RestSharp 100 Released (Belated Launch Post)

This happened over a month ago, but the first official release of RestSharp is now available. As previously discussed, the first version is 100. And also as expected, there were numerous bugs discovered after the first release and so there have been subsequent releases with the current being 100.3. 100.4 is just around the corner as a bunch of community contributions have just landed in the repository as well.

The easiest way to install and keep up to date is with NuGet. Just run Install-Package RestSharp from the NuGet console or search for it in the Add Library Package Reference dialog. If you prefer your binaries in zip form, you can download from GitHub. Note that the assemblies in the downloadable zip file have been ILMerged where possible (Framework and Silverlight) to avoid conflicts if you’re already using JSON.NET in your project.

Going forward I’ll try to post a changelog here on the blog for each release.

If you need help, the recently-created Google Group has been an excellent resource for getting problems solved, so I’d recommend starting there. While you’re free to email me still, I’ll likely refer you to the list first since there are more people available to help at any given time.

Once development on RestSharp 100 stalls, I’ll likely move it to a “maintenance mode” whereby I’ll curate any pull requests, but won’t be actively adding new features to it. I’ll then create a second project for RestSharp 200 where the majority of development will happen. This will let me make more drastic changes without forcing everyone to adapt. RestSharp 200 will also drop support for .NET 3.5. I don’t know when RestSharp 100 will run out of steam but something to keep in mind for the future.