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Installing .NET SDK for Data Storage and Instant Messaging

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The .NET SDK is based on .NET Standard 2.0. It supports the following frameworks:

  • Unity 2018.1+
  • .NET Core 2.0+
  • .NET Framework 4.6.1+
  • Mono 5.4+

See .NET Standard for more frameworks supported.

Installing SDK​

First of all, download the latest SDK from our GitHub Releases.

The table below shows the modules included in the SDK as well as their dependencies:

NameDescription
LeanCloud-SDK-StorageFor the Data Storage service.
LeanCloud-SDK-RealtimeFor Instant Messaging and LiveQuery. Depends on the Data Storage service.
LeanCloud-SDK-EngineFor Cloud Engine. Depends on the Data Storage service and works on the server side environment of Cloud Engine.

You can download only what you need to reduce the size of your app.

For Unity Projects​

  • Direct import: Download LeanCloud-SDK-XXX-Unity.zip, unzip it as a Plugins folder, and drag and drop the folder into Unity.

  • UPM: Add the following dependencies into Packages/manifest.json in your project:

    "dependencies": {
    "com.leancloud.storage": "https://github.com/leancloud/csharp-sdk-upm.git#storage-2.3.0",
    "com.leancloud.realtime": "https://github.com/leancloud/csharp-sdk-upm.git#realtime-2.3.0"
    }

Note: Only Unity 2018+ is supported (Unity Api Compatibility Level being .NET Standard 2.0).

For Other Projects​

For .NET Core and other projects supporting .NET Standard 2.0, please download LeanCloud-SDK-XXX-Standard.zip, unzip it, and set dependencies accordingly (XXX means the cloud services you are using, like Storage, Realtime (which includes LiveQuery), and Engine).

Initializing Your Project​

Import the modules:

// The basics
using LeanCloud;
// Data Storage
using LeanCloud.Storage;
// Instant Messaging (optional)
using LeanCloud.Realtime;
// LiveQuery (optional)
using LeanCloud.LiveQuery;

Before using the service, initialize the SDK with the following code:

LCApplication.Initialize("your-app-id", "your-app-key", "https://your_server_url");

Credentials​

You can view the credentials of your app by going to Dashboard > Settings > App keys:

  • App ID will be used when you initialize the SDK.
  • App Key will be used when you initialize the SDK on the client side.
  • Master Key will be used when you interact with admin interfaces on trusted environments including your own server and LeanEngine. When you use it, all the permission checks will be skipped. Make sure to keep it private and never use it in the code for the client.

See Domain for setting up the domain.

Domain​

See Binding Your Domains.

Enabling Debug Logs​

You can easily trace the problems in your project by turning debug logs on during the development phase. Once enabled, details of every request made by the SDK along with errors will be output to your IDE, your browser console, or your Cloud Engine instances’ logs.

LCLogger.LogDelegate = (LCLogLevel level, string info) => {
    switch (level) {
        case LCLogLevel.Debug:
            Debug.Log($"[DEBUG] {DateTime.Now} {info}\n");
            break;
        case LCLogLevel.Warn:
            Debug.Log($"[WARNING] {DateTime.Now} {info}\n");
            break;
        case LCLogLevel.Error:
            Debug.Log($"[ERROR] {DateTime.Now} {info}\n");
            break;
        default:
            Debug.Log(info);
            break;
    }
}
caution

Make sure debug logs are turned off before your app is published. Failure to do so may lead to the exposure of sensitive data.

Verifying​

First of all, make sure you are able to connect to the server from your computer. You can test it by running the following command:

curl "https://{{host}}/1.1/date"

{{host}} is the custom API domain.

If everything goes well, it will return the current date:

{ "__type": "Date", "iso": "2020-10-12T06:46:56.000Z" }

Now add the following code to your project:

LCObject testObject = new LCObject("TestObject");
testObject["words"] = "Hello world!";
await testObject.Save();

Save and run your program.

Then go to Dashboard > Data Storage > Data > TestObject. If you see a row with its words column being Hello world!, it means that you have correctly installed the SDK.

See Debugging if you’re not seeing the content.

Debugging​

This guide is written for the latest version of our SDK. If you encounter any errors, please first make sure you have the latest version installed.

401 Unauthorized​

If you get a 401 error or see the following content in network logs:

{
  "code": 401,
  "error": "Unauthorized."
}

It means that the App ID or App Key might be incorrect or don’t match. If you have multiple apps, you might have used the App ID of one app with the App Key of another one, which will lead to such an error.

The Client Cannot Access the Internet​

Make sure you have granted the required permissions to your mobile app.