Initial release of FANNCSharp, the C# wrapper for the FANN library
Pre-release
Change From v0.1 to v0.1.1
This release accidentally includes some empty zip files. Try v0.1.2 or the latest release on the releases page.
The only change from v0.1 are the links on the README.md and these release notes have been made relative so they will point to the correct files no matter what tag is being edited.
Initial Release
This the first release of FANNCSharp. It wraps the FANN C++ classes and methods and makes them available to use in C# .NET framework 2.0 and higher. The wrapper doesn't just use the C++ class and method names, it turns getters and setters into properties, snake case naming has been replaced with camel case names, names with "num" in them have been replaced with "Count" (or sometimes Length). Basically it makes the interface conform to C# standards more to make it easier to pick up for C# programmers. This has only been tested by me in a limited fashion so consider this a pre-release until I get feedback from users.
Additional Functionality and Future Releases
The release also includes the FANN parallel methods and a few extra methods and constructors that make coding a bit easier. Since all FANN functionality has been implemented you can count on existing methods continuing to exist in future releases. The only changes I anticipate making will be behind the scenes, changes in the documentation, additions to the interface, bug fixes, debug releases, etc.
Examples For Getting started
I've replicated all of the C examples in the FANN project and checked them to make sure they have matching outputs. The examples also serve as a starting point to help you build your own application using FANNCSharp, as they use different parts of the NeuralNet and TrainingData classes in different ways. The README.md file has information on how to get started with a new project using FANNCSharp.
Release Binaries
The README.md has links to all the binaries you need, but you can also find them below. The difference is that everything is zipped. Any time two files are needed, they are added to a zip file together.
| x64 Builds | x86 Builds |
|---|---|
| FANNCSharp.Doublex64.zip | FANNCSharp.Doublex86.zip |
| FANNCSharp.Fixedx64.zip | FANNCSharp.Fixedx86.zip |
| FANNCSharp.Floatx64.zip | FANNCSharp.Floatx86.zip |
| FANNCSharpx64.zip | FANNCSharpx86.zip |
FANNCSharp.Doublex64.zip contains the fanndouble.dll and FANNCSharp.Double.dll for using FANN with doubles compiled for x64 platforms. FANNCSharp.Doublex86.zip is the same, but compiled for x86 platforms. FANNCSharp.Fixedx64.zip, FANNCSharp.Fixedx86.zip, FANNCSharp.Floatx64.zip, FANNCSharp.Floatx86.zip are the same as their Double counterparts, only the Fixed files are for fixed point NeuralNets using ints and Float files use floats internally in the NeuralNet. FANNCSharpx64.zip and FANNCSharpx86.zip contain a dll that lets you use all 3 types of NeuralNet just by switching the namespace and data type. Use this one if you want to easily switch between the 3 different types of NeuralNet.