MeshWeaver.Kernel 2.5.0

MeshWeaver.Kernel

Overview

MeshWeaver.Kernel provides the API for interacting with .NET Interactive kernels in the MeshWeaver mesh. It defines the core message types and events for kernel communication.

Message Types

Events and Commands

// Event envelope for kernel responses
public record KernelEventEnvelope(string Envelope);

// Command envelope for kernel execution
public record KernelCommandEnvelope(string Command)
{
 public string IFrameUrl { get; init; }
 public string ViewId { get; init; } = Guid.NewGuid().AsString();
}

// Code submission request
public record SubmitCodeRequest(string Code)
{
 public string IFrameUrl { get; init; }
 public string Id { get; init; } = Guid.NewGuid().AsString();
}

// Event subscription management
public record SubscribeKernelEventsRequest;
public record UnsubscribeKernelEventsRequest;

Usage

Submitting Code

There are two ways to handle code execution output:

1. Using Area ID (for internal usage)

Used when output should update a specific area in the mesh, typically for interactive components like markdown editors:

// Output will update an area with the specified ID
var request = new SubmitCodeRequest("Console.WriteLine(\"Hello\");")
{
 Id = "specific-area-id" // Updates area with this ID
};

client.Post(request, o => o.WithTarget(new KernelAddress()));

2. Using IFrameUrl (for Polyglot Notebooks)

Used when output should be rendered in a notebook iframe:

// Output will be rendered in a notebook iframe
var request = new SubmitCodeRequest("Console.WriteLine(\"Hello\");")
{
 IFrameUrl = "http://localhost/area" // Renders in notebook iframe
};

client.Post(request, o => o.WithTarget(new KernelAddress()));

Managing Event Subscriptions

// Subscribe to kernel events
client.Post(new SubscribeKernelEventsRequest(), 
 o => o.WithTarget(new KernelAddress()));

// Unsubscribe from kernel events
client.Post(new UnsubscribeKernelEventsRequest(), 
 o => o.WithTarget(new KernelAddress()));

Integration

• Used by
• Supports .NET Interactive kernel communication
• Enables mesh-based code execution

See Also

• - More about MeshWeaver architecture