Sample how to access services on ctrlX CORE via Unix Domain Sockets

unix-socket-use-case-ctrlx.cs

internal interface ICtrlXLicenseApi
{
  [Post("/license-manager/api/v1/license")]
  Task<ApiResponse<AcquiredLicense>> AcquireLicense([Body] AcquireLicenseRequestBody body);
}

public class Startup
{
  // More startup related code...

  public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
  {
    var settings = new RefitSettings(new SystemTextJsonContentSerializer(new JsonSerializerOptions
    {
      PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true
    }));

    services
      .AddRefitClient<ICtrlXLicenseApi>(settings)
      .ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler((sp) =>
      {
        var configuration = sp.GetRequiredService<IConfiguration>();
        var snapDataFolder = configuration.GetValue<string>("SNAP_DATA");

        return new SocketsHttpHandler
        {
          ConnectCallback = async (_, cancellationToken) =>
          {
            var socket = new Socket(AddressFamily.Unix, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Unspecified);
            var endpoint = new UnixDomainSocketEndPoint($"{snapDataFolder}/licensing-service/licensing-service.sock");
            await socket.ConnectAsync(endpoint, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);

            return new NetworkStream(socket, ownsSocket: false);
          }
        };
      })
      .ConfigureHttpClient((sp, httpClient) =>
      {
        httpClient.BaseAddress = new Uri("http://localhost");
      });
  }
  
  // More startup related code...
}
	
internal sealed class CtrlXLicenseValidator
{
  private readonly ICtrlXLicenseApi _service;
  private AcquiredLicense _acquiredLicense;

  public CtrlXLicenseValidator(ICtrlXLicenseApi service)
  {
    _service = service;
  }

  public async Task<bool> AcquireLicenseAsync()
  {
    try
    {
      var body = new AcquireLicenseRequestBody
      {
        Name = "CapabilityName",
        Version = "CapabilityVersion"
      };

      var response = await _service.AcquireLicense(body).ConfigureAwait(false);

      if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode || response.Content is null)
      {
        return false;
      }

      _acquiredLicense = response.Content;
      return true;
    }
    catch
    {
      return false;
    }
  }
}