OpenVision.Core 1.0.0.11-alpha

OpenVision

OpenVision is a powerful and modular Computer Vision SDK and full-stack web platform. It enables developers to build scalable, real-time, vision-powered applications for both desktop and web environments. With integrated support for authentication, containerization, and deployment, OpenVision accelerates your journey from prototype to production.

📚 Table of Contents

• Overview
• Features
• Prerequisites
• Getting Started
• Running the Project
• Client Library Installation
• Contributing
• License
• Acknowledgments

🧬 Overview

OpenVision offers both a versatile Computer Vision SDK and a production-ready web template (OpenVision.Web.Template) to streamline development of computer vision solutions.

🔧 Web Template Components

• OpenVision.Server – Backend APIs and core logic
• OpenVision.Client – ASP.NET Core frontend
• OpenVision.IdentityServer – Authentication and authorization using Skoruba Duende IdentityServer
• Docker & Aspire Integration – For containerized and cloud-native workflows

🔬 SDK Capabilities

• Feature detection: AKAZE, ORB, SIFT, BRISK
• Feature matching & homography estimation
• Augmented Reality (AR) overlays
• WebSocket support for real-time interactions
• Cross-platform support (MAUI, WPF, WinUI)

🚀 Features

Web Template

• ✅ Modular, scalable architecture
• 🔐 Integrated identity management (SSO, OAuth2, OIDC)
• 🐳 Docker-ready for cloud and on-prem deployments
• 🧹 Extensible for enterprise or startup use cases

SDK

• 🎯 Feature Detection: AKAZE, ORB, BRISK, SIFT
• 🔗 Feature Matching: Brute Force, FLANN, etc.
• 🧠 Homography & AR: Planar object detection, marker-based tracking
• 🔍 Image Recognition: On-device or cloud-integrated
• 🖥️ UI Frameworks: MAUI, WPF, WinUI
• 🔄 Real-Time: Bi-directional vision task updates via WebSocket

🧰 Prerequisites

Ensure the following tools are installed:

• .NET SDK 8.0+
• Visual Studio 2022+ (with ASP.NET + Docker workloads)
• Docker Desktop
• Node.js (for frontend builds)
• Git
• mkcert (for local HTTPS)

🏁 Getting Started

1. Install the Web Template

dotnet new install OpenVision.Web.Template

2. Create a New Project

dotnet new OpenVision.Web.Template -n MyOpenVisionApp

▶️ Running the Project

🔹 Option 1: Docker Compose (Recommended)

Update Hosts File

Add these entries to your system's hosts file:

127.0.0.1 openvision.com www.openvision.com api.openvision.com auth.openvision.com account.openvision.com account-api.openvision.com

• Linux: /etc/hosts
• Windows: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

Certificate Setup

Create the Root Certificate

Use mkcert to generate local self-signed certificates.

Note: On Windows, mkcert --install must be executed under elevated Administrator privileges.

cd shared/nginx/certs
mkcert --install
copy $env:LOCALAPPDATA\mkcert\rootCA-key.pem ./cacerts.pem
copy $env:LOCALAPPDATA\mkcert\rootCA.pem ./cacerts.crt

Create Certificates for openvision.com

Generate certificates for openvision.com including wildcards for subdomains. This ensures compatibility with the nginx proxy setup.

cd shared/nginx/certs
mkcert -cert-file openvision.com.crt -key-file openvision.com.key openvision.com *.openvision.com
mkcert -pkcs12 openvision.com.pfx openvision.com *.openvision.com

Start Services

docker-compose build
docker-compose up -d

🔹 Option 2: Aspire AppHost (Cloud-native Dev)

cd src/OpenVision.Aspire.AppHost
dotnet run

🔹 Option 3: Manual Startup (Debug/Dev Mode)

Start these projects individually:

• OpenVision.Server
• OpenVision.Client
• OpenVision.IdentityServer.Admin
• OpenVision.IdentityServer.STS.Identity
• OpenVision.IdentityServer.Admin.Api

Use Visual Studio or dotnet run CLI.

📦 Client Library Installation

Install JavaScript dependencies for IdentityServer UIs:

cd src/OpenVision.IdentityServer.Admin
npm install

cd src/OpenVision.IdentityServer.STS.Identity
npm install

For advanced identity customization, see the Skoruba IdentityServer Admin Guide.

🤝 Contributing

We love contributions! To get started:

# Clone your fork
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/OpenVision.git
cd OpenVision

# Create a feature branch
git checkout -b feature/my-feature

# Push changes
git push origin feature/my-feature

Then open a pull request 🚀

📄 License

OpenVision is licensed under the MIT License – see the LICENSE file for details.

🙌 Acknowledgments

• OpenVision Community & Contributors
• Inspired by modern .NET, DevOps, and Computer Vision engineering best practices