Horse Messaging is a communcation framework. It provides many features. All features can be used over only once client and one connection full asynchronously.

• Push State Messaging Queues (supports persistent queues)
• Pull State Messaging Queues (supports persistent queues)
• Message Broadcasting over Channels
• Distributed Cache Management
• Direct Messaging Between Clients
• Proxy for Request and Response Messaging
• Remote Transactions
• Event Management
• Message Routing

• First of all, Horse Messaging is a framework, not an application. That gives you unlimited customization opportunity. Horse Messaging Server provides you many many implementation options to customize everything in it. On the other hand, if you want to use Horse Messaging Server with default implementations, you can create very basic application with a few lines of code.

• It's a complete communication framework. It's a bridge between your applications. It's not just messaging queue or cache server. Horse gives you unlimited communication possibilities. You can use all kind of messaging architectures with same code base.

• It's extremely extensible and customizable. Everything has an implementation and all operations are interceptable. You can even use your custom SQL server to make your queues durable.

• It's fast, uses low memory and cpu. Queues can handle over 200k messages per second, Channels can handle over 350k messages per second. There is no delay in Horse, latency depends on your network connection.

• C#/.NET Core-Powered Optimized. for cloud-native and on-prem environments.

• Resilient & Fault-Tolerant. Ensures stability even under extreme workloads.

• Open-Source & Developer-Friendly. Encouraging innovation and collaboration.

• Scalable & Cost-Effective. Ideal for large-scale deployments with minimal infrastructure costs.

• Powerful Server-Side Customization. Through interface-based implementations, Horse provides extreme flexibility for customization on the server side, a feature none of the other tools offer.

• Client-to-Client Direct Communication. Unlike any other tool, Horse enables direct client-to-client communication without requiring a queue or pub/sub mechanism.

1. Financial Transaction Processing in Payment Systems

Horse can be used as a Message Broker in online payment systems for processing transactions, confirmations, and notifications to users. In this scenario:

• Transactions are sent as messages to Horse from different systems.
• Horse forwards these messages to other systems like payment gateways, banking systems, or payment platforms.
• The features of remote transactions and message routing are used for coordinating between multiple services.

2. Complex Event Management (Event-Driven Architectures)

In systems relying on Event-Driven Architectures, Horse can be used to manage events. For example:

• In an e-commerce system, events such as "order placed," "payment successful," "item shipped," etc., are sent as messages to Horse.
• Horse forwards these events to various systems (like inventory, shipping, customer service) for further processing.
• The event management and message broadcasting features are used to broadcast events simultaneously to different systems.

3. Messaging Platforms and Communication Systems

In messaging platforms like SMS or chat systems, Horse can be used as a Message Broker to send messages simultaneously to thousands or millions of users:

• Messages are broadcast from a single source to thousands of destinations using message broadcasting.
• The message delivery quality and persistent queues ensure the reliable sending of messages even during network issues.
• Direct messaging or proxy messaging is available for special cases requiring authentication or filtering.

4. Data Management in Microservices Systems

In a microservices architecture, where multiple independent services are connected, Horse can be used as a Message Broker for sending data and coordinating between services:

• Each service can independently send data via messages to other services.
• Horse allows easy scaling of this message exchange, handling large numbers of services with its scalability and flexibility.
• Message routing ensures that messages are delivered to the correct service while maintaining high performance.

5. Notification and Alert Systems

In notification and alert systems, like monitoring systems, Horse can be used to send alerts and notifications to system admins and users:

• Whenever a critical event or alert occurs in the system, the message is sent to Horse.
• Horse forwards the message to multiple recipients (via email, SMS, or apps) simultaneously.
• Event management and message broadcasting are used to quickly send these alerts to the relevant parties.

6. IoT (Internet of Things) Systems

In IoT systems, where devices and sensors continuously generate data, Horse can be used to manage messages and data between devices and central servers:

• Data generated by sensors is sent to Horse.
• Horse forwards the messages to data processing, analytics, or storage systems.
• The event management and distributed cache management features are used to store and quickly access data.

7. Multi-Layered System Development and Interoperability

In a multi-layered system where multiple modules (e.g., databases, various services, and analytics systems) need to interact, Horse can act as the communication bridge between them:

• Each module can send messages to Horse, which then forwards them to other modules or services.
• This process ensures reliable message delivery through persistent queues and maintains operation even when certain systems are temporarily unavailable.

Install and run basic server application

docker run -p 2626:2626 -p 2627:2627 horseframework/messaging-server

Create new .NET Core project and add Horse.Messaging.Client nuget package into your project.

HorseClient client = new HorseClient();
await client.ConnectAsync("horse://localhost:2626");

Navigate to Jockey panel http://localhost:2627 with empty username and password. You can see your connected client in clients page.