networking - C# Pass any method as parameter

Question

I'm making a networking application where I want to implement strongly typed RPC. As result I'd like to be able to pass methods no matter the parameters so I can get them and store them in a dictionary so I can construct request parameters properly as well once a packet arrive I am able to read it using the parameters the same remote method used

I'd like something like this:

Register(Enum key, [method with unknown parameters])

Answer 1

In C# 8.0 using generics and Delegate Constraint you can do something like this:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace ConsoleApp
{

    public class Program
    {
        public static void Main(params string[] args)
        {
            var app = new NetworkingApplication();
            app.Register<Action<int, string>>(PacketType.Type1, Method1, 1, "string1 argument");
            app.Register<Func<string, string>>(PacketType.Type2, Method2, "string2 argument");
            app.OnPacketReceived(PacketType.Type1);
            app.OnPacketReceived(PacketType.Type2);
        }

        public static void Method1(int arg1, string arg2)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Method1 Invoked with args: {arg1}, {arg2}");
        }

        public static string Method2(string arg1)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Method2 Invoked with args: {arg1}");
            return "Foo";
        }
    }

    public class NetworkingApplication
    {
        private readonly IDictionary<PacketType, DelegateInvoker> _registrations;

        public NetworkingApplication()
        {
            _registrations = new Dictionary<PacketType, DelegateInvoker>();
        }

        public void Register<TDelegate>(PacketType packetType, TDelegate @delegate, params object[] args)
            where TDelegate : Delegate
        {
            _registrations[packetType] = new DelegateInvoker(@delegate, args);
        }

        //invoke this when the packet is received
        public void OnPacketReceived(PacketType type)
        {
            if (_registrations.TryGetValue(type, out var invoker))
            {
                invoker.Invoke();
            }
        }

        private class DelegateInvoker
        {
            public DelegateInvoker(Delegate @delegate, object[] args)
            {
                Delegate = @delegate;
                Arguments = args;
            }

            private Delegate Delegate { get; }
            private object[] Arguments { get; }

            public void Invoke()
            {
                Delegate.Method.Invoke(Delegate.Target, Arguments);
            }
        }
    }





    public enum PacketType
    {
        Type1,
        Type2,
        Type3
    }
}