Guides

This section provides practical guidance for working effectively with the Eriksson Beam API.

Available Guides

Guide Description
Error Handling Exception types and handling strategies
Best Practices Performance tips and recommended patterns
Common Tasks Recipes for typical operations

Quick Tips

Always Pull Before Push

Never create a BeamDesign directly - always pull first:

// Correct
var design = await client.PullBeamDesignerAsync();
design.Property = newValue;
await client.PushBeamDesignerAsync("", design);

// Wrong - causes data loss!
var design = new BeamDesign();

Batch Your Changes

Make all modifications before pushing:

// Single push for multiple changes
design.Property1 = value1;
design.Property2 = value2;
design.Property3 = value3;
await client.PushBeamDesignerAsync("", design);

Use Using Statements

Always dispose connection objects:

using var launcher = await ErikssonBeamLauncher.LaunchErikssonBeam(args);
// Automatically disposed when block ends

Secure Your API License Key

Store in environment variable:

var licenseKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ERIKSSON_LICENSE_KEY");

Handle the 10-Minute Timeout

Eriksson Beam stops listening after 10 minutes. Restart if connections fail.

Next Steps