Eventually installed VS2013 CE to see examples.
Found some examples that worked with .net 4.0 using VS2013.
e.g. http://mscodingblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/testing-signalr-in-wpf-console-and.html
Copied the examples into projects in VS2010 .NET 4.0.
Added comments in code on versions etc., what worked or didn't.
SignalR Server example in VS2010 .NET 4.0
Imports Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR
Imports Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Hubs
Imports Microsoft.Owin.Hosting
Imports Owin
' Example SignalR Console Hosted Server application copied from VS2013 example, tested and working in VS2010 .NET 4.0
' 1) https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core/1.2.2
' Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core -version 1.2.2 ' LATEST version Friday, August 29 2014 (.net 4.0)
' https://www.nuget.org/packages/Newtonsoft.Json/6.0.4
' (1) installed Newtonsoft.Json version 6.0.4 ' (Sunday, August 03 2014) (.net 4.0) '' not the latest version
' https://www.nuget.org/packages/Newtonsoft.Json/6.0.8
' 2013 example used ==> Install-Package Newtonsoft.Json -version 6.0.8 ' Sunday, January 11 2015 (.net 4.0)
' tested in VS2010 seems to work as normal
' test beta version
' https://www.nuget.org/packages/Newtonsoft.Json/7.0.1-beta1
' Install-Package Newtonsoft.Json -version 7.0.1-beta1 -pre ' Tuesday, February 17 2015 (.net 4.0)
' Tested in VS2010 seems to work as normal
' 2) https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin
' Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin -version 1.2.2 ' LATEST version Friday, August 29 2014 (.net 4.0)
' https://www.nuget.org/packages/Owin
' (2) installed via Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin (Owin version 1.0)
' manual install ==> Install-Package Owin -version 1.0 ' LATEST version Tuesday, November 13 2012 (.net 4.0)
' 3) https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Owin/2.1.0
' Install-Package Microsoft.Owin -version 2.1.0 ' Tuesday, January 21 2014 (.net 4.0) '' not the latest
' https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Owin/3.0.1 '' latest version 3.0.1 Friday, February 20 2015 untested (.net 4.5?)
' Install-Package Microsoft.Owin -version 3.0.0-alpha1 fails to install due to .net 4.5?
' 4) https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener/2.1.0
' Install-Package Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener -version 2.1.0 ' not the latest Tuesday, January 21 2014 (.net 4.0)
' https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener '' latest version 3.0.1 Friday, February 20 2015 (.net 4.5?)
' Install-Package Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener -version 3.0.1 ' fails to install .net 4.5?
' 5) https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Owin.Hosting/2.1.0
' Install-Package Microsoft.Owin.Hosting -version 2.1.0 ' not the latest Tuesday, January 21 2014 (.net 4.0)
' https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Owin.Hosting '' latest version 3.0.1 Friday, February 20 2015 untested (.net 4.5?)
' Install-Package Microsoft.Owin.Hosting -version 3.0.1 ' fails to install .net 4.5?
Module Module1
Sub Main()
Dim url As String = "http://localhost:8080/"
Using WebApp.Start(Of Startup)(url)
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green
Console.WriteLine("Server running on {0}", url)
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to start sending events to connected clients")
Console.ReadLine()
Dim context As IHubContext = GlobalHost.ConnectionManager.GetHubContext(Of MyHub)()
For x As Integer = 0 To 100
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(3000)
Console.WriteLine("Server Sending Value to Client X: " + x.ToString())
context.Clients.All.addMessage(x.ToString())
Next
Console.ReadLine()
End Using
End Sub
Public Class Startup
Public Sub Configuration(ByVal app As IAppBuilder)
Dim config = New HubConfiguration With {.EnableCrossDomain = True}
app.MapHubs(config)
End Sub
End Class
<HubName("myHub")> _
Public Class MyHub
Inherits Hub
Public Sub Chatter(param As String)
Console.WriteLine(param)
Clients.All.addMessage(param)
End Sub
End Class
End Module
SignalR Client example in VS2010 .NET 4.0
Imports Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.Hubs
Imports Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR
Imports Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client
' Example SignalR Client application copied from VS2013 example, tested and working in VS2010 .NET 4.0
' 1) https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client/1.0.1
' Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client -version 1.0.1 ' not the latest version Thursday, February 28 2013 (.net 4.0)
' installed Install-Package Newtonsoft.Json -version 4.5.11
' ** example client with v1.0.1 works against v1.2.2 self host server .net 4.0 (console)
' 2) tested https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client/1.2.2
' Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client -version 1.2.2 ' not the latest version Friday, August 29 2014 (.net 4.0)
' installed Install-Package Newtonsoft.Json -version 6.0.4
' ** example client with v1.2.2 works against v1.2.2 self host server .net 4.0 (console)
' fails on client/server versions mismatch
' 3) testing https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client/2.0.0
' Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client -version 2.0.0 ' installed .net 4.0
' installed Install-Package Newtonsoft.Json -version 6.0.4
' ** issue with installation "hubconnection not defined" had to add Imports Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client
' ** doesn't work with server self host v 1.2.2 (.net 4.0)
Module Module1
Sub Main()
Dim connection = New HubConnection("http://localhost:8080")
Dim myHub = connection.CreateHubProxy("myHub")
connection.Start().Wait()
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Yellow
myHub.Invoke(Of String)("chatter", "Hi!! Server") _
.ContinueWith(
Sub(task)
If task.IsFaulted Then
Console.WriteLine("Could not Invoke the server method Chatter: {0}", _
task.Exception.GetBaseException())
Else
Console.WriteLine("Success calling chatter method")
End If
End Sub)
myHub.On(Of String)("addMessage", _
Sub(param)
Console.WriteLine("Client receiving value from server: {0}", param.ToString())
End Sub)
Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
End Module
