TIKSN Framework

Project Description and Purpose

TIKSN Framework is a comprehensive, modern, and forward-looking .NET 10 framework designed for building a wide range of applications. It is a general-purpose toolkit that provides a rich set of features to accelerate application development, with a focus on modularity, dependency injection, and modern development practices.

Major Functionality Provided

• Versioning: Provides robust versioning capabilities for your applications and components.
• Finance: Includes types and services for financial calculations, including Money, Currency, and Foreign Exchange.
• Telemetry: Offers a telemetry system for gathering and reporting analytics.
• Licensing: Provides a licensing mechanism to protect your software.
• Progress Tracking: Implements Composite Weighted Progress for tracking progress of complex operations.
• Data Access: Implements the Repository and Unit of Work patterns with support for:
  • Entity Framework Core
  • Azure Storage (Table and Blob)
  • MongoDB
  • LiteDB
  • RavenDB
• Localization: A robust localization system with support for language and region-specific resources.
• Serialization: Support for JSON, MessagePack, and Protocol Buffers.
• Networking: Includes a REST client (Rest Requester) and a RESTful repository implementation.
• Dependency Injection: Integrated with Autofac and Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection, with base classes for Composition Root setup.
• Shell Applications: A powerful engine for creating sophisticated command-line (shell) applications.
• Cross-Platform UI: Support for building cross-platform mobile and desktop applications using .NET MAUI.

Use Cases

The framework can be used to build:

• Sophisticated Command-Line Applications: The ShellCommands example demonstrates a powerful shell engine for creating complex command-line tools.
• Cross-Platform Mobile and Desktop Apps: The TIKSN.Framework.Maui project enables the development of applications for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows from a single codebase.
• Cloud-Native Applications: With support for Azure storage and various databases, the framework is well-suited for building applications that run in the cloud.
• Data-Driven Applications: The extensive database support makes it a good choice for applications that need to interact with different data sources.

Setup for Web Application

using Autofac;
using Autofac.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using TIKSN.DependencyInjection;
using TIKSN.Mapping;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

builder.Host.UseServiceProviderFactory(new AutofacServiceProviderFactory());

builder.Services.AddFrameworkCore();

// Optional: Bulk register mappers or it can be done one by one
builder.Services.Scan(scan => scan
    .FromApplicationDependencies()
        .AddClasses(classes => classes.AssignableTo(typeof(IMapper<,>)))
            .AsImplementedInterfaces());

builder.Host.ConfigureContainer<ContainerBuilder>(containerBuilder =>
{
    containerBuilder.RegisterModule<CoreModule>();
    // Optional: Register project modules
});

var app = builder.Build();

await app.RunAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);

Setup for Generic Application

using Autofac;
using Autofac.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
using TIKSN.DependencyInjection;

var hostBuilder = Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
    .UseServiceProviderFactory(new AutofacServiceProviderFactory())
    .ConfigureServices((hostContext, services) =>
    {
        services.AddFrameworkCore();
        // Register your application specific services
    })
    .ConfigureContainer<ContainerBuilder>(containerBuilder =>
    {
        containerBuilder.RegisterModule<CoreModule>();
        // Optional: Register your application specific modules
    });

var host = hostBuilder.Build();

await host.RunAsync();