.NET

Overview

The OpenFin .NET Adapter enables .NET applications to interact with Web Applications running on the OpenFin platform and to embed Web Applications windows in a .NET application using the OpenFin platform.

Please note you must have an Enterprise Licence to integrate the .NET Adapter within a .NET application.

Resources

.NET Adapter demo (with code): https://github.com/openfin/dotnet-demo

.NET Adapter tutorials: https://github.com/openfin/.NET-Tutorials

 Integrating the Latest OpenFin .NET Adapter into a project

The .NET Adapter is hosted on Nuget.  To integrate the .NET Adapter into a Visual Studio project follow these steps:

• Open: Tools > NuGet Package Manager > Package Manager Settings
• Under the 'NuGet Package Manager' option, select 'Package Sources'
• Add a New  Package Source
• Enter a name for the source (eg "OpenFin NuGet"), the OpenFin package source URL is: http://tools.openfin.co/dotnet/nuget
• Click 'Update'
• Open: Tools > NuGet Package Manager > Manage NuGet Packages for Solution
• Select the Browse tab, then search for "OpenfinDesktop"
• Select the OpenFinDesktop package, then select your project from the project list on the right-hand pane. 
• Click 'Install'

Integrating Alpha/Beta/Legacy .NET Adapter versions within a project

You can access our .NET Beta builds by adding a custom package source in Visual Studio, as follows:

• From your project, Open: Tools > NuGet Package Manager > Manage NuGet Packages for Solution
• Select the Browse tab
• Check the "Include prerelease" option

Now, when adding the NuGet package to the project you should be able to select a specific version of the .NET adapter.

.NET Adapter Tutorials

We have created a set of OpenFin .NET Adapter Tutorials to help you get started, they are available at: https://github.com/openfin/.NET-Tutorials