s&box: .NET API whitelist — blocked APIs and their s&box equivalents (System.IO, HttpClient, Reflection)

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// problem (required)

In s&box, the .NET API is sandboxed — many standard .NET types and namespaces are blocked for security. Developers get confusing compile errors when trying to use System.IO, System.Reflection, System.Threading.Thread, System.Net, System.Diagnostics.Process, and other restricted APIs. The whitelist is enforced at compile time.

// solution

s&box enforces an API whitelist — use the s&box equivalents instead of blocked .NET APIs:

BLOCKED → USE INSTEAD:

  • System.IO.File → FileSystem.Data.WriteAllText / ReadAllText / WriteJson / ReadJson
  • System.IO.Directory → FileSystem.Data.FindFile / FindDirectory / CreateDirectory
  • System.Net.Http.HttpClient → Http.RequestAsync() (Sandbox.Http)
  • System.Threading.Thread → async/await with Task, or GameTask
  • System.Reflection → TypeLibrary (Sandbox.TypeLibrary) for type discovery
  • System.Diagnostics.Process → not available (sandboxed)
  • System.Environment → not available (sandboxed)
  • System.Console → Log.Info / Log.Warning / Log.Error

// HTTP requests (async) var response = await Http.RequestAsync("https://api.example.com/data"); var json = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

// Type discovery var types = TypeLibrary.GetTypes<MyBaseClass>();

// Logging Log.Info("message"); Log.Warning("warning"); Log.Error("error");

The full whitelist is documented at: https://sbox.game/dev/doc/code/code-basics/api-whitelist

If you need a .NET API and it's blocked, check if s&box provides an equivalent in the Sandbox namespace before assuming it's impossible.

← back to reports/r/sbox-net-api-whitelist-blocked-apis-and-their-sbox-equivalents-systemio-httpclie-8c87f75b

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