SuperSocket 2.0.1 Released: Enhanced Stability and Performance for .NET Socket Applications

Open-source .NET socket server framework delivers improved reliability and developer experience

The SuperSocket team today announced the release of SuperSocket 2.0.1 , a maintenance update to the popular high-performance, extensible socket server application framework for .NET. This release focuses on stability improvements, performance optimizations, and enhanced developer experience.

Key Highlights

Enhanced Stability and Reliability

SuperSocket 2.0.1 addresses several critical stability issues that improve the overall reliability of socket-based applications. The release includes fixes for middleware session handling, resolution of SocketSender exceptions, and improved order-independence for configuration methods.

Performance Improvements

The new version introduces performance optimizations including better async operation handling with ConfigureAwait for SendAsync operations, and various socket handling optimizations that reduce context switching overhead.

Improved Developer Experience

Developers will benefit from comprehensive XML documentation added throughout the codebase, consistent coding standards with .editorconfig support, and better extensibility through protected method exposure. The release also includes enhanced dependency injection support for pipeline filters.

Better Project Structure

The framework's architecture has been refined with cleaner separation of concerns, moving specialized components like ProtoBuf to separate repositories and improving overall maintainability.

Compatibility and Upgrade Path

SuperSocket 2.0.1 maintains full compatibility with version 2.0.0, making it a drop-in replacement for existing applications. All users are encouraged to upgrade to benefit from the stability improvements and bug fixes.

About SuperSocket

SuperSocket is a high-performance, extensible socket server application framework for .NET that supports multiple protocols including TCP, UDP, and WebSocket. It provides a robust architecture for building custom network communication applications with features like flexible pipeline architecture, protocol abstraction, middleware support, and comprehensive session management.

The framework is widely used for real-time communication systems, IoT device connectivity, game servers, chat applications, and custom network protocols.

Availability

SuperSocket 2.0.1 is available now through NuGet packages. For more information, documentation, and downloads, visit: