# SignalR Client

Client-side SignalR transport: custom binary protocol, tag-based dispatch. Source: `SignalRs/`

> Server-side hub, session, broadcast: `AyCode.Services.Server/docs/SIGNALR_SERVER.md`
> DataSource collection: `AyCode.Services.Server/docs/SIGNALR_DATASOURCE.md`

## Design

Single hub method, tag-based dispatch:

```
Client ──OnReceiveMessage(tag, requestId, receiveParams, data)──► Server
Client ◄──OnReceiveMessage(tag, requestId, receiveParams, data)── Server
```

Tag (int) determines server method. All calls go through `OnReceiveMessage`.
Metadata (`SignalReceiveParams`) and payload (`byte[]`) travel as **separate hub arguments** — the `byte[]` uses the protocol's zero-copy fast-path, metadata is AcBinary serialized normally.

```
Client:                               Server:
AcSignalRClientBase                   AcWebSignalRHubBase<TTags, TLogger>
  ├─ HubConnection (WebSocket)          ├─ Hub<IAcSignalRHubItemServer>
  ├─ AcBinaryHubProtocol                ├─ DynamicMethodRegistry
  ├─ Pending request tracking           ├─ Parameter deserialization
  └─ Response callbacks                 └─ Broadcast to other clients
```

## Tag System

Base tags in AyCode.Core:

```csharp
public class AcSignalRTags
{
    public const int None = 0;
    public const int PingTag = 90001;
    public const int EchoTag = 90002;
}
```

Consuming projects inherit and define own tags (plain int constants, must be unique per hub):

```csharp
public abstract class MyProjectTags : AcSignalRTags
{
    public const int GetOrders = 100;
    public const int GetOrderById = 101;
}
```

**Attributes:**
- `[Tag(42)]` — base: maps int tag → method
- `[SignalR(messageTag, sendToOtherClientTag, sendToOtherClientType)]` — server routing + broadcast
- `[SignalRSendToClient(100)]` — client receive dispatch

**SendToClientType:** `None` | `Others` | `Caller` | `All`

**Usage:**
```csharp
var orders = await client.PostAsync<List<Order>>(MyTags.GetOrders, companyId);
await client.PostDataAsync(MyTags.SaveOrder, order);
await client.PostDataAsync(MyTags.SaveOrder, order, async response => { ... }); // async callback
```

CRUD helpers (`PostAsync`, `GetByIdAsync`, `GetAllAsync`, `PostDataAsync`) are generic transport, not tied to DataSource.

## Wire Protocol

### AcBinaryHubProtocol

Custom `IHubProtocol` (`"acbinary"`), replaces JSON. Zero-copy via `BufferWriterBinaryOutput` standalone mode. `byte[]` args bypass serializer.

> Wire format, argument framing, dual BWO pattern, length prefix patching: `SIGNALR_BINARY_PROTOCOL.md`

### Metadata + Payload Separation

`SignalReceiveParams` (separate hub argument, AcBinary serialized):

| Field | Type | Purpose |
|-------|------|---------|
| `Status` | SignalResponseStatus | Success/Error |

`byte[] data` (separate hub argument, protocol fast-path, zero-copy).

`SignalResponseDataMessage` remains as **internal DTO** for callback routing — constructed in-memory from `receiveParams` + `data`, never serialized as envelope on wire.

Binary (default): `AcBinarySerializer.ToBinary(data)`. JSON fallback: `ToJson` → `GzipHelper.Compress`.

## Request/Response Flow

### Client → Server

```
1. PostAsync<T>(tag, postData) / PostDataAsync(tag, data, callback)
2. CreatePostMessage(postData):
   ├─ Primitives/strings/enums/value types → IdMessage
   └─ Complex → SignalPostJsonDataMessage<T>   ⚠️ JSON-in-Binary tech debt
3. SerializeToBinary(message)
4. SignalReceiveParams { Status = Success }
5. HubConnection.SendAsync("OnReceiveMessage", tag, requestId, receiveParams, bytes)
6. AcBinaryHubProtocol frames on wire (byte[] via fast-path, receiveParams via AcBinary)
```

### Server → Client

```
OnReceiveMessage(tag, requestId, receiveParams, data)
├─ Construct SignalResponseDataMessage in-memory (no envelope deser):
│  └─ { Status = receiveParams.Status, DataSerializerType = Binary, ResponseData = data }
├─ Matching requestId in pending dict:
│  ├─ Route: null→sync wait, Action→invoke, Func<Task>→await
│  └─ GetResponseData<T>(): Binary→BinaryTo<T>(), JSON→Decompress→Deserialize
└─ No match (broadcast):
   └─ abstract MessageReceived(tag, receiveParams, data).Forget()
```

Request pooling: `SignalRRequestModel` via `SignalRRequestModelPool` (ObjectPool + IResettable).

## Response Patterns

| Pattern | Method | Blocking |
|---------|--------|----------|
| Sync wait | `PostAsync<T>(tag, data)` | Yes (60s timeout) |
| Async callback | `PostDataAsync(tag, data, async msg => {...})` | No |
| Fire-and-forget | `PostDataAsync(tag, data, msg => {...})` | No |

## Connection

- WebSockets only (`SkipNegotiation = true`)
- 30MB transport + 30MB application buffer
- `WithAutomaticReconnect()` + `WithStatefulReconnect()`
- Keepalive 60s, server timeout 180s

## Diagnostics

`AcSignalRClientBase.EnableBinaryDiagnostics = true` — hex dump, header parsing, property enumeration.

## Tech Debt

**JSON-in-Binary:** client→server wraps params in JSON inside binary envelope (`SignalPostJsonDataMessage`). Do NOT fix as side effect — requires coordinated cross-project changes.

## Source Files

| Component | Path |
|-----------|------|
| Client base | `SignalRs/AcSignalRClientBase.cs` |
| Binary protocol | `SignalRs/AcBinaryHubProtocol.cs` |
| Tag attributes | `SignalRs/SignalMessageTagAttribute.cs` |
| Base tags | `SignalRs/AcSignalRTags.cs` |
| CRUD tags | `SignalRs/SignalRCrudTags.cs` |
| SendToClientType | `SignalRs/SendToClientType.cs` |
| Message types | `SignalRs/IAcSignalRHubClient.cs` |
| Params interface | `SignalRs/ISignalParams.cs` |
| Serialization | `SignalRs/SignalRSerializationHelper.cs` |