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A C# SDK for low-level interaction with OpenSandbox. It provides the ability to create, manage, and interact with secure sandbox environments, including executing shell commands, managing files, and reading resource metrics.
dotnet add package Alibaba.OpenSandboxInstall-Package Alibaba.OpenSandboxThe following example shows how to create a sandbox and execute a shell command.
Note: Before running this example, ensure the OpenSandbox service is running. See the root README.md for startup instructions.
using OpenSandbox;
using OpenSandbox.Config;
using OpenSandbox.Core;
var config = new ConnectionConfig(new ConnectionConfigOptions
{
Domain = "api.opensandbox.io",
ApiKey = "your-api-key",
// Protocol = ConnectionProtocol.Https,
// RequestTimeoutSeconds = 60,
});
try
{
await using var sandbox = await Sandbox.CreateAsync(new SandboxCreateOptions
{
ConnectionConfig = config,
Image = "ubuntu",
TimeoutSeconds = 10 * 60,
});
var execution = await sandbox.Commands.RunAsync("echo 'Hello Sandbox!'");
Console.WriteLine(execution.Logs.Stdout.FirstOrDefault()?.Text);
// Optional but recommended: terminate the remote instance when you are done.
await sandbox.KillAsync();
}
catch (SandboxException ex)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine($"Sandbox Error: [{ex.Error.Code}] {ex.Error.Message}");
Console.Error.WriteLine($"Request ID: {ex.RequestId}");
}Manage the sandbox lifecycle, including renewal, pausing, and resuming.
var info = await sandbox.GetInfoAsync();
Console.WriteLine($"State: {info.Status.State}");
Console.WriteLine($"Created: {info.CreatedAt}");
Console.WriteLine($"Expires: {info.ExpiresAt}"); // null when manual cleanup mode is used
await sandbox.PauseAsync();
// Resume returns a fresh, connected Sandbox instance.
var resumed = await sandbox.ResumeAsync();
// Renew: expiresAt = now + timeoutSeconds
await resumed.RenewAsync(30 * 60);Create a non-expiring sandbox by setting ManualCleanup = true:
var manual = await Sandbox.CreateAsync(new SandboxCreateOptions
{
ConnectionConfig = config,
Image = "ubuntu",
ManualCleanup = true,
});Note: unlike the Python, JavaScript, and Kotlin SDKs, the C# SDK uses an explicit
ManualCleanup flag instead of TimeoutSeconds = null. This is intentional:
int? in the current options model cannot reliably distinguish "unset, use the
default TTL" from "explicitly request manual cleanup" without making the default
creation path ambiguous.
Use ConnectAsync when you already have a sandbox ID and need a new SDK instance bound to it.
var connected = await Sandbox.ConnectAsync(new SandboxConnectOptions
{
SandboxId = "existing-sandbox-id",
ConnectionConfig = config
});Define custom logic to determine whether the sandbox is ready/healthy.
var sandbox = await Sandbox.CreateAsync(new SandboxCreateOptions
{
ConnectionConfig = config,
Image = "nginx:latest",
HealthCheck = async (sbx) =>
{
// Example: consider the sandbox healthy when port 80 endpoint becomes available
var ep = await sbx.GetEndpointAsync(80);
return !string.IsNullOrEmpty(ep.EndpointAddress);
},
});Execute commands and handle output streams in real-time.
using OpenSandbox.Models;
var handlers = new ExecutionHandlers
{
OnStdout = msg => { Console.WriteLine($"STDOUT: {msg.Text}"); return Task.CompletedTask; },
OnStderr = msg => { Console.Error.WriteLine($"STDERR: {msg.Text}"); return Task.CompletedTask; },
OnExecutionComplete = c => { Console.WriteLine($"Finished in {c.ExecutionTimeMs}ms"); return Task.CompletedTask; },
};
await sandbox.Commands.RunAsync(
"for i in 1 2 3; do echo \"Count $i\"; sleep 0.2; done",
handlers: handlers
);For background commands, you can poll status and incremental logs:
var execution = await sandbox.Commands.RunAsync(
"python /app/server.py",
options: new RunCommandOptions
{
Background = true,
TimeoutSeconds = 120,
});
var status = await sandbox.Commands.GetCommandStatusAsync(execution.Id!);
var logs = await sandbox.Commands.GetBackgroundCommandLogsAsync(execution.Id!, cursor: 0);
Console.WriteLine($"running={status.Running}, cursor={logs.Cursor}");Manage files and directories, including read, write, list/search, and delete.
await sandbox.Files.CreateDirectoriesAsync(new[]
{
new CreateDirectoryEntry { Path = "/tmp/demo", Mode = 755 }
});
await sandbox.Files.WriteFilesAsync(new[]
{
new WriteEntry { Path = "/tmp/demo/hello.txt", Data = "Hello World", Mode = 644 }
});
var content = await sandbox.Files.ReadFileAsync("/tmp/demo/hello.txt");
Console.WriteLine($"Content: {content}");
var files = await sandbox.Files.SearchAsync(new SearchEntry { Path = "/tmp/demo", Pattern = "*.txt" });
foreach (var file in files)
{
Console.WriteLine(file.Path);
}
await sandbox.Files.DeleteDirectoriesAsync(new[] { "/tmp/demo" });
// Delete one or more files directly.
await sandbox.Files.DeleteFilesAsync(new[] { "/tmp/demo/hello.txt" });GetEndpointAsync() returns an endpoint without a scheme (for example "localhost:44772"). Use GetEndpointUrlAsync() if you want a ready-to-use absolute URL.
var endpoint = await sandbox.GetEndpointAsync(44772);
Console.WriteLine(endpoint.EndpointAddress);
var url = await sandbox.GetEndpointUrlAsync(44772);
Console.WriteLine(url); // e.g., "http://localhost:44772"Use SandboxManager for administrative tasks and finding existing sandboxes.
await using var manager = SandboxManager.Create(new SandboxManagerOptions
{
ConnectionConfig = config
});
var list = await manager.ListSandboxInfosAsync(new SandboxFilter
{
States = new[] { SandboxStates.Running },
PageSize = 10
});
foreach (var s in list.Items)
{
Console.WriteLine(s.Id);
}The ConnectionConfig class manages API server connection settings.
| Parameter | Description | Default | Environment Variable |
|---|---|---|---|
ApiKey |
API key for authentication | Optional | OPEN_SANDBOX_API_KEY |
Domain |
Sandbox service domain (host[:port]) |
localhost:8080 |
OPEN_SANDBOX_DOMAIN |
Protocol |
HTTP protocol (Http/Https) |
Http |
- |
RequestTimeoutSeconds |
Request timeout applied to SDK HTTP calls | 30 |
- |
UseServerProxy |
Request server-proxied sandbox endpoint URLs | false |
- |
Headers |
Extra headers applied to every request | {} |
- |
using OpenSandbox.Config;
// 1. Basic configuration
var config = new ConnectionConfig(new ConnectionConfigOptions
{
Domain = "api.opensandbox.io",
ApiKey = "your-key",
RequestTimeoutSeconds = 60,
// UseServerProxy = true, // Useful when the client cannot access sandbox endpoint directly
});
// 2. Advanced: custom headers
var config2 = new ConnectionConfig(new ConnectionConfigOptions
{
Domain = "api.opensandbox.io",
ApiKey = "your-key",
Headers = new Dictionary<string, string>
{
["X-Custom-Header"] = "value"
},
});The SDK uses Microsoft.Extensions.Logging abstractions.
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
using OpenSandbox.Config;
using var loggerFactory = LoggerFactory.Create(builder =>
{
builder.SetMinimumLevel(LogLevel.Debug);
builder.AddConsole();
});
var sandbox = await Sandbox.CreateAsync(new SandboxCreateOptions
{
Image = "python:3.11",
ConnectionConfig = new ConnectionConfig(),
Diagnostics = new SdkDiagnosticsOptions
{
LoggerFactory = loggerFactory
}
});Sandbox.CreateAsync() allows configuring the sandbox environment.
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
Image |
Docker image to use | Required |
TimeoutSeconds |
Automatic termination timeout (server-side TTL) | 10 minutes |
Entrypoint |
Container entrypoint command | ["tail","-f","/dev/null"] |
Resource |
CPU and memory limits (string map) | {"cpu":"1","memory":"2Gi"} |
Env |
Environment variables | {} |
Metadata |
Custom metadata tags | {} |
NetworkPolicy |
Optional outbound network policy (egress) | - |
Volumes |
Optional storage mounts (Host / PVC, supports ReadOnly and SubPath) |
- |
Extensions |
Extra server-defined fields | {} |
SkipHealthCheck |
Skip readiness checks (Running + health check) |
false |
HealthCheck |
Custom readiness check | - |
ReadyTimeoutSeconds |
Max time to wait for readiness | 30 seconds |
HealthCheckPollingInterval |
Poll interval while waiting (milliseconds) | 200 ms |
Note: metadata keys under opensandbox.io/ are reserved for system-managed
labels and will be rejected by the server.
var sandbox = await Sandbox.CreateAsync(new SandboxCreateOptions
{
ConnectionConfig = config,
Image = "python:3.11",
NetworkPolicy = new NetworkPolicy
{
DefaultAction = NetworkRuleAction.Deny,
Egress = new List<NetworkRule>
{
new() { Action = NetworkRuleAction.Allow, Target = "pypi.org" }
}
},
Volumes = new[]
{
new Volume
{
Name = "workspace",
Host = new Host { Path = "/tmp/opensandbox-e2e/host-volume-test" },
MountPath = "/workspace",
ReadOnly = false
}
}
});Runtime egress reads and patches go directly to the sandbox egress sidecar.
The SDK first resolves the sandbox endpoint on port 18080, then calls the sidecar /policy API.
Patch uses merge semantics:
- Incoming rules take priority over existing rules with the same
Target. - Existing rules for other targets remain unchanged.
- Within a single patch payload, the first rule for a
Targetwins. - The current
DefaultActionis preserved.
var policy = await sandbox.GetEgressPolicyAsync();
await sandbox.PatchEgressRulesAsync(new[]
{
new NetworkRule { Action = NetworkRuleAction.Allow, Target = "www.github.com" },
new NetworkRule { Action = NetworkRuleAction.Deny, Target = "pypi.org" }
});ConnectionConfig.RequestTimeoutSecondscontrols timeout for SDK HTTP calls.RunCommandOptions.TimeoutSecondscontrols command execution timeout for command runs.SandboxCreateOptions.TimeoutSecondscontrols sandbox server-side TTL.ReadyTimeoutSecondscontrols how longCreateAsync/ConnectAsyncwaits for readiness.- The SDK does not automatically retry failed API requests; implement retries in caller code where appropriate.
Both Sandbox and SandboxManager implement IAsyncDisposable. Use await using or call DisposeAsync() when done.
await using var sandbox = await Sandbox.CreateAsync(options);
// ... use sandbox ...
// Automatically disposed when leaving scopeThe SDK throws SandboxException (and derived exceptions such as SandboxApiException,
SandboxReadyTimeoutException, and InvalidArgumentException) when operations fail.
try
{
var execution = await sandbox.Commands.RunAsync("echo 'Hello Sandbox!'");
Console.WriteLine(execution.Logs.Stdout.FirstOrDefault()?.Text);
}
catch (SandboxReadyTimeoutException)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine("Sandbox did not become ready before the configured timeout.");
}
catch (SandboxApiException ex)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine($"API Error: status={ex.StatusCode}, requestId={ex.RequestId}, message={ex.Message}");
}
catch (SandboxException ex)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine($"Sandbox Error: [{ex.Error.Code}] {ex.Error.Message}");
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