Major protocol refactor: all byte[] payloads in SignalR hub/client interfaces, plumbing, and DTOs are now wrapped in SignalData, a disposable, ArrayPool-backed type with Span access. Introduces AyCodeBinaryHubProtocol (derived from AcBinaryHubProtocol) to rent pooled buffers for SignalData on receive. All message signatures, diagnostics, and serialization logic updated. Documentation and tests revised to reflect SignalData usage. Enables zero-copy, low-GC, high-performance binary messaging for large payloads.
Major protocol/API change: replace SignalReceiveParams with SignalParams everywhere. SignalParams now carries packed method parameters as a single byte[] and provides SetParameterValues/GetParameterValues for type-safe packing/unpacking. All hub/client interfaces, method signatures, and dispatch logic updated. Legacy parameter serialization helpers removed; all parameter logic is encapsulated in SignalParams. Documentation and tests updated to reflect new wire format and flow. This unifies parameter handling, clarifies the protocol, and enables robust, extensible type-guided serialization. Breaking change.
Replaces legacy JSON-in-Binary parameter envelopes with a length-prefixed, per-parameter binary format for all client→server calls. Introduces SerializeParametersToBinary and DeserializeParametersFromBinary for type-safe, zero-copy parameter handling. Marks IdMessage, SignalPostJsonDataMessage, and related wrappers as obsolete. Updates all client CRUD/messaging helpers and server-side dispatch to use object[] binary serialization. Adds DataSerializerType to SignalReceiveParams for response format indication. Updates tests and documentation to reflect new protocol. BREAKING CHANGE: not compatible with previous JSON-in-Binary clients/servers.
Major protocol update: OnReceiveMessage now takes metadata (SignalReceiveParams) and payload (byte[]) as separate hub arguments, not a single envelope. Metadata is AcBinary-serialized; payload uses protocol fast-path. Updated all client/server code, interfaces, and docs. Added ISignalParams and SignalReceiveParams types. Improved AcBinaryHubProtocol diagnostics and made byte[] fast-path more robust. This enables clearer, more debuggable, and future-proof SignalR binary messaging.
Added standardized metadata blocks to the top of each project and repo documentation file. These blocks define project type, and for repos, include layer and dependencies, improving clarity and enabling better tooling support.
Replaced Markdown links with plain code-style paths in all README.md files for consistency. Updated references to logging, SignalR, and dynamic method dispatch documentation. Clarified some documentation paths and improved consistency in context/architecture sections. No code changes—documentation only.
Replaced all Markdown link syntax in documentation with inline code formatting and consistent relative paths. Updated all cross-references and tables for clarity and uniformity. No code or logic changes; docs only.
- Move all major feature docs (logging, binary, SignalR, DataSource) into per-project `docs/` folders with dedicated Markdown files.
- Split monolithic docs into focused files: `BINARY_FORMAT.md`, `BINARY_FEATURES.md`, `BINARY_OPTIONS.md`, `LOGGING.md`, `LOGGING_SERVER.md`, `LOGGING_REMOTE.md`, `SIGNALR.md`, `SIGNALR_SERVER.md`, `SIGNALR_DATASOURCE.md`.
- Update all references in `README.md`, `copilot-instructions.md`, `GLOSSARY.md`, and `ARCHITECTURE.md` to point to the correct per-project doc.
- Add documentation tables to each project’s `README.md` and clarify folder structure.
- Update `.csproj` files to include `docs/**/*.md` for packaging.
- Remove obsolete/moved docs from the solution file.
- Ensure all technical debt warnings and cross-references are preserved and accurate.
- No code changes; documentation only.
- Added SIGNALR.md (transport) and SIGNALR_DATASOURCE.md (collection) as layered, comprehensive documentation; retired SIGNALR_ARCHITECTURE.md
- Updated all .md files and READMEs to reference new docs and clarify separation between transport and DataSource
- Clarified CRUD tag structure (5 independent tags), single-method tag-based dispatch, and JSON-in-Binary tech debt
- Added slot allocation and wire format clarifications to serialization docs
- Improved documentation layering, conventions, and critical warnings for future maintainers
Added comprehensive docs for SignalR tag-based dispatch (docs/SIGNALR_ARCHITECTURE.md), including message flow, tag system, dynamic method registry, and tech debt (JSON-in-Binary). Updated all related READMEs, glossaries, and conventions to reference this architecture and clarify grid infrastructure (MgGridBase, FruitBankGridBase) and external dependency locations (AyCode.Core, AyCode.Blazor, Mango.Nop Libraries, FruitBank Plugin). Synchronized solution items and copilot-instructions. Improves discoverability, enforces conventions, and clarifies tech debt for all developers.
- Add BINARY_FORMAT.md: full AcBinary wire format spec (markers, encoding, options, protocol, interactions)
- Reference BINARY_FORMAT.md from GLOSSARY.md, Binaries/README.md, and Serializers/Binaries/README.md; add new glossary terms
- Clarify and expand config options tables to match new doc
- Add/clarify LLM maintenance rules: always sync .md files with code, auto-fix discrepancies
- Update root README.md: AyCode.Core targets .NET 9, not 10; stress doc/code sync
- Add code reuse and doc sync conventions to copilot-instructions.md and CONVENTIONS.md
- Add docs/ folder and BINARY_FORMAT.md to solution as Solution Items
- Minor clarifications and cross-links in ARCHITECTURE.md and other docs
Added comprehensive README.md documentation to every project and subfolder in the solution. Each README describes the purpose, key files, structure, dependencies, and design patterns for its area. This improves codebase navigability and maintainability, and includes a maintenance note to keep docs in sync with future code changes.
- Introduced IEntityComment interface for entity comments.
- Changed SignalR client message serialization to binary.
- Updated SignalResponseDataMessage docs for GZip (was Brotli).
- Refactored GetResponseData<T> for GZip decompression and improved error handling.
- Added necessary using statements for new interface and features.
- Changed default SignalR message serialization from JSON to binary.
- Updated AcSerializerType enum values: Binary=0, Json=1.
- Disabled string caching when intern table is present.
- Replaced Brotli with GZip for JSON compression in comments and logic.
- Refactored SignalResponseDataMessage deserialization for improved error handling.
- Refactor all serializer options to use properties returning new instances (no shared mutable state); update all usages accordingly
- Extract AcSerializerOptions, BinaryTypeCode, and BinaryPropertyFilterContext to dedicated files for clarity and reuse
- Add DEBUG-only string interning analysis/reporting tools to AcBinarySerializer
- Improve AcBinarySerializer string property serialization with direct typed getter and SIMD-optimized ASCII path
- Increase benchmark/test warmup iterations and add JIT warmup delays for more reliable performance measurements
- Remove redundant usings and update documentation/comments throughout
- No breaking API changes, but static readonly options fields are now properties
Introduce AcDynamicMethodRegistry<TAttribute> for efficient, static caching and lookup of SignalR methods by messageTag and type. Replace per-instance method lists with a high-performance registry, update all registration and invocation logic to use the new approach, and make method metadata caching type-based and immutable. Also expand Bash permissions in settings.local.json and rename ReadVarUIntFromBytes for consistency. This improves performance, maintainability, and code clarity for dynamic SignalR method invocation.
Major overhaul of serialization/deserialization infrastructure:
- Introduced unified Chain API for binary/JSON, enabling multi-deserialization/population with strong IId reference identity (critical for Blazor/DXGrid).
- Added base classes for property accessors/setters and centralized type metadata.
- Implemented ChainReferenceTracker and shared IIdCollectionMergeHelper for reference tracking and collection merging.
- Refactored property access logic to use typed delegates for primitives/enums.
- Updated extension methods and replaced legacy chain/populate interfaces.
- Improved error handling and diagnostics.
- Added comprehensive tests for chain API and reference preservation.
- Minor fixes and performance optimizations throughout.
- Introduced a high-performance, reusable "chain" API for JSON deserialization and object population, enabling parsed JSON to be reused for multiple deserializations without reparsing. Exposed via new extension methods and interfaces (`IDeserializeChain<T>`, `IPopulateChain`).
- Added comprehensive infrastructure for serializing and deserializing .NET Expression trees to a universal DTO (`AcExpressionNode`), with full round-trip support and robust handling of constants, closures, and queryable expressions.
- Centralized all property accessor and expression utilities in `AcSerializerCommon` to avoid duplication and improve maintainability.
- Enhanced both JSON and binary serializers to support Expression and IQueryable types, with automatic conversion to/from `AcExpressionNode`.
- Refactored type metadata and property accessor logic for performance and code reuse.
- Added extensive unit tests for the new chain API and expression serialization, and reorganized test models and namespaces for clarity.
- Improved logging, error handling, and test infrastructure.
- Misc: Added settings for local builds, updated project files, and cleaned up obsolete code.
Added support for optional/default parameters in SignalR method invocation. The hub now fills in missing arguments with default values when not provided, and throws if required parameters are missing. Added comprehensive tests for default parameter handling, a new handler method for testing, and a tag constant. Also improved code style with C# pattern matching and made UseStringCaching immutable.
Replaced explicit 'int' declarations with 'var' for local variables in for loops and variable initializations. This improves code conciseness and maintains consistency without altering functionality.
Changed the log level from Debug to Warning when a dynamic method
is not found for a given tag, making these events more visible
in the logs and easier to monitor.
Introduces detailed, opt-in diagnostic logging for binary serialization and deserialization in SignalR server and client code. Adds type and binary-level diagnostics, including hex dumps and header parsing, to aid debugging of protocol and type mismatches. Improves string hash function in the binary deserializer to avoid collisions. Diagnostics are consistent and structured, and can be enabled independently on server, client, and response message classes. No impact on normal operation unless diagnostics are enabled.
- Introduced AcJsonSerializer/AcJsonDeserializer in AyCode.Core.Serializers.Jsons, optimized for IId<T> reference and circular reference handling.
- Added AcJsonSerializerOptions/AcSerializerOptions for configurable reference handling and max depth.
- Implemented fast-path streaming (Utf8JsonReader/Writer) with fallback to DOM for reference scenarios.
- Added type metadata/property accessor caching for performance.
- Provided robust object/collection population with merge semantics for IId<T> collections.
- Added AcJsonDeserializationException for detailed error reporting.
- Implemented UnifiedMergeContractResolver for Newtonsoft.Json, supporting JsonNoMergeCollectionAttribute to control merge behavior.
- Added IdAwareCollectionMergeConverter<TItem, TId> for merging IId<T> collections by ID.
- Included helpers for ID extraction and semantic ID generation.
- Added DeepPopulateWithMerge extension for deep merging.
- Optimized with frozen dictionaries, pre-encoded property names, and context pooling.
- Ensured compatibility with both System.Text.Json and Newtonsoft.Json.
Major refactor to eliminate MessagePack from SignalR messaging.
All serialization now uses explicit binary methods (.ToBinary/.BinaryTo)
and Brotli-compressed JSON, managed via a new SignalRSerializationHelper.
Custom stream classes and MessagePack attributes are removed.
API is now consistent, type-safe, and easier to maintain.
Test code and all message handling updated to use the new model.
Major performance improvements for SignalR message transport:
- BrotliHelper now uses ArrayPool and stackalloc for zero-allocation compression/decompression; added span/IBufferWriter overloads and pooled buffer support.
- AcJsonDeserializer supports direct deserialization from UTF-8 spans, with fast path for no reference handling.
- SignalResponseDataMessage uses pooled buffers for Brotli decompression and zero-copy deserialization; implements IDisposable for buffer return.
- IdMessage serialization optimized for primitives and Guids to avoid unnecessary allocations.
- Added JsonTo<T> span/byte[] extension methods for zero-allocation deserialization.
- All changes are backward compatible and reduce GC pressure for high-throughput scenarios.
Major refactor: all SignalR responses now use a single unified `SignalResponseDataMessage` type with binary payloads. JSON responses are Brotli-compressed for efficiency. Removed legacy JSON/Binary response types and MessagePack server-to-client serialization. Updated all serialization extensions for zero-allocation binary ops. Refactored client/server/data source/test code to use new message and serialization model. Improved deserialization robustness for primitives. Modernized and streamlined test suite.
Introduces SignalResponseBinaryMessage for efficient binary serialization of response data alongside existing JSON support. Adds utilities to detect serializer type and updates both server and client logic to handle JSON or binary formats automatically. Refactors response creation, logging, and deserialization for consistency and performance. Updates benchmarks and ensures all MessagePack operations use ContractlessStandardResolver.Options. Improves robustness and backward compatibility in client callback handling.
Major overhaul of binary serialization:
- Rewrote AcBinarySerializer as a static, optimized, feature-rich serializer with VarInt encoding, string interning, property name tables, reference handling, and optional metadata.
- Added AcBinaryDeserializer with matching features, including merge/populate support and robust error handling.
- Introduced AcBinarySerializerOptions and AcSerializerOptions base class for unified serializer configuration (JSON/binary).
- Added generic extension methods for "any" serialization/deserialization based on options.
- Updated tests and benchmarks for new APIs; fixed null byte code and added DateTimeKind test.
- Fixed namespace typos and improved code style and documentation.
- Add batch update support for IAcObservableCollection during deserialization to suppress per-item notifications and fire a single reset event.
- Throw AcJsonDeserializationException with a clear message if a type lacks a parameterless constructor during deserialization.
- Enhance IsGenericCollectionType to recognize more collection types, including ObservableCollection<T> and custom IList<T> implementations.
- Improve array and collection deserialization logic to better handle target types and fall back to List<T> if needed.
- In AcObservableCollection, catch and ignore ObjectDisposedException in event handlers to prevent errors from disposed subscribers.
- Remove redundant batch update logic from AcSignalRDataSource; rely on deserializer's handling.
- Set SkipNegotiation = true in SignalR client options for WebSockets-only optimization and comment out automatic HubConnection.StartAsync() for more controlled connection management.
Major overhaul of JSON serialization/deserialization:
- Added AcJsonDeserializationException for clearer error reporting.
- Robust JSON validation, type checking, and double-serialization detection.
- Fast-path primitive (de)serialization for all common .NET types.
- Direct support for Dictionary<TKey, TValue> and improved collection handling.
- Enhanced $id/$ref reference resolution and in-place merging.
- Optimized property metadata caching and filtering.
- Comprehensive error handling with detailed messages.
- Extensive new tests for primitives, collections, references, and error cases.
- Benchmarks for serialization, deserialization, and merge scenarios.
SignalR infrastructure improvements:
- Refactored AcSignalRClientBase/AcWebSignalRHubBase for testability (virtual methods, test constructors).
- Added SignalRRequestModelPool for efficient request/response tracking.
- Improved parameter deserialization and IdMessage handling.
- New tags (PingTag, EchoTag) for SignalR messaging.
New test and benchmark infrastructure for SignalR:
- Shared test models and data factories for DTOs, primitives, and complex graphs.
- In-memory, dependency-free SignalR client/hub for round-trip testing.
- Exhaustive test suites for message processing, method invocation, and edge cases (including prior production bugs with Task<T>).
- Benchmarks for SignalR serialization, deserialization, and round-trip performance.
Other changes:
- Improved TaskHelper.WaitTo/WaitToAsync with more accurate polling and cancellation support.
- ExtensionMethods.InvokeMethod now properly unwraps Task/ValueTask results.
- General code cleanup, improved comments, and removal of obsolete code.
- Project references updated for shared test/benchmark infrastructure.
These changes deliver a robust, high-performance, and fully tested JSON/SignalR (de)serialization system, ready for production and advanced testing scenarios.
- Introduced AcJsonSerializer/Deserializer: fast, reflection-free, streaming JSON with optimized $id/$ref handling and Base62 IDs.
- Default serialization now uses new serializers; falls back to Newtonsoft for complex cases.
- Extensive type/property caching for performance and thread safety.
- Refactored MergeContractResolver and collection merge logic; all merge/populate operations use centralized caches.
- AcObservableCollection and AcSignalRDataSource are now fully thread-safe and support batch operations.
- SignalResponseMessage<T> supports lazy deserialization and direct JSON access.
- Added comprehensive unit tests and benchmarks for serialization, deserialization, and collection operations.
- Updated .gitignore and solution files; refactored core classes for clarity and performance.
- Updated all projects to use `Newtonsoft.Json` v13.0.3 for consistency.
- Introduced `HybridReferenceResolver` for semantic and numeric ID handling.
- Refactored `SerializeObjectExtensions` to support deep JSON merging.
- Simplified `IId<T>` interface by removing `IEquatable<T>` constraint.
- Improved `AcSignalRDataSource` with robust `AddRange` and `CopyTo` methods.
- Added `JsonExtensionTests` for deep hierarchy, reference, and edge cases.
- Implemented `UnifiedMergeContractResolver` for custom JSON behavior.
- Optimized type/property caching with `TypeCache` and `CachedPropertyInfo`.
- Enhanced SignalR integration to fix primitive array deserialization issues.
- Introduced `JsonNoMergeCollection` attribute for replace-only collections.
- Added test DTOs and `TestDataFactory` for real-world scenario simulations.
- Improved performance with `ConcurrentDictionary` and `ObjectPool`.
- Fixed `$id`/`$ref` handling for non-semantic references and arrays.
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