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README.md

@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ Sphinx.Client
 Open source .NET library which provides advanced client API to use Sphinx search server services, using Sphinx native binary protocol.
 
 This repository contains public fork of original Sphinx.Client project located at Google Code (https://code.google.com/p/sphinx-dotnet-client/)
+
+## Download
+
+    PM> Install-Package Sphinx.Client

Sphinx.Client/Commands/Search/SearchQuery.cs

@@ -446,8 +446,8 @@ internal void ValidateParameters()
 		{
 			ArgumentAssert.IsNotNull(Query, "Query");
 			ArgumentAssert.IsInRange(Offset, 0, int.MaxValue, "Offset");
-			ArgumentAssert.IsInRange(Limit, 1, int.MaxValue, "Limit");
-			ArgumentAssert.IsInRange(MaxMatches, 1, int.MaxValue, "MaxMatches");
+			ArgumentAssert.IsInRange(Limit, 0, int.MaxValue, "Limit");
+			ArgumentAssert.IsInRange(MaxMatches, 0, int.MaxValue, "MaxMatches");
 			ArgumentAssert.IsInRange(Cutoff, 0, int.MaxValue, "Cutoff");
 			ArgumentAssert.IsDefinedInEnum(typeof(MatchMode), MatchMode, "MatchMode");
 			ArgumentAssert.IsDefinedInEnum(typeof(ResultsSortMode), SortMode, "SortMode");

Sphinx.Client/Network/TcpStreamAdapter.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using Sphinx.Client.Helpers;
 using Sphinx.Client.Resources;
@@ -44,6 +42,11 @@ public override int ReadBytes(byte[] buffer, int length)
 				_resetEvent.Reset();
 				Stream.BeginRead(buffer, length - state.BytesLeft, state.BytesLeft, ReadDataCallback, state);
 				WaitForNetworkData();
+
+				if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(state.ErrorMessage))
+				{
+					throw new IOException(state.ErrorMessage);
+				}
 			}
 			return length;
 		}
@@ -66,19 +69,41 @@ private void WaitForNetworkData()
 		private void ReadDataCallback(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
 		{
 			NetworkReadState state = ((NetworkReadState)asyncResult.AsyncState);
-			if (!state.DataStream.CanRead)
-				throw new IOException(String.Format(Messages.Exception_CouldNotReadFromStream, state.BytesLeft, 0));
-			int actualBytes = state.DataStream.EndRead(asyncResult);
-			if (actualBytes == 0)
-				throw new IOException(String.Format(Messages.Exception_CouldNotReadFromStream, state.BytesLeft, actualBytes));
-			state.BytesLeft -= actualBytes;
-			_resetEvent.Set();
+			try
+			{
+				if (!state.DataStream.CanRead)
+				{
+					state.ErrorMessage = String.Format(Messages.Exception_CouldNotReadFromStream, state.BytesLeft, 0);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+
+					int actualBytes = state.DataStream.EndRead(asyncResult);
+					if (actualBytes == 0)
+					{
+						state.ErrorMessage = String.Format(Messages.Exception_CouldNotReadFromStream, state.BytesLeft, actualBytes);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						state.BytesLeft -= actualBytes;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				state.ErrorMessage = ex.ToString();
+			}
+			finally
+			{
+				_resetEvent.Set();
+			}
 		}
 
 		private class NetworkReadState
 		{
 			public Stream DataStream;
 			public int BytesLeft;
+			public string ErrorMessage;
 		}
 
 		#endregion	

Sphinx.Client/NugetPack.bat

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nuget pack Sphinx.Client.csproj -properties Configuration=Release

Sphinx.Client/Sphinx.Client.csproj

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\bin\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@
       <Install>true</Install>
     </BootstrapperPackage>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="Sphinx.Client.nuspec" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.

Sphinx.Client/Sphinx.Client.nuspec

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<package >
+  <metadata>
+    <id>Sphinx.Client</id>
+    <version>1.0.2.0</version>
+    <title>Sphinx.Client</title>
+    <authors>eionov Eskat0n starasov</authors>
+    <owners>eionov Eskat0n starasov</owners>
+    <licenseUrl>http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html</licenseUrl>
+    <projectUrl>https://github.com/s-tarasov/Sphinx.Client</projectUrl>
+    <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
+    <description>Open source .NET library which provides advanced client API to use Sphinx search server services, using Sphinx native binary protocol. It can be used from C#, VB.Net etc.</description>
+    <tags>Sphinx</tags>
+  </metadata>
+</package>