WaveLink.Client (.NET 10 / Native AOT friendly)

As of yet, largly untested and in early development, but the goal is to provide a fully featured, modern, and AOT-friendly C# client for the local WebSocket JSON-RPC API exposed by Elgato Wave Link 3.x.

A C# client for the local WebSocket JSON-RPC API exposed by Elgato Wave Link 3.x.

• Target: .NET 10.0, C# 14
• Serializer: System.Text.Json Source Generation (100% Native AOT & Trimming compatible)
• Extracted features: Supports hardware DspEffects, IsGainLockOn, and advanced Channel metadata.

See PROTOCOL.md for the wire format.

Quick start

using WaveLink.Client;

var client = new WaveLinkClient();
await client.ConnectAsync();

var app = await client.GetApplicationInfoAsync();
Console.WriteLine($"{app.Name} ({app.AppId}) rev {app.InterfaceRevision}");

var inputs = await client.GetInputDevicesAsync();
var outputs = await client.GetOutputDevicesAsync();

// Subscribe to focused app + level meters
await client.SetSubscriptionAsync(new SetSubscriptionParams
{
    FocusedAppChanged = new SubscriptionToggle { IsEnabled = true },
    LevelMeterChanged = new LevelMeterSubscription { IsEnabled = true, Type = "all", Id = "all" }
});

Consuming Events

WaveLink.Client gives you two modern ways to consume real-time events.

Option 1: Modern IAsyncEnumerable<T> (Recommended)

You can use standard await foreach loops to process events asynchronously without dealing with traditional event handler memory leaks.

// Runs asynchronously in the background
_ = Task.Run(async () => 
{
    await foreach (var meters in client.StreamLevelMetersAsync(cancellationToken))
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Meters updated. Channels={meters.Channels?.Count ?? 0}");
    }
});

_ = Task.Run(async () => 
{
    await foreach (var app in client.StreamFocusedAppChangesAsync(cancellationToken))
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Focused App Changed: {app.Name} -> {app.Channel?.Id}");
    }
});

Option 2: Traditional .NET Events

client.FocusedAppChanged += (_, e) => Console.WriteLine($"Focused: {e.Name} -> {e.Channel?.Id}");
client.LevelMeterChanged += (_, m) => Console.WriteLine($"Meters updated.");

Notes

• This is a reverse-engineered client based on the Stream Deck plugin behavior.
• Unknown fields introduced by newer Wave Link updates are safely preserved inside ExtensionData dictionaries.