EasyReasy began as a simple library for easily handling embedded resources in .NET applications. What started as a focused solution for loading embedded files has grown into a comprehensive ecosystem that maintains the same philosophy: easy to use, type-safe, and self-documenting APIs.
It all started with EasyReasy - a library designed to make loading embedded resources effortless. With startup-time validation and a clean, intuitive API, it provided a simple way to access embedded files with full type safety.
As the system grew, EasyReasy.ByteShelfProvider was added to extend the same easy loading experience to remote and external resources. The same familiar patterns and type safety were maintained, just applied to different data sources.
EasyReasy.EnvironmentVariables followed, bringing the same easy-to-use philosophy to environment variable handling. No more unsafe string access - just statically typed, validated environment variable retrieval with compile-time safety.
EasyReasy.Auth and EasyReasy.Auth.Client were introduced to provide seamless authentication experiences. JWT token management, claims handling, and client-side authentication all follow the same principles of simplicity and type safety.
EasyReasy.VectorStorage represents the latest expansion, offering high-performance vector similarity search with cosine similarity. Even in the complex world of AI and vector operations, the same easy-to-use approach prevails.
| Project | NuGet | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EasyReasy |  |
Core resource management with startup-time validation |
| EasyReasy.EnvironmentVariables |  |
Environment variable validation and safe retrieval |
| EasyReasy.ByteShelfProvider |  |
ByteShelf integration for remote file access |
| EasyReasy.Auth |  |
JWT authentication, claims handling, MFA primitives, WebAuthn/FIDO2 second-factor verification, and WebSocket authentication |
| EasyReasy.Auth.Client |  |
Lightweight client library for EasyReasy.Auth servers |
| EasyReasy.Auth.Google |  |
Google Sign-In integration for EasyReasy.Auth |
| EasyReasy.VectorStorage |  |
High-performance vector similarity search with cosine similarity |
For detailed information about each component, see the individual project README files linked above. Each project includes comprehensive documentation with examples, best practices, and advanced usage patterns.