This .NET tool allows for secure sharing of text and data between processes on the same computer while ensuring just one instance of an application is operating at any given moment.
Mini-Comm is a versatile .NET component that allows for seamless data-sharing between different programs, multiple instances of the same program, or different processes on the same PC. It offers a range of features such as sharing text, objects, collections of objects, and streams of data.
At its core, Mini-Comm facilitates peer-to-peer communication, which ensures that any two nodes can communicate with each other. This flexibility enables users to emulate different architectures, including client-server and one-on-one communications. Moreover, the component includes a basic text sender and receiver for users who wish to roll their own communications.
One of Mini-Comm's key advantages is its ability to ensure highly-secure communications. Users can specify a password on both ends, and the component comes with 256-bit AES encryption built-in. Alternatively, users can encrypt data themselves before sending it.
The component is also useful for ensuring that only one instance of an application is running at any given time. If a new instance runs, it will automatically pass its command line arguments to the original instance of an application before shutting down.
Mini-Comm also comes with a Messaging System, which facilitates the tracking and communication of other processes. The system logs messages and provides ping and other system functions. Additionally, Mini-Comm includes a WinForms control that exposes the Messaging System. By adding the control to their applications, users can monitor and debug their interprocess communications easily.
Each application that uses Mini-Comm communicates on its own network, which can be further sub-divided into channels, both public and private. Users can communicate across applications or restrict communications to their network and application.
Lastly, Mini-Comm includes thorough MSDN-style documentation, and sample programs that demonstrate the component with no programming required. The source code is available in C# and VB.NET, which customers can use as a starting point to quickly get started.
At its core, Mini-Comm facilitates peer-to-peer communication, which ensures that any two nodes can communicate with each other. This flexibility enables users to emulate different architectures, including client-server and one-on-one communications. Moreover, the component includes a basic text sender and receiver for users who wish to roll their own communications.
One of Mini-Comm's key advantages is its ability to ensure highly-secure communications. Users can specify a password on both ends, and the component comes with 256-bit AES encryption built-in. Alternatively, users can encrypt data themselves before sending it.
The component is also useful for ensuring that only one instance of an application is running at any given time. If a new instance runs, it will automatically pass its command line arguments to the original instance of an application before shutting down.
Mini-Comm also comes with a Messaging System, which facilitates the tracking and communication of other processes. The system logs messages and provides ping and other system functions. Additionally, Mini-Comm includes a WinForms control that exposes the Messaging System. By adding the control to their applications, users can monitor and debug their interprocess communications easily.
Each application that uses Mini-Comm communicates on its own network, which can be further sub-divided into channels, both public and private. Users can communicate across applications or restrict communications to their network and application.
Lastly, Mini-Comm includes thorough MSDN-style documentation, and sample programs that demonstrate the component with no programming required. The source code is available in C# and VB.NET, which customers can use as a starting point to quickly get started.
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