Chromium Host

A .NET/Mono Chromium Embedded Framework host

For more info/documentation, please check Chromium Host wiki.

Features

• Database Clients : Can call MS SQL Server, MySQL Server and SqLite databases.
• .Net Framework : eposes functions from the mscorlib, System and System.Core libraries
• Window : exposes chromium embedded framework browser functions.
• Console : extends some logging functionality
• Server : a simple http server
• Stream : exposes a network stream client or serial stream client

Start Up : windows

Double clicking the ChromiumHost.exe will read the arguments from Configuration.xml otherwise can pass arguments like

ChromiumHost.exe --url=http://google.com --internal=false --remotedebuggingport=20480 --verbose=false

Start Up : linux

This will read the arguments from Configuration.xml

mono ChromiumHost.exe

Otherwise can pass arguments like

mono ChromiumHost.exe --url=http://google.com --internal=false --remotedebuggingport=20480 --verbose=false

Setup structure

.
├── binaries
│   └── cef_binary_ ... .zip
├── extensions
│   └── ...
├── locales
│   └── ...
├── swiftshader
│   └── ...
├── web
│   └── ...
├── ChromiumHost.exe
├── *.dll
├── *.bin
├── *.dat
├── *.lib
├── *.pak
:
├── logo.ico
:
└── Configurations.xml

Demo

Dependents/Libraries

• CefGlue : .NET/Mono binding for The Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF)
• ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib : #ziplib is a Zip, GZip, Tar and BZip2 library written entirely in C# for the .NET platform.
• NetCoreEx : Extended collection of packages that provide common structures, extensions, and helpers that can be used across many libraries, and applications.
• SerialPortStream : SerialPortStream is an independent implementation of System.IO.Ports.SerialPort and SerialStream for better reliability and maintainability. Default branch is 2.x and now has support for Mono with help of a C library.
• Mono framework on linux : Mono is a software platform designed to allow developers to easily create cross platform applications part of the .NET Foundation.
• .Net framework on windows : The Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 is a highly compatible, in-place update to the Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6. The web installer is a small package that automatically determines and downloads only the components applicable for a particular platform.
• WinApi : A simple, direct, ultra-thin CLR library for high-performance Win32 Native Interop
• Mysql : MySQL is a freely available open source Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that uses Structured Query Language (SQL)
• freedesktop binding : wayland binding
• FxSsh : FxSsh is a lightweight SSH server side application as SSH reinforcement of GitCandy.
• Renci.SshNet

Inspired by

• Chromely : Build HTML Desktop Apps on .NET/.NET Core using native GUI, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS
• CefSharp : .NET (WPF and Windows Forms) bindings for the Chromium Embedded Framework