLib

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: LiteNetLib
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 1
- **Created**: 2022-01-18
- **Last Updated**: 2023-09-20

## Categories & Tags

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**Tags**: None

## README

# LiteNetLib 1.0 indev

Lite reliable UDP library for .NET Framework 4.7.1, Mono, .NET Core 3.1, .NET Standard 2.0.

**Discord chat**: [![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/501682175930925058.svg)](https://discord.gg/FATFPdy)

[OLD BRANCH (and examples) for 0.9.x](https://github.com/RevenantX/LiteNetLib/tree/0.9)

[Little Game Example on Unity](https://github.com/RevenantX/NetGameExample)

[Documentation](https://revenantx.github.io/LiteNetLib/index.html)

## Build

### [NuGet](https://www.nuget.org/packages/LiteNetLib/) [![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/LiteNetLib.svg)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/LiteNetLib/) [![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/dt/LiteNetLib.svg)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/LiteNetLib/)

### [Release builds](https://github.com/RevenantX/LiteNetLib/releases) [![GitHub (pre-)release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/RevenantX/LiteNetLib/all.svg)](https://github.com/RevenantX/LiteNetLib/releases)

### [DLL build from master](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/RevenantX/litenetlib/branch/master/artifacts) [![](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/354501wnvxs8kuh3/branch/master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/RevenantX/litenetlib/branch/master)
( Warning! Master branch can be unstable! )

### Donations are welcome and will help further development of this project.
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/revx

## Features

* Lightweight
  * Small CPU and RAM usage
  * Small packet size overhead ( 1 byte for unreliable, 4 bytes for reliable packets )
* Simple connection handling
* Peer to peer connections
* Helper classes for sending and reading messages
* Multiple data channels
* Different send mechanics
  * Reliable with order
  * Reliable without order
  * Reliable sequenced (realiable only last packet)
  * Ordered but unreliable with duplication prevention
  * Simple UDP packets without order and reliability
* Fast packet serializer [(Usage manual)](https://revenantx.github.io/LiteNetLib/articles/netserializerusage.html)
* Automatic small packets merging
* Automatic fragmentation of reliable packets
* Automatic MTU detection
* Optional CRC32C checksums
* UDP NAT hole punching
* NTP time requests
* Packet loss and latency simulation
* IPv6 support (dual mode)
* Connection statisitcs
* Multicasting (for discovering hosts in local network)
* Unity support
* Supported platforms:
  * Windows/Mac/Linux (.NET Framework, Mono, .NET Core, .NET Standard)
  * Lumin OS (Magic Leap)
  * Monogame
  * Godot
  * Unity 2018.3 (Desktop platforms, Android, iOS, Switch)

## Unity notes!!!
* Minimal supported Unity is 2018.3. For older Unity versions use [0.9.x library](https://github.com/RevenantX/LiteNetLib/tree/0.9) versions
* Always use library sources instead of precompiled DLL files ( because there are platform specific #ifdefs and workarounds for unity bugs )

## Usage samples

### Client
```csharp
EventBasedNetListener listener = new EventBasedNetListener();
NetManager client = new NetManager(listener);
client.Start();
client.Connect("localhost" /* host ip or name */, 9050 /* port */, "SomeConnectionKey" /* text key or NetDataWriter */);
listener.NetworkReceiveEvent += (fromPeer, dataReader, deliveryMethod) =>
{
    Console.WriteLine("We got: {0}", dataReader.GetString(100 /* max length of string */));
    dataReader.Recycle();
};

while (!Console.KeyAvailable)
{
    client.PollEvents();
    Thread.Sleep(15);
}

client.Stop();
```
### Server
```csharp
EventBasedNetListener listener = new EventBasedNetListener();
NetManager server = new NetManager(listener);
server.Start(9050 /* port */);

listener.ConnectionRequestEvent += request =>
{
    if(server.ConnectedPeersCount < 10 /* max connections */)
        request.AcceptIfKey("SomeConnectionKey");
    else
        request.Reject();
};

listener.PeerConnectedEvent += peer =>
{
    Console.WriteLine("We got connection: {0}", peer.EndPoint); // Show peer ip
    NetDataWriter writer = new NetDataWriter();                 // Create writer class
    writer.Put("Hello client!");                                // Put some string
    peer.Send(writer, DeliveryMethod.ReliableOrdered);             // Send with reliability
};

while (!Console.KeyAvailable)
{
    server.PollEvents();
    Thread.Sleep(15);
}
server.Stop();
```