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How .NET Standard relates to .NET Platforms
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using System; | |
namespace Analogy | |
{ | |
// Each interface represents a target framework and methods represents groups of APIs available on that target framework. | |
// The goal is to show the relationship between .NET Standard API surface and other .NET platforms | |
// .NET Standard | |
interface INetStandard10 | |
{ | |
void Primitives(); | |
void Reflection(); | |
void Tasks(); | |
void Collections(); | |
void Linq(); | |
} | |
interface INetStandard11 : INetStandard10 | |
{ | |
void ConcurrentCollections(); | |
void InteropServices(); | |
} | |
interface INetStandard12 : INetStandard11 | |
{ | |
void ThreadingTimer(); | |
} | |
interface INetStandard13 : INetStandard12 | |
{ | |
void FileSystem(); | |
void Console(); | |
void ThreadPool(); | |
void Process(); | |
void Sockets(); | |
void AsyncLocal(); | |
} | |
interface INetStandard14 : INetStandard13 | |
{ | |
void IsolatedStorage(); | |
} | |
interface INetStandard15 : INetStandard14 | |
{ | |
void AssemblyLoadContext(); | |
} | |
// .NET Framework | |
interface INetFramework45 : INetStandard11 | |
{ | |
void FileSystem(); | |
void Console(); | |
void ThreadPool(); | |
void Crypto(); | |
void WebSockets(); | |
void Process(); | |
void Sockets(); | |
void AppDomain(); | |
void Xml(); | |
void Drawing(); | |
void SystemWeb(); | |
void WPF(); | |
void WindowsForms(); | |
void WCF(); | |
} | |
interface INetFramework451 : INetFramework45, INetStandard12 | |
{ | |
// TODO: .NET Framework 4.5.1 specific APIs | |
} | |
interface INetFramework452 : INetFramework451, INetStandard12 | |
{ | |
// TODO: .NET Framework 4.5.2 specific APIs | |
} | |
interface INetFramework46 : INetFramework452, INetStandard13 | |
{ | |
// TODO: .NET Framework 4.6 specific APIs | |
} | |
interface INetFramework461 : INetFramework46, INetStandard14 | |
{ | |
// TODO: .NET Framework 4.6.1 specific APIs | |
} | |
interface INetFramework462 : INetFramework461, INetStandard15 | |
{ | |
// TODO: .NET Framework 4.6 specific APIs | |
} | |
// Mono | |
interface IMono43 : INetFramework46 | |
{ | |
void MonoSpecificApi(); | |
} | |
// Windows Universal Platform | |
interface IWindowsUniversalPlatform : INetStandard14 | |
{ | |
void GPS(); | |
void Xaml(); | |
} | |
// Xamarin | |
interface IXamarinIOS : INetStandard15 | |
{ | |
void AppleAPIs(); | |
} | |
interface IXamarinAndroid : INetStandard15 | |
{ | |
void GoogleAPIs(); | |
} | |
// .NET Core | |
interface INetCoreApp10 : INetStandard15 | |
{ | |
} | |
// Future platform | |
interface ISomeFuturePlatform : INetStandard13 | |
{ | |
// A future platform chooses to implement a specific .NET Standard version. | |
// All libraries that target that version are instantly compatible with this new | |
// platform | |
} | |
} |
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namespace Analogy | |
{ | |
/// <summary> | |
/// This example shows that a library that needs access to target .NET Standard 1.3 | |
/// can only access APIs available in that .NET Standard. Even though similar the APIs exist on .NET | |
/// Framework 4.5, it implements a version of .NET Standard that isn't compatible with the library. | |
/// </summary>INetCoreApp10 | |
class Example1 | |
{ | |
public void Net45Application(INetFramework45 platform) | |
{ | |
// .NET Framework 4.5 has access to all .NET Framework APIs | |
platform.FileSystem(); | |
platform.Console(); | |
// This fails because .NET Framework 4.5 does not implement .NET Standard 1.3 | |
// Argument 1: cannot convert from 'Analogy.INetFramework45' to 'Analogy.INetStandard13' | |
NetStandardLibrary13(platform); | |
} | |
public void NetStandardLibrary13(INetStandard13 platform) | |
{ | |
platform.FileSystem(); | |
platform.Console(); | |
} | |
} | |
/// <summary> | |
/// This example shows a library targeting multiple frameworks and 2 different applications | |
/// using that library. MultipleTargetsLibrary needs access to the FileSystem, that API was only available | |
/// in .NET Standard 1.3. .NET Standard 1.3 only works with .NET Framework 4.6. Because of this | |
/// MultipleTargetsLibrary needs to add support for .NET Framework 4.5 explicitly. | |
/// </summary> | |
class Example2 | |
{ | |
public void Net45Application(INetFramework451 platform) | |
{ | |
// On the .NET 4.5.1 application, the INetFramework45 implementation is choson | |
MultipleTargetsLibrary(platform); | |
} | |
public void NetCoreApplication(INetCoreApp10 platform) | |
{ | |
// On the .NET Core 1.0 application, the INetStandard13 implementation is choson | |
MultipleTargetsLibrary(platform); | |
} | |
public void MultipleTargetsLibrary(INetFramework45 platform) | |
{ | |
platform.FileSystem(); | |
} | |
public void MultipleTargetsLibrary(INetStandard13 platform) | |
{ | |
platform.FileSystem(); | |
} | |
} | |
/// <summary> | |
/// This example shows how future platforms can be added without the need to change libraries that | |
/// target the .NET Standard. JSON.NET targets .NET Standard 1.0 and can run on *ANY* platform that implements | |
/// the standard. | |
/// </summary> | |
class Example3 | |
{ | |
/// <summary> | |
/// This future platform implements .NET Standard 1.3 | |
/// </summary> | |
public void FuturePlatformApplication(ISomeFuturePlatform platform) | |
{ | |
// You are able to use JSON.NET with the future platform without recompiling JSON.NET | |
JsonNet(platform); | |
} | |
/// <summary> | |
/// This method represents the implementation of JSON.NET. JSON.NET supports .NET Standard 1.0. | |
/// </summary> | |
public void JsonNet(INetStandard10 platform) | |
{ | |
platform.Linq(); | |
platform.Reflection(); | |
platform.Collections(); | |
} | |
} | |
} |
What about netstandard2.0?
consider changing "choson" to "chosen" ? :)
Really nice. I would suggest to use concrete classes to represent NetCoreApp10
, NetCoreApp11
and the several .NET Frameworks like Net46
and Net47
Makes sense, thanks!
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