Snipster 1.0.4.5

.NET 6.0 .NET Standard 2.0

dotnet add package Snipster --version 1.0.4.5

NuGet\Install-Package Snipster -Version 1.0.4.5

This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.

<PackageReference Include="Snipster" Version="1.0.4.5" />

For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.

<PackageVersion Include="Snipster" Version="1.0.4.5" />
                    

                            Directory.Packages.props

<PackageReference Include="Snipster" />
                    

                            Project file

For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.

paket add Snipster --version 1.0.4.5

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#r "nuget: Snipster, 1.0.4.5"

#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.

#:package Snipster@1.0.4.5

#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.

#addin nuget:?package=Snipster&version=1.0.4.5
                    

                            Install as a Cake Addin

#tool nuget:?package=Snipster&version=1.0.4.5
                    

                            Install as a Cake Tool

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Snipster

Snipster is a lightweight, open-source .NET utility library that provides a comprehensive collection of helper and extension methods for everyday development tasks — including validation, data formatting, parsing, security, and more. It also includes a generic repository interface with an optional EF Core-based implementation, as well as a flexible cache service for in-memory caching with configurable expiration and validation support.

Available on NuGet
License: MIT
Tags: .NET, utilities, helpers, validations, dotnet, repository, caching, uow, excel

NuGet Packages Used

Package	.NET Standard 2.0 Version	.NET 6+ Version
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore	3.1.32	6.0.36
Newtonsoft.Json	13.0.1	13.0.1
ClosedXML	0.95.4	0.105.0

Installation

Add Snipster to your .NET project using the CLI:

dotnet add package Snipster

Or install via the NuGet Package Manager:

Install-Package Snipster

Documentation

Explore detailed API references, usage guides, and practical examples in the official documentation.

Available Utilities

Validation Extensions

Category	Method Highlights	Description
CollectionValEx	`IsNullOrEmpty<T>()` `HasDuplicates<T>()`	Check if a collection is null/empty or has duplicates
CreditCardValEx	`IsValidCreditCard()`	Validates if a string is a valid card number
DateTimeValEx	`IsToday()` `IsFuture()` `IsPast()` `IsWeekend()` `IsWeekday()` `IsValidDate(format)`	Various date validation helpers
JsonValEx	`IsValidJson()`	Checks if a string is valid JSON
SecurityValEx	`IsValidEmail()` `IsStrongPassword(minLength)`	Email, password validations
StringValEx	`IsContainsIgnoreCase()` `IsValidSriLankanPhone()` `IsValidInternationalPhone()` `IsNumeric()` `IsAlphabetic()` `IsAlphanumeric()`	String-related validations
NetworkValEx	`IsValidIPv4()` `IsValidIPv6()` `IsValidWebAddress()`	Network-related validations
ObjectValEx	`IsDefaultValue()` `HasProperty()`	Object-related validations

Extension Methods

Category	Method Highlights	Description
CollectionEx	`ChunkBy()` `ToSafeDictionary()` `RandomItem()` `ForEach()` `MostCommon()` `Shuffle()` `LeastCommon()` `ExceptSafe()`	LINQ-style enhancements for collections
CreditCardEx	`GetCreditCardType()`	Detects the card brand from a number
DateTimeEx	`ToUnixTimestamp()` `FromUnixTimestamp()` `ToTimeAgo()` `StartOfDay()` `EndOfDay()` `ToTimeZone()` `FromTimeZone()` `ToDateString()` `ToTimeString()` `ToFullDateTimeString()` `GetWeekStartDate()` `GetWeekEndDate()` `GetWeekOfYear()` `ToAge()`	Rich date/time formatting and conversions
JsonEx	`ToJson()` `FromJson<T>()`	Object-to-JSON and JSON-to-object
NumberEx	`ToOrdinal()` `ToIntSafe()` `ToDoubleSafe()`	Numeric formatting and safe conversion
SecurityEx	`ToSha256()`	Secure hash generation
StringEx	`CapitalizeFirst()` `ToTitleCase()` `OnlyDigits()` `Truncate()` `Slugify()` `ToBase64()` `FromBase64()` `OrDefault()` `StripHtmlTags()` `SanitizeAlphanumeric()` `RemoveSpecialCharacters()` `ToCamelCase()` `ToPascalCase()` `ToKebabCase()` `RemoveWhitespace()` `NormalizeSpaces()` `GetDescription()` `ToCleanQueryString()`	Powerful string manipulation toolkit
ObjectEx	`GetPropertyValue()` `SetPropertyValue()`	Get and set property values by name

Helper Methods

Category	Method Highlights	Description
JsonFx	`Minify()` `Prettify()`	Minify and format JSON strings
SecurityFx	`RandomString()` `GenerateSecureToken()` `PasswordHash()` `VerifyPassword()`	Security and password utilities
StringFx	`FormatBytes()` `GenerateUniqueUsername()` `GenerateGuid()`	Friendly sizes, safe usernames, GUID control
NetworkFx	`IsHostAvailableAsync(host)` `BuildUrl(baseUrl, params)` `HasInternetConnectionAsync()`	Network & URL Utilities (with Query Parameter Support)
FileFx	`SafeReadText()` `SafeReadBytes()` `SafeWriteText()` `SafeWriteBytes()` `CreateTempFile()` `GetDirectorySize()` `SanitizeFileName()`	File Handling & Directory Utilities
ExcelFx	`WriteToExcel()` `WriteToMemory()`	Write data to a file or memory stream
ObjectFx	`DeepClone<T>(T)`	Deep clone an object

IGenericRepository Interface Methods

Method Highlights	Description
`GetAllAsync()` `GetAllByConditionAsync()` `GetByConditionAsync()` `GetSelectedColumnsAsync()` `IsExistAsync()` `AddAsync()` `AddRangeAsync()` `Update()` `UpdateRange()` `Remove()` `RemoveAsync()` `SaveChangesAsync()`	Common generic CRUD operations using Entity Framework Core. Designed for asynchronous and synchronous data handling.

IUnitOfWork Interface Methods

Method Highlights	Description
`Repository<TEntity>()` `BeginTransactionAsync()` `CommitAsync()` `RollbackAsync()` `SaveChangesAsync()`	Centralized transaction and repository management with EF Core, supporting async and sync operations.

ICacheService Interface Methods

Method Highlights	Description
`SetCacheAsync()`	Sets a cache entry with default duration (5 min) asynchronously
`SetCacheAsync(duration)`	Sets a cache entry with a specified duration asynchronously
`SetLongCacheAsync()`	Sets a cache entry with a long (60 min) expiration asynchronously
`RemoveCache()`	Removes a cache entry

Contributions

Pull requests, suggestions, and feedback are welcome!
Feel free to fork and improve or extend the utility set for the .NET community.

Contributors

Thanks to these wonderful people for their contributions!
Contributors Graph

Maintainers

This project is maintained by Darshana Wijesinghe.

Support & Contact

Email : dar.dev.mail@gmail.com
LinkedIn: darwijesinghe
Website : Portfolio

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Product	Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
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.NET Core	netcoreapp2.0 was computed. netcoreapp2.1 was computed. netcoreapp2.2 was computed. netcoreapp3.0 was computed. netcoreapp3.1 was computed.
.NET Standard	netstandard2.0 is compatible. netstandard2.1 was computed.
.NET Framework	net461 was computed. net462 was computed. net463 was computed. net47 was computed. net471 was computed. net472 was computed. net48 was computed. net481 was computed.
MonoAndroid	monoandroid was computed.
MonoMac	monomac was computed.
MonoTouch	monotouch was computed.
Tizen	tizen40 was computed. tizen60 was computed.
Xamarin.iOS	xamarinios was computed.
Xamarin.Mac	xamarinmac was computed.
Xamarin.TVOS	xamarintvos was computed.
Xamarin.WatchOS	xamarinwatchos was computed.

Compatible target framework(s)

Included target framework(s) (in package)

Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.

.NETStandard 2.0
- ClosedXML (>= 0.95.4)
- Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore (>= 3.1.32)
- Newtonsoft.Json (>= 13.0.1)
net6.0
- ClosedXML (>= 0.105.0)
- Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore (>= 6.0.36)
- Newtonsoft.Json (>= 13.0.1)

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Version	Downloads	Last Updated
1.0.4.5	0	10/27/2025
1.0.4.4	0	10/20/2025
1.0.4.3	0	10/20/2025
1.0.4.2	0	10/5/2025
1.0.4.1	0	10/5/2025
1.0.4	0	10/4/2025
1.0.3	0	8/19/2025
1.0.2	0	8/12/2025
1.0.1	0	8/12/2025
1.0.0	0	8/12/2025

See full release notes at https://github.com/darwijesinghe/snipster/blob/main/RELEASE_NOTES.md