NetMQ is 100% native C# port of ZeroMQ.

NetMQ is lightweight messaging library which extends the standard socket interfaces with features traditionally provided by specialised messaging middleware products. NetMQ sockets provide an abstraction of asynchronous message queues, multiple messaging patterns, message filtering (subscriptions), seamless access to multiple transport protocols and more.

NetMQ is still under development, although the current repository is pretty stable.

You can find NetMQ in nuget.

For using NetMQ make sure you read the ZeroMQ Guide. You can also read more about NetMQ at my blog.

NetMQ documentation is still work in progress but you can found small example here.

using (NetMQContext ctx = NetMQContext.Create())
{
	using (var server = ctx.CreateResponseSocket())
	{
		server.Bind("tcp://127.0.0.1:5556");

		using (var client = ctx.CreateRequestSocket())
		{
			client.Connect("tcp://127.0.0.1:5556");

			client.Send("Hello");

			string m1 = server.ReceiveString();

			Console.WriteLine("From Client: {0}", m1);

			server.Send("Hi Back");

			string m2 = client.ReceiveString();

			Console.WriteLine("From Server: {0}", m2);

			Console.ReadLine();
		}
	}
}

We need help, so if you have good knowledge in C# and ZeroMQ just grab one of the issues and add a pull request. We are using C4 process, so make sure you read this before.

Some of the areas we need help with:

• Testing with libzmq (original zeromq library) in version 2.2 and 3.2.
• Porting tests from ZeroMQ to c#.
• Document the High Level API using C# style comments
• Test IPv6
• Compile on Mono and run on linux
• Make another High Level API which is the same as CLRZMQ

You can also help us with the following

• Joining our mailing list and be an active member
• Write tutorials in the github wiki
• Write about the project in your blog

You can join our mailing list at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/netmq-dev?hl=en.

NetMQ is owned by all its authors and contributors. This is an open source project licensed under the LGPLv3. To contribute to NetMQ please read the C4 process, it's what we use. Their are open issues in the issues tab that still need to take care of, feel free to pick one up and submit a patch to the project.