James Consulting Core Library

The James Consulting Core Library is a collection of essential utilities, constants, and helpers designed to accelerate .NET application development. It provides reusable components for common tasks, helping teams build robust, maintainable, and scalable solutions faster.

Features

  • Common constants and configuration helpers
  • Utility methods for strings, enums, streams, and objects
  • Extensions for reflection and diagnostics
  • Designed for performance and reliability
  • Well-documented API

Installation

Install via NuGet:

Install-Package JamesConsulting.Core

Or with .NET CLI:

dotnet add package JamesConsulting.Core

Usage Examples

Round-trip a string to bytes and back:

using JamesConsulting;

var bytes = "Test".GetBytes();
var roundTrip = bytes.GetString(); // "Test"

Convert a name to title case:

using JamesConsulting;

var title = "rudy james".ToTitleCase(); // "Rudy James"

Truncate a string:

using JamesConsulting;

var truncated = "testing".Truncate(4); // "test"

Get an enum member description:

using System.ComponentModel;
using JamesConsulting;

private enum MyOptions
{
    [Description("Testing")] With,
    Without
}

var desc1 = MyOptions.With.GetDescription();    // "Testing"
var desc2 = MyOptions.Without.GetDescription(); // "Without"

Check if a stream contains an executable header:

using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using JamesConsulting.IO;

using var ms = new MemoryStream();
using var writer = new BinaryWriter(ms, Encoding.UTF8, leaveOpen:true);
writer.Write('M');
writer.Write('Z');
writer.Flush();
var isExe = ms.IsExecutable(); // true

Convert a string to a SecureString and back:

using JamesConsulting.Security;

var secure = "secret".ToSecureString();
var plain = secure.ConvertToString(); // "secret"

Serialize an object to a JSON stream and deserialize:

using System.IO;
using JamesConsulting;
using JamesConsulting.IO;

var obj = new { Name = "Rudy", Value = 3 };
using var ms = new MemoryStream();
obj.SerializeToJsonStream(ms);
var clone = ms.Deserialize<dynamic>();

For full API documentation, browse the navigation menu or explore the generated API reference.

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