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Using Hangfire and MediatR as a Message Dispatcher

Two popular libraries in Hangfire and MediatR can be used together to create a pretty powerful out-of-process messaging dispatcher. I’ve covered this a bit many years ago but I figured I’d give it a refresh since it’s a bit easier in the world of ASP.NET Core. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel where I post all kinds of content that accompanies my posts including this video showing everything that is in this post. Hangfire and MediatR Bridge/Wrapper The first thing you need to do is create a bridge/wrapper around MediatR. At first this may seem completely pointless, but it has… Read More »Using Hangfire and MediatR as a Message Dispatcher

Moving work Out-of-Process using Brighter and RabbitMQ

Once you start doing in-process request & event dispatching, you’ll soon want to move out-of-process so you can isolate work from the caller/invoker. This is often times the next logical step if you’re using MediatR for commands and especially for events/notifications. Here’s how you can do use the same paradigm for in-process and out-of-process using Brighter and RabbitMQ. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel where I post all kinds of content that accompanies my posts including this video showing you how to move work out-of-process. MediatR For those unfamiliar with MediatR library or the mediator pattern: In software engineering, the mediator pattern defines an… Read More »Moving work Out-of-Process using Brighter and RabbitMQ

Why use MediatR? 3 reasons why and 1 reason not

The MediatR library by Jimmy Bogard has become increasingly popular over recent years, and deservedly so. By its own definition, it’s a simple, unambitious mediator implementation in .NET. Why are so many developers using it? Why should you use MediatR? Here are 3 reasons why you should at least consider using it and one reason why shouldn’t. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel where I post all kinds of content that accompanies my posts including this one regarding MediatR. What is MediatR? For those unfamiliar with MediatR library or the mediator pattern: In software engineering, the mediator pattern defines an object that encapsulates how a… Read More »Why use MediatR? 3 reasons why and 1 reason not