NetworkUser

Immutable record representing an authenticated user identity within the network service layer. Contains a unique service ID and a display name. Produced by IServiceAdapter.SignIn() and used throughout the networking layer to identify players.

Definition

Namespace: Paragon.Core.Network Assembly: Paragon.dll

public record NetworkUser

Remarks

NetworkUser is a C# record type, providing value-based equality by default. Two NetworkUser instances with the same ID and Name are considered equal.

The user identity flows through the networking layer as follows:

1. IServiceAdapter.SignIn() returns a NetworkUser (e.g. from Unity Authentication).

2. NetworkService.SignIn() stores it and packs it into a ConnectionData struct.

3. ConnectionData is serialized as the Netcode connection payload (byte[]).

4. On the host, ConnectionData is deserialized during connection approval to verify uniqueness.

5. After approval, a NetworkPlayer is created combining the NetworkUser with the NetworkClient.

Properties

ID

public string ID { get; }

The unique identifier assigned by the authentication service (e.g. Unity Authentication player ID).

Name

public string Name { get; }

The user's display name.

Constructor

public NetworkUser(string id, string name)

Parameter	Type	Description
id	string	Unique service identifier
name	string	Display name

Methods

ToString

Returns a formatted string with the user's ID and name.

public override string ToString()

Returns: "ID: {ID}, Name: {Name}"

Examples

Creating a NetworkUser

var user = new NetworkUser("auth-12345", "PlayerOne");
Debug.Log(user); // "ID: auth-12345, Name: PlayerOne"

Accessing via NetworkService

NetworkUser currentUser = NetworkManager.Service.User;
Debug.Log($"Signed in as: {currentUser.Name}");

See Also

• NetworkService — produces NetworkUser via sign-in

• NetworkPlayer — wraps NetworkUser with a NetworkClient

• ConnectionData — serializes NetworkUser for connection payloads