StrikeLink 1.2.0

.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package StrikeLink --version 1.2.0
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package StrikeLink -Version 1.2.0
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<PackageReference Include="StrikeLink" Version="1.2.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="StrikeLink" Version="1.2.0" />
                    


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<PackageReference Include="StrikeLink" />
                    


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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 StrikeLink --version 1.2.0
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: StrikeLink, 1.2.0"
#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 StrikeLink@1.2.0
#: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=StrikeLink&version=1.2.0
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=StrikeLink&version=1.2.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

StrikeLInk is a modern, cross-platform .NET library for integrating with Counter-Strike 2 and related Valve ecosystem services. It provides structured access to chat events, game state changes, client services, and Valve configuration formats, all using modern C# and .NET APIs.

📦 Available on NuGet as StrikeLInk

Documentation: https://github.com/RiisDev/StrikeLink/blob/main/docs/index.md

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✨ Features

  • ✅ Modern C# targeting .NET 8, 9, and 10
  • 🧩 Event-driven architecture
  • 🎮 Counter-Strike 2 client & console integration
  • 💬 Global & team chat handling
  • 🗺️ Game state tracking (map, player, round)
  • ⚙️ Valve config reader & writer (JSON-styled)
  • 🌍 Cross-platform design Built on windows, untested on linux

📦 Installation

Install via NuGet:

dotnet add package StrikeLInk

Or via the NuGet Package Manager:

Install-Package StrikeLInk

🧠 Core Concepts

StrikeLInk is structured around services, events, and state integration. Consumers subscribe to events and invoke methods to interact with the game client.

💬 Chat Service

Provides access to in-game chat messages and sending capabilities.

Events

  • OnTeamChat
  • OnGlobalChat

Methods

  • SendChatAsync(NewChatMessage message)
public enum ChatChannel
{
	Team,
	Global
}

public record NewChatMessage(ChatChannel Channel, string Message);

🎮 Game State Integration

Track live game state changes through event-based updates.

Based on GameStateInteraction with help from this reddit post

Supported State Events

  • Gsi Listener

    • Offers a base event OnPostReceived for all incoming GSI payloads

  • Map State

    • MapState events

  • Player State

    • PlayerState events

  • Round State

    • RoundState events

These events allow real-time reactions to gameplay changes such as round transitions, player updates, and map changes.

🧩 Client Services

🟦 SteamService

Provides access to Steam and CS2 client data.

Methods
  • GetSteamPath()
  • TryGetGamePath(int gameId, out string path)
  • GetGamePath(int gameId)
  • GetUserConfig(long? userId)
  • GetGameLaunchOptions(int gameId)
  • GetCurrentUserId()

🖥️ ConsoleService (CS2 Console Integration)

Interact directly with the CS2 console and listen to runtime events.

Events
  • OnLogReceived
  • OnPlayerConnected
  • OnMapJoined
  • OnGlobalChatMessageReceived
  • OnTeamChatMessageReceived
  • OnUiStateChanged
  • OnAddonProgress
  • OnAddonFinished
  • OnServerJoining
  • OnServerConnected
  • OnServerDisconnected

This service enables advanced automation, monitoring, and addon integration.

⚙️ Valve Config Reader / Writer

A flexible configuration system built around JsonDocument-style APIs.

Supported Formats

  • .vcfg
  • .cfg
  • .vdf
  • .acf

Capabilities

  • Read and parse Valve configuration formats
  • Modify values using structured JSON-style access
  • Write configurations back to disk safely
  • Designed for tooling, modding, and automation

Ai Disclosure

This was made as a hobby project that I use personally to make small little programs for fun, all of my software is free and open source via MIT licensing, if you have a problem with AI do not take it up with me.

Some form of AI was used for the following items

  • Readme - I'm notoriously bad at writing readmes, but was proof read and modified after initial creation.
  • Incode ///summary Statements - I use the built in CoPilot summary auto complete to get a base summary which is then proof read and modified.
  • /DemoParser/Parsing - I extensively looked into how to do it properly and couldn't figure it out, so it wrote the files located within. (PS valve please update documentation page).
  • /Services/WebService/SqlService - I didn't want to use further nuget packages when all I needed to do was query a DB.
  • /Services/Config - Same reason as SqlService
Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net8.0-windows7.0 is compatible.  net9.0 is compatible.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net9.0-windows7.0 is compatible.  net10.0 is compatible.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed.  net10.0-windows7.0 is compatible. 
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Version Downloads Last Updated
1.2.0 95 4/7/2026
1.1.0 97 3/23/2026
1.0.0 119 1/13/2026

## New Fatures
* Static TokenService class which can be used to retreive Auth Code, Match Code, Dev API Key
* Cs2DemoParser built in demo parser (still early testing, report issues) that pull most content from a demo recording
* DemoNetwork class to Decode/Encode match share codes, as well as retrieving latest match code from API
* Cs2DemoDownloader class to download demos based on share codes (uses boiler-writer)

## Fixes
* Fixed LoginSecureService returning invalid tokens
* Fixed LoginSecureService not deleting files after creating the,
* Fixed some disposable items not being declared properly
* Fixed GsiManager not grabbing old port information
* Fixed GSI MapState Enum from erroring when a team surrenders
* Fixed GSI PlayerState Weapon Enum from erroring when using an SMG
* Fixed CoPlayService param documentation

## Changes
* ServerListener has been renamed to GsiListener to improve readability
* Win32 -> NativeMethods
* PDB is now embedded to improve debugging / error reporting
* Made a global shared HttpClient to lessen socket exhaustion