c# - Invoke SignalR server side methods from services -

i have architecture similar @ diagram below. wonder hot invoke hub operations on signalr server (which separate iis application) services (also separate applications - windows service). in other words want push notification services webclients through signalr server. using .net signalr clients in services way ? if want use [authorize] attribute on hub methods ? after have create separate users services ?

 ___________             ___________              ___________ |           |           |           |            |           | |           |---------->|           |            |           | | webclient |           |  signalr  |<-----------| service1  | |           |<----------|           |            |           | |___________|           |___________|            |___________|                              .                             /|\                              |                              |                          ___________                                      |           |                         |           |                         | service2  |                                    |           |                                    |___________|            

yes, can use .net client library within windows services. behave in same manner other signalr client.

there many comprehensive examples signalr on @ asp.net/signalr.

authentication options .net clients

one way authentication have separate page set authentication cookie, , pick cookie response, , use within running windows service instance when performing calls methods on hub decorated [authorize].

code snippet documentation:

static void main(string[] args)     {         var connection = new hubconnection("http://www.contoso.com/");         cookie returnedcookie;          console.write("enter user name: ");         string username = console.readline();          console.write("enter password: ");         string password = console.readline();          var authresult = authenticateuser(username, password, out returnedcookie);          if (authresult)         {             connection.cookiecontainer = new cookiecontainer();             connection.cookiecontainer.add(returnedcookie);             console.writeline("welcome " + username);         }         else         {             console.writeline("login failed");         }         }      private static bool authenticateuser(string user, string password, out cookie authcookie)     {         var request = webrequest.create("https://www.contoso.com/remotelogin") httpwebrequest;         request.method = "post";         request.contenttype = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";         request.cookiecontainer = new cookiecontainer();          var authcredentials = "username=" + user + "&password=" + password;         byte[] bytes = system.text.encoding.utf8.getbytes(authcredentials);         request.contentlength = bytes.length;         using (var requeststream = request.getrequeststream())         {             requeststream.write(bytes, 0, bytes.length);         }          using (var response = request.getresponse() httpwebresponse)         {             authcookie = response.cookies[formsauthentication.formscookiename];         }          if (authcookie != null)         {             return true;         }         else         {             return false;         }     } 

snippet https://www.contoso.com/remotelogin (used in above example):

namespace signalrwithconsolechat {     public partial class remotelogin : system.web.ui.page     {         protected void page_load(object sender, eventargs e)         {             string username = request["username"];             string password = request["password"];             bool result = membership.validateuser(username, password);             if (result)             {                 formsauthentication.setauthcookie(username, false);             }         }     } }