Packages Overview¶

Use these packages together or separately depending on whether you are building the server, the client, or shared contracts.

Version note

Latest verified public package version on 2026-03-24:

Nalix.Network: 11.8.0
Nalix.SDK: 11.8.0

Package	Use it for	Key types
Nalix.SDK	Client TCP sessions, request helpers, handshakes, directives	`TcpSession`, `IoTTcpSession`, `TransportOptions`, `RequestOptions`
Nalix.Network	Listeners, connections, dispatch pipeline, server-side throttling	`TcpListenerBase`, `UdpListenerBase`, `ConnectionHub`, `PacketDispatchChannel`
Nalix.Common	Shared contracts, packet attributes, middleware contracts	`IPacket`, `IConnection`, `PacketControllerAttribute`, `PacketOpcodeAttribute`
Nalix.Logging	Structured logging and targets	`NLogix`, `NLogixOptions`, `ILoggerTarget`
Nalix.Framework	Configuration, service registry, scheduling, IDs, timing helpers	`ConfigurationManager`, `InstanceManager`, `TaskManager`, `Snowflake`, `Clock`
Nalix.Shared	Built-in frames, packet registry, serializer-adjacent transport types	`PacketRegistryFactory`, `PacketRegistry`, `Handshake`, `Control`, `Text256/512/1024`

Minimal wiring map¶

Client-only: Nalix.SDK + Nalix.Common + Nalix.Shared and optionally Nalix.Framework if you want ConfigurationManager / InstanceManager.
Server-only: Nalix.Network + Nalix.Common + Nalix.Framework + Nalix.Shared.
Full stack: all packages, with one shared packet catalog shape on both sides.

Quick example¶

flowchart TD
    SDK["Nalix.SDK"] --> Shared["Nalix.Shared"]
    SDK --> Common["Nalix.Common"]
    SDK --> Framework["Nalix.Framework"]

    Network["Nalix.Network"] --> Shared
    Network --> Common
    Network --> Framework

    Logging["Nalix.Logging"] --> Common