Configuration API for PubNub C# SDK

C# V4 complete API reference for building real-time applications on PubNub, including basic usage and sample code.

Configuration

Description

PNConfiguration instance is storage for user-provided information which describe further PubNub client behavior. Configuration instance contain additional set of properties which allow to perform precise PubNub client configuration.

Method(s)

To create configuration instance you can use the following function in the C# V4 SDK:

PNConfiguration pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration(new UserId("myUniqueUserId"));

Properties	Type	Required	Description
SubscribeKey	string	Yes	SubscribeKey from Admin Portal.
PublishKey	string	Optional	PublishKey from Admin Portal (only required if publishing).
SecretKey	string	Optional	SecretKey (only required for access operations, keep away from Android).
CipherKey	string	Optional	If cipher is passed, all communications to/from PubNub will be encrypted.
UserId	UserId	Yes	UserId to use. The UserId object takes string as an argument. You should set a unique identifier for the user or the device that connects to PubNub. It's a UTF-8 encoded string of up to 64 alphanumeric characters. If you don't set the userId, you won't be able to connect to PubNub.
LogVerbosity	PNLogVerbosity	Yes	Set PNLogVerbosity.BODY to enable debugging. To disable debugging use the option PNLogVerbosity.NONE
AuthKey	string	Optional	If Access Manager is utilized, client will use this AuthKey in all restricted requests.
Secure	bool	Optional	Use SSL.
SubscribeTimeout	int	Optional	How long to keep the subscribe loop running before disconnect.The value is in seconds.
NonSubscribeRequestTimeout	int	Optional	On non subscribe operations, how long to wait for server response.The value is in seconds.
FilterExpression	string	Optional	Feature to subscribe with a custom filter expression.
HeartbeatNotificationOption	PNHeartbeatNotificationOption	Optional	Heartbeat notifications, by default, the SDK will alert on failed heartbeats (equivalent to: PNHeartbeatNotificationOption.FAILURES). Other options such as all heartbeats (PNHeartbeatNotificationOption.ALL) or no heartbeats (PNHeartbeatNotificationOption.NONE) are supported.
Origin	string	Optional	Custom Origin if needed.
ReconnectionPolicy	PNReconnectionPolicy	Optional	Set to PNReconnectionPolicy.LINEAR for automatic reconnects. Use option PNReconnectionPolicy.NONE to disable automatic reconnects. Use option PNReconnectionPolicy.EXPONENTIAL to set exponential retry interval.
PresenceTimeout	int	Optional	The setting with set the custom presence server timeout.The value is in seconds.
PresenceInterval	int	Optional	The setting with set the custom presence server timeout along with the custom interval to send the ping back to the server.The value is in seconds.
Proxy	Proxy	Optional	Instruct the SDK to use a Proxy configuration when communicating with PubNub servers.
PubnubLog	IPubnubLog	Optional	Pass the instance of a class that implements IPubnubLog to capture logs for troubleshooting.
UseClassicHttpWebRequest	bool	Optional	Use HttpWebRequest to support ASP.NET/MVC and other IIS hosting applications.
EnableTelemetry	bool	Optional	Enables the SDK to capture analytics in terms of response time and sends them to PubNub server. It is enabled by default.
RequestMessageCountThreshold	Number	Optional	PNRequestMessageCountExceededCategory is thrown when the number of messages into the payload is above of requestMessageCountThreshold.
SuppressLeaveEvents	bool	Optional	When true the SDK doesn't send out the leave requests.
DedupOnSubscribe	bool	Optional	When true duplicates of subscribe messages will be filtered out when devices cross regions.
MaximumMessagesCacheSize	int	Optional	It is used with DedupOnSubscribe to cache message size.Default is 100.
FileMessagePublishRetryLimit	int	Optional	The number of tries made in case of Publish File Message failure.Default is 5.
UseRandomInitializationVector	bool	Optional	When true the IV will be random for all requests and not just file upload. When false the IV will be hardcoded for all requests except File Upload.Default false.
Uuid	string	Yes	This parameter is deprecated, use userId instead. UUID to use. You should set a unique UUID to identify the user or the device that connects to PubNub. If you don't set the UUID, you won't be able to connect to PubNub.

Basic Usage

Required UserId

Always set the UserId to uniquely identify the user or device that connects to PubNub. This UserId should be persisted, and should remain unchanged for the lifetime of the user or the device. If you don't set the UserId, you won't be able to connect to PubNub.

// UserId passed during ini
PNConfiguration pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration(new UserId("myUniqueUserId"));
// subscribeKey from Admin Portal
pnConfiguration.SubscribeKey = "SubscribeKey"; // required
// publishKey from Admin Portal (only required if publishing)
pnConfiguration.PublishKey = "PublishKey";
// secretKey (only required for access operations)
pnConfiguration.SecretKey = "SecretKey";
// if cipherKey is passed, all communicatons to/from pubnub will be encrypted
pnConfiguration.CipherKey = "cipherKey";
// Enable Debugging
pnConfigurationr.LogVebosity = PNLogVerbosity.BODY;
// if Access Manager is utilized, client will use this AuthKey in all restricted
// requests
pnConfiguration.AuthKey = "authKey";

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Initialization

Include the code

using PubnubApi;

Description

This function is used for initializing the PubNub Client API context. This function must be called before attempting to utilize any API functionality in order to establish account level credentials such as PublishKey and SubscribeKey.

Method(s)

To Initialize PubNub you can use the following method(s) in the C# V4 SDK:

new Pubnub(pnConfiguration);

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
pnConfiguration	PNConfiguration	Yes	Goto Configuration for more details.

Basic Usage

Initialize the PubNub client API

Required UserId

Always set the UserId to uniquely identify the user or device that connects to PubNub. This UserId should be persisted, and should remain unchanged for the lifetime of the user or the device. If you don't set the UserId, you won't be able to connect to PubNub.

PNConfiguration pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration(new UserId("myUniqueUserId"));
pnConfiguration.PublishKey = "my_pubkey";
pnConfiguration.SubscribeKey = "my_subkey";
pnConfiguration.Secure = true;
Pubnub pubnub = new Pubnub(pnConfiguration);

Returns

It returns the PubNub instance for invoking PubNub APIs like Publish(), Subscribe(), History(), HereNow(), etc.

Other Examples

Initialize a non-secure client

Required UserId

Always set the UserId to uniquely identify the user or device that connects to PubNub. This UserId should be persisted, and should remain unchanged for the lifetime of the user or the device. If you don't set the UserId, you won't be able to connect to PubNub.

PNConfiguration pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration(new UserId("myUniqueUserId"));
pnConfiguration.PublishKey = "my_pubkey";
pnConfiguration.SubscribeKey = "my_subkey";
pnConfiguration.Secure = false;
Pubnub pubnub = new Pubnub(pnConfiguration);

Initialization for a Read-Only client

In the case where a client will only read messages and never publish to a channel, you can simply omit the PublishKey when initializing the client:

Required UserId

Always set the UserId to uniquely identify the user or device that connects to PubNub. This UserId should be persisted, and should remain unchanged for the lifetime of the user or the device. If you don't set the UserId, you won't be able to connect to PubNub.

PNConfiguration pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration(new UserId("myUniqueUserId"));
pnConfiguration.SubscribeKey = "my_subkey";
Pubnub pubnub = new Pubnub(pnConfiguration);

Initializing with SSL Enabled

This examples demonstrates how to enable PubNub Transport Layer Encryption with SSL. Just initialize the client with Secure set to true. The hard work is done, now the PubNub API takes care of the rest. Just subscribe and publish as usual and you are good to go.

Required UserId

Always set the UserId to uniquely identify the user or device that connects to PubNub. This UserId should be persisted, and should remain unchanged for the lifetime of the user or the device. If you don't set the UserId, you won't be able to connect to PubNub.

PNConfiguration pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration(new UserId("myUniqueUserId"));
pnConfiguration.PublishKey = "my_pubkey";
pnConfiguration.SubscribeKey = "my_subkey";
pnConfiguration.Secure = true;
Pubnub pubnub = new Pubnub(pnConfiguration);

Requires Access Manager add-on

This method requires that the Access Manager add-on is enabled for your key in the Admin Portal. Read the support page on enabling add-on features on your keys.

Secure your 'secretKey'

Anyone with the SecretKey can grant and revoke permissions to your app. Never let your SecretKey be discovered, and to only exchange it / deliver it securely. Only use the SecretKey on secure server-side platforms.

When you init with SecretKey, you get root permissions for the Access Manager. With this feature you don't have to grant access to your servers to access channel data. The servers get all access on all channels.

For applications that will administer Access Manager permissions, the API is initialized with the SecretKey as in the following example:

Required UserId

Always set the UserId to uniquely identify the user or device that connects to PubNub. This UserId should be persisted, and should remain unchanged for the lifetime of the user or the device. If you don't set the UserId, you won't be able to connect to PubNub.

PNConfiguration pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration(new UserId("myUniqueUserId"));
pnConfiguration.PublishKey = "my_pubkey";
pnConfiguration.SubscribeKey = "my_subkey";
pnConfiguration.SecretKey = "my_secretkey";
pnConfiguration.Secure = true;

Pubnub pubnub = new Pubnub(pnConfiguration);

Now that the pubnub object is instantiated the client will be able to access the Access Manager functions. The pubnub object will use the SecretKey to sign all Access Manager messages to the PubNub Network.

Event Listeners

Description

You can be notified of connectivity status, message and presence notifications via the listeners.

Listeners should be added before calling the method.

Method 1 to add listener

// Adding listener.
pubnub.AddListener(new SubscribeCallbackExt(
    delegate (Pubnub pnObj, PNMessageResult<object> pubMsg)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(pubnub.JsonPluggableLibrary.SerializeToJsonString(pubMsg));
        var channelName = pubMsg.Channel;
        var channelGroupName = pubMsg.Subscription;
        var pubTT = pubMsg.Timetoken;
        var msg = pubMsg.Message;
        var publisher = pubMsg.Publisher;
    },
    delegate (Pubnub pnObj, PNPresenceEventResult presenceEvnt)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(pubnub.JsonPluggableLibrary.SerializeToJsonString(presenceEvnt));
        var action = presenceEvnt.Event; // Can be join, leave, state-change or timeout

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//Add listener to receive Signal messages
SubscribeCallbackExt signalSubscribeCallback = new SubscribeCallbackExt(
    delegate (Pubnub pubnubObj, PNSignalResult<object> message) {
        // Handle new signal message stored in message.Message
    },
    delegate (Pubnub pubnubObj, PNStatus status)
    {
        // the status object returned is always related to subscribe but could contain
        // information about subscribe, heartbeat, or errors
    }
);
pubnub.AddListener(signalSubscribeCallback);

SubscribeCallbackExt eventListener = new SubscribeCallbackExt(
    delegate (Pubnub pnObj, PNObjectEventResult objectEvent)
    {
        string channelMetadataId = objectEvent.Channel; // The channel
        string uuidMetadataId = objectEvent.Uuid; // The UUID
        string objEvent = objectEvent.Event; // The event name that occurred
        string eventType = objectEvent.Type; // The event type that occurred
        PNUuidMetadataResult uuidMetadata = objectEvent.UuidMetadata; // UuidMetadata
        PNChannelMetadataResult channelMetadata = objectEvent.ChannelMetadata; // ChannelMetadata
    },
    delegate (Pubnub pnObj, PNStatus status)
    {

    }
);

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Method 2 to add listener

public class DevSubscribeCallback : SubscribeCallback
    {
        public override void Message<T>(Pubnub pubnub, PNMessageResult<T> message)
        {
            // Handle new message stored in message.Message
        }

        public override void Presence(Pubnub pubnub, PNPresenceEventResult presence)
        {
            // handle incoming presence data
        }

        public override void Signal<T>(Pubnub pubnub, PNSignalResult<T> signal)
        {
            // Handle new signal message stored in signal.Message

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Removing Listeners

SubscribeCallbackExt listenerSubscribeCallack = new SubscribeCallbackExt(
    (pubnubObj, message) => { },
    (pubnubObj, presence) => { },
    (pubnubObj, status) => { });

pubnub.AddListener(listenerSubscribeCallack);

// some time later
pubnub.RemoveListener(listenerSubscribeCallack);

Listener status events

Category	Description
PNNetworkIssuesCategory	The SDK is not able to reach the PubNub Data Stream Network because the machine or device are not connected to Internet or this has been lost, your ISP (Internet Service Provider) is having to troubles or perhaps or the SDK is behind of a proxy.
PNUnknownCategory	PubNub SDK could return this Category if the captured error is insignificant client side error or not known type at the time of SDK development.
PNBadRequestCategory	PubNub C# SDK will send PNBadRequestCategory when some parameter is missing like subscribe key, publish key.
PNTimeoutCategory	Processing has failed because of request time out.
PNReconnectedCategory	SDK was able to reconnect to pubnub.
PNConnectedCategory	SDK subscribed with a new mix of channels (fired every time the channel / channel group mix changed).

UserId

Description

These functions are used to set/get a user ID on the fly.

Property(s)

To set/get UserId you can use the following property(s) in C# V4 SDK:

config.UserId = new UserId("myUserId");

Property	Type	Required	Description
UserId	string	Yes	UserId to be used as a device identifier. If you don't set the UserId, you won't be able to connect to PubNub.

pubnub.GetCurrentUserId();

This method doesn't take any arguments.

Basic Usage

Set User ID

Required UserId

Always set the UserId to uniquely identify the user or device that connects to PubNub. This UserId should be persisted, and should remain unchanged for the lifetime of the user or the device. If you don't set the UserId, you won't be able to connect to PubNub.

PNConfiguration pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration(new UserId("myUniqueUserId"));
config.UserId = new UserId("myUserId");

Get User ID

var currentUserId = pubnub.GetCurrentUserId();

Authentication Key

Description

Setter and getter for users auth key.

Property(s)

AuthKey

Property	Type	Required	Description
AuthKey	string	Yes	If Access Manager is utilized, client will use this AuthKey in all restricted requests.

pnConfiguration.AuthKey;

This method doesn't take any arguments.

Basic Usage

Set Auth Key

PNConfiguration pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration(new UserId("myUniqueUserId"));
pnConfiguration.AuthKey = "authKey";

Get Auth Key

var sampleAuthKey = pnConfiguration.AuthKey;

Returns

Get Auth key returns the current authentication key.

Filter Expression

Requires Stream Controller add-on

This method requires that the Stream Controller add-on is enabled for your key in the Admin Portal. Read the support page on enabling add-on features on your keys.

Description

Stream filtering allows a subscriber to apply a filter to only receive messages that satisfy the conditions of the filter. The message filter is set by the subscribing client(s) but it is applied on the server side thus preventing unwanted messages (those that do not meet the conditions of the filter) from reaching the subscriber.

To set/get filters you can use the following property. To learn more about filtering,refer to the Publish Messages documentation.

Property(s)

FilterExpression

Property	Type	Required	Description
FilterExpression	string	Yes	PSV2 feature to Subscribe with a custom filter expression.

pnConfiguration.FilterExpression;

This method doesn't take any arguments.

Basic Usage

Set Filter Expression

Required UserId

Always set the UserId to uniquely identify the user or device that connects to PubNub. This UserId should be persisted, and should remain unchanged for the lifetime of the user or the device. If you don't set the UserId, you won't be able to connect to PubNub.

PNConfiguration pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration pnConfiguration = new PNConfiguration(new UserId("myUniqueUserId"));
pnConfiguration.FilterExpression = "such=wow";

Get Filter Expression

var sampleFilterExp = pnConfiguration.FilterExpression;