seems to theoretically work

franz.tests/UnitTest1.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using franz;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace franz.tests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class Tests
+    {
+        Telefranz f1;
+        Telefranz f2;
+        
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            f1 = new Telefranz("libfranztest1", "focalor:9092", "/usr/lib/librdkafka.so");
+            f2 = new Telefranz("libfranztest2", "focalor:9092", "/usr/lib/librdkafka.so");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void reportsToSoundoff()
+        {
+            var f1Reported = false;
+            var f2Reported = false;
+            f1.addHandler((silver_messages.global.report r) => {
+                switch(r.name)
+                {
+                    case "libfranztest1":
+                    {
+                        f1Reported = true;
+                        TestContext.Out.WriteLine("f1 reported");
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case "libfranztest2":
+                    {
+                        f2Reported = true;
+                        TestContext.Out.WriteLine("f2 reported");
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+            f1.StartListening();
+            f2.StartListening();
+            f1.ProduceMessage(new silver_messages.global.sound_off());
+            Task.WaitAny(
+                Task.Run(async () => {
+                    while(f1Reported == false || f2Reported == false)
+                    {
+                        //TestContext.Out.WriteLine("not ready, giving another 100ms");
+                        await Task.Delay(100);
+                    }
+                    //TestContext.Out.WriteLine("done, ready, green");
+                }),
+                Task.Run(async () => {
+                    await Task.Delay(10000);
+                    TestContext.Out.WriteLine("time up");
+                    Assert.Fail();
+                })
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}

franz.tests/franz.tests.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
+
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.12.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="3.16.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.5.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\franz\franz.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

franz/.gitignore

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franz/README.md

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+# franz
+
+allows you to speak kafka
+
+## spec
+
+* snake_case for all "title"-y things.
+* every message type should have a type, which is a string (in snake case), which cannot be null. Everything else varies by topic.
+
+Everyone on kafka must subscribe to the silver_meddlists.global topic. - ideal if franz itself can handle all the minimum requirements.

franz/Telefranz.cs

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+using Confluent.Kafka;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace franz
+{
+    public class Telefranz : IDisposable
+    {
+        private string handling_group { get; set; } = "Liszt";
+        const string namespace_prefix = "silver_messages";
+        private silver_messages.global.report howToReport { get; set; }
+        private bool shouldListen = false;
+        private IProducer<Null, string> producer { get; set; }
+        private IConsumer<Ignore, string> consumer { get; set; }
+        private static List<Type> allMessageTypes { get; set; } = null;
+
+        private Task listenTask = null;
+        private Dictionary<Type, List<Action<silver_messages.message>>> handlers { get; set; }
+        private Dictionary<object, Action<silver_messages.message>> handlerWrappings
+            = new Dictionary<object, Action<silver_messages.message>>();
+
+        public Telefranz(string name, string bootstrap_servers, string rdkafka_location,
+            List<string> commands = null, List<string> checks = null,
+            List<string> errors = null, List<string> warnings = null)
+        {
+            Library.Load(rdkafka_location);
+            this.handling_group = name;
+            this.howToReport = new silver_messages.global.report()
+            {
+                name = name,
+                errors = errors ?? new List<string>(),
+                warnings = warnings ?? new List<string>()
+            };
+            if (commands?.Count > 0)
+            {
+                howToReport.capabilites.commands = commands;
+            }
+            if (checks?.Count > 0)
+            {
+                howToReport.capabilites.checks = checks;
+            }
+            var producerConfig = new ProducerConfig
+            {
+                BootstrapServers = bootstrap_servers
+            };
+            var consumerConfig = new ConsumerConfig
+            {
+                BootstrapServers = bootstrap_servers,
+                GroupId = this.handling_group
+            };
+            producer = new ProducerBuilder<Null, string>(producerConfig).Build();
+            consumer = new ConsumerBuilder<Ignore, string>(consumerConfig).Build();
+
+            staticSetup();
+
+            handlers = new Dictionary<Type, List<Action<silver_messages.message>>>();
+            foreach (var messageType in allMessageTypes)
+            {
+                handlers.Add(messageType, new List<Action<silver_messages.message>>());
+            }
+            addHandler<silver_messages.global.sound_off>((m) =>
+            {
+                ProduceMessage(this.howToReport);
+            });
+            addHandler<silver_messages.global.stop>((m) =>
+            {
+                if (m.name == this.handling_group)
+                {
+                    Environment.Exit(0);
+                }
+            });
+            addHandler<silver_messages.global.restart>((m) =>
+            {
+                if (m.name == this.handling_group)
+                {
+                    throw new NotImplementedException();//TODO
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        public void addHandler<t>(Action<t> theAction) where t : silver_messages.message
+        {
+            Action<silver_messages.message> wrapped = (m) =>
+            {
+                theAction(m as t);
+            };
+
+            handlerWrappings.Add(theAction, wrapped);
+            if (handlers[typeof(t)].Count == 0)
+            {
+                var sublist = consumer.Subscription;
+                sublist.Add(typeof(t).ToString());
+                consumer.Subscribe(sublist);
+            }
+            handlers[typeof(t)].Add(wrapped);
+        }
+        public void removeHandler<t>(Action<t> theAction) where t : silver_messages.message
+        {
+            handlers[typeof(t)].Remove(handlerWrappings[theAction as System.Action]);
+            handlerWrappings.Remove(theAction as System.Action);
+
+            if (handlers[typeof(t)].Count == 0)
+            {
+                var sublist = consumer.Subscription;
+                consumer.Unsubscribe();
+                sublist.Remove(typeof(t).ToString());
+                consumer.Subscribe(sublist);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void ProduceMessage(silver_messages.message message)
+        {
+            var msgText = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(message, type: message.GetType(), null);
+            producer.Produce(message.GetType().ToString(), new Message<Null, string> { Value = msgText });
+        }
+        public void StartListening()
+        {
+            StopListening();
+            listenTask = Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    shouldListen = true;
+                    while (shouldListen)
+                    {
+                        var cr = consumer.Consume(125);
+                        if (cr != null)
+                        {
+                            var typeHaver = JsonConvert.DeserializeAnonymousType(cr.Message.Value, new { type = "" });
+                            var messageType = handlers.Keys.FirstOrDefault(hkey => hkey.ToString() == typeHaver.type && handlers[hkey].Count > 0);
+                            if (messageType != null)
+                            {
+                                var message = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(cr.Message.Value, messageType);
+                                foreach (var handling in handlers[messageType])
+                                {
+                                    handling(message as silver_messages.message);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (System.OperationCanceledException)
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine("cancelled");
+                }
+                catch (Confluent.Kafka.ConsumeException e)
+                {
+                    Console.Error.WriteLine(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(e));
+                    throw;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+        public void StopListening()
+        {
+            shouldListen = false;
+        }
+
+        private static void staticSetup()
+        {
+            if (allMessageTypes != null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            allMessageTypes = new List<Type>();
+
+
+            foreach (var messageType in from t in Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetTypes()
+                                        where t.IsClass && t.Namespace?.StartsWith(namespace_prefix) == true
+                                        select t)
+            {
+                allMessageTypes.Add(messageType);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            StopListening();
+            producer.Dispose();
+            consumer.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
+}

franz/franz.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
+    <PackageId>franz</PackageId>
+    <Version>0.0.1</Version>
+    <Authors>adam</Authors>
+    <Company>Silver Meddlists</Company>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Confluent.Kafka" Version="1.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

franz/silver_messages/directorial/check_complete.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+
+namespace silver_messages.directorial
+{
+    public class check_complete : message
+    {
+        public string check { get; set; }
+        public string result { get; set; }
+    }
+}
+

franz/silver_messages/directorial/command_completed.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+
+namespace silver_messages.directorial
+{
+    public class command_completed : message
+    {
+        //name of the command that was called
+        public string command { get; set; }
+        //runtime in ms
+        public uint runtime { get; set; }
+        public string stdout { get; set; }
+        public string stderr { get; set; }
+        public int exit_code { get; set; }
+    }
+}
+

franz/silver_messages/directorial/command_error.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+namespace silver_messages.directorial
+{
+    public class command_error : message
+    {
+        //name of the command that was called
+        public string command { get; set; }
+        //runtime so far in ms
+        public uint runtime { get; set; }
+
+        public string stderr { get; set; }
+    }
+}

franz/silver_messages/directorial/command_expired.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+namespace silver_messages.directorial
+{
+    public class command_expired : message
+    {
+        //name of the command that was called
+        public string command { get; set; }
+        //runtime in ms
+        public uint runtime { get; set; }
+    }
+}

franz/silver_messages/directorial/command_output.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+namespace silver_messages.directorial
+{
+    public class command_output : message
+    {
+        //name of the command that was called
+        public string command { get; set; }
+        //runtime so far in ms
+        public uint runtime { get; set; }
+
+        public string stdout { get; set; }
+    }
+}

franz/silver_messages/directorial/execute_check.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+
+namespace silver_messages.directorial
+{
+    /*
+     * run it and send a check_complete
+     */
+    public class execute_check : message
+    {
+        public string check { get; set; }
+        public List<string> args { get; set; } = new List<string>();
+    }
+}
+

franz/silver_messages/directorial/execute_command.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+
+namespace silver_messages.directorial
+{
+    /*
+     * if this is the name of one of your capabilities, pass args to it and execute it.
+     * if timeout is > 0, wait that long (in seconds) before terminating the command.
+     * if the command completed, send a command_completed. if you had to kill it because
+     * timeout, send command_expired. If it has no timeout, send command_output and
+     * command_error as you get them, and if it ends some other way, send command_completed
+     * with empty stdout and stderr.
+     */
+    public class execute_command : message
+    {
+        public string command { get; set; }
+        public List<string> args { get; set; } = new List<string>();
+        public int timeout { get; set; }
+    }
+}
+

franz/silver_messages/global/report.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+namespace silver_messages.global
+{
+    public class report : message
+    {
+        //your name
+        public string name { get; set; }
+
+        //capabilities by name which aren't implied by your name
+        public Capabilites capabilites { get; set; } = new Capabilites();
+
+        //reasons you can't fill capabilities, implied or stated. Ideally with a stack trace.
+        public List<string> errors { get; set; } = new List<string>();
+
+        //warnings about your capabilities
+        public List<string> warnings { get; set; } = new List<string>();
+        
+        public status GetStatus()
+        {
+            if (errors?.Count > 0)
+                return status.Errors;
+            else if (warnings?.Count > 0)
+                return status.Warnings;
+            else
+                return status.Good;
+        }
+
+        public class Capabilites
+        {
+            public IEnumerable<string> commands { get; set; }
+            public IEnumerable<string> checks { get; set; }
+        }
+        public enum status { Good, Warnings, Errors };
+    }
+}

franz/silver_messages/global/restart.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+
+namespace silver_messages.global
+{
+    public class restart : message
+    {
+        //check if this is you (i.e., your handling group). If so, restart. Yourself, not the hardware.
+        public string name { get; set; }
+    }
+}

franz/silver_messages/global/sound_off.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+
+namespace silver_messages.global
+{
+    //if you receive this, respond with a report
+    public class sound_off : message { }
+}
+

franz/silver_messages/global/stop.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+
+namespace silver_messages.global
+{
+    public class stop : message
+    {
+        //check if this is you (i.e., your handling group). If so, stop. Yourself, not the hardware.
+        public string name { get; set; }
+    }
+}

franz/silver_messages/message.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace silver_messages
+{
+    public abstract class message
+    {
+        public string type { get { return this.GetType().ToString(); } }
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(this);
+        }
+    }
+}

franz/silver_messages/youtube/metadata_needed.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+namespace silver_messages.youtube
+{
+    /*
+     *  for all the scheduled, not-yet released videos, what required metadata
+     *  do they need
+     */
+    public class metadata_needed : message 
+    {
+        //key is a yt id
+        public Dictionary<string, yt_metadata> needed{get;set;} = new Dictionary<string, yt_metadata>();
+    }
+}

franz/silver_messages/youtube/request_metadata_needed.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+namespace silver_messages.youtube
+{
+    /*
+     * check all the scheduled, not-yet released videos for required metadata. 
+     * respond with a metadata_needed - empty if none.
+    */
+    public class request_metadata_needed : message { }
+}

franz/silver_messages/youtube/update_metadata.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+namespace silver_messages.youtube
+{
+    /*
+     * someone will send as much metadata as they have - set non-null fields to the provided values
+    */
+    public class update_metadata : message
+    {
+        public string yt_id { get; set; }
+        public yt_metadata metadata { get; set; }
+    }
+}

franz/silver_messages/youtube/upload.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+namespace silver_messages.youtube
+{
+    /** if you receive this, start the upload (of filename with metadata)
+     *  and then respond with an upload_started
+     */
+    public class upload : message
+    {
+        public string filename { get; set; }
+        public yt_metadata metadata { get; set; }
+    }
+}

franz/silver_messages/youtube/upload_started.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+namespace silver_messages.youtube
+{
+    public class upload_started : message
+    {
+        public string filename { get; set; }
+        public string yt_id { get; set; }
+    }
+}

franz/silver_messages/youtube/yt_metadata.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using silver_messages;
+namespace silver_messages.youtube
+{
+    public class yt_metadata
+    {
+        //not including (part _)
+        public string title { get; set; }
+        public DateTime release { get; set; }
+        public DateTime recording { get; set; }
+        //name of the YT playlist to add this to
+        public string playlist { get; set; }
+        //my path to the thumbnail - meaning it will need the number stamped some other way
+        public string thumbnail { get; set; }
+    }
+}