[Announcement] WebListener packages and APIs merged and renamed

[Tratcher]

The packages Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.WebListener and Microsoft.Net.Http.Server have been merged into a new package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.HttpSys. The namespaces have been updated to match.

The WebHostBuilder extension has similarly been renamed from UseWebListener to UseHttpSys. The options for this extension have been flattened as shown here.

The low level WebListener API has been removed to avoid duplication and confusion with HttpListener which has recently been added to .NET Core.

A few more consolidations and optimizations will follow, as discussed here: #283. The discussion issue will be updated accordingly with any additional breaking changes.

[scottaddie]

Will this repo be renamed to "HttpSys" as well?

[Tratcher]

Not right now. We'll continue to use WebListener as the project codename.

[davidfowl]

We should probably rename the repository as well /cc @Eilon

[Tratcher]

Just don't name it flat HttpSys, that would be too confusing. HttpSysIntegratoin like IISIntegration?

[Eilon]

Let me know and I'll rename it... GitHub will auto-redirect everything so it's quite safe.

[davidfowl]

Just don't name it flat HttpSys, that would be too confusing. HttpSysIntegratoin like IISIntegration?

Why not? https://github.com/tjanczuk/httpsys 😄

HttpSysIntegration is fine.

[Eilon]

Let's get confirmation from @DamianEdwards and I'll rename.

[Tratcher]

Is HttpSysServer any better? It mirrors KestrelHttpServer.

[davidfowl]

I like it better

[DamianEdwards]

HttpSysServer

[Eilon]

DONE.

[Tratcher]

One additional change: Direct WebSocket support has been removed from this new package. The application must now add the WebSocket middleware for WebSocket support. This mirrors the Kestrel architecture. There should not be any functional changes because the two components were previously sharing the same implementation code.

See https://github.com/aspnet/WebSockets/blob/b996ee39a429479e0bc301d198007cd85cc2acbd/samples/EchoApp/Startup.cs#L34 and the Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebSockets package.

[muratg]

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