Enabling feedback to SendAsync via asymmetric channels

src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client/Connection.cs

@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client
     {
         private readonly ILoggerFactory _loggerFactory;
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
+
         private volatile int _connectionState = ConnectionState.Initial;
-        private volatile IChannelConnection<Message> _transportChannel;
+        private volatile IChannelConnection<Message, SendMessage> _transportChannel;
         private volatile ITransport _transport;
         private volatile Task _receiveLoopTask;
         private volatile Task _startTask = Task.CompletedTask;
 
         private ReadableChannel<Message> Input => _transportChannel.Input;
-        private WritableChannel<Message> Output => _transportChannel.Output;
+        private WritableChannel<SendMessage> Output => _transportChannel.Output;
 
         public Uri Url { get; }
 
@@ -146,11 +147,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client
 
         private async Task StartTransport(Uri connectUrl)
         {
-            var applicationToTransport = Channel.CreateUnbounded<Message>();
+            var applicationToTransport = Channel.CreateUnbounded<SendMessage>();
             var transportToApplication = Channel.CreateUnbounded<Message>();
-            var applicationSide = new ChannelConnection<Message>(transportToApplication, applicationToTransport);
+            var applicationSide = new ChannelConnection<SendMessage, Message>(applicationToTransport, transportToApplication);
 
-            _transportChannel = new ChannelConnection<Message>(applicationToTransport, transportToApplication);
+            _transportChannel = new ChannelConnection<Message, SendMessage>(transportToApplication, applicationToTransport);
 
             // Start the transport, giving it one end of the pipeline
             try
@@ -194,12 +195,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client
             _logger.LogTrace("Ending receive loop");
         }
 
-        public Task<bool> SendAsync(byte[] data, MessageType type)
+        public Task SendAsync(byte[] data, MessageType type)
         {
             return SendAsync(data, type, CancellationToken.None);
         }
 
-        public async Task<bool> SendAsync(byte[] data, MessageType type, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public async Task SendAsync(byte[] data, MessageType type, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             if (data == null)
             {
@@ -208,20 +209,25 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client
 
             if (_connectionState != ConnectionState.Connected)
             {
-                return false;
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    "Cannot send messages when the connection is not in the Connected state.");
             }
 
-            var message = new Message(data, type);
+            // TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously ensures that continuations awaiting
+            // SendAsync (i.e. user's code) are not running on the same thread as the code that sets
+            // TaskCompletionSource result. This way we prevent from user's code blocking our channel
+            // send loop.
+            var sendTcs = new TaskCompletionSource<object>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
+            var message = new SendMessage(data, type, sendTcs);
 
             while (await Output.WaitToWriteAsync(cancellationToken))
             {
                 if (Output.TryWrite(message))
                 {
-                    return true;
+                    await sendTcs.Task;
+                    break;
                 }
             }
-
-            return false;
         }
 
         public async Task DisposeAsync()

src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client/IConnection.cs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client
     public interface IConnection
     {
         Task StartAsync(ITransport transport, HttpClient httpClient);
-        Task<bool> SendAsync(byte[] data, MessageType type, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+        Task SendAsync(byte[] data, MessageType type, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
         Task DisposeAsync();
 
         event Action Connected;

src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client/ITransport.cs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client
 {
     public interface ITransport
     {
-        Task StartAsync(Uri url, IChannelConnection<Message> application);
+        Task StartAsync(Uri url, IChannelConnection<SendMessage, Message> application);
         Task StopAsync();
     }
 }

src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client/LongPollingTransport.cs

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client
 
         private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
-        private IChannelConnection<Message> _application;
+        private IChannelConnection<SendMessage, Message> _application;
         private Task _sender;
         private Task _poller;
         private readonly CancellationTokenSource _transportCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client
             _logger = (loggerFactory ?? NullLoggerFactory.Instance).CreateLogger<LongPollingTransport>();
         }
 
-        public Task StartAsync(Uri url, IChannelConnection<Message> application)
+        public Task StartAsync(Uri url, IChannelConnection<SendMessage, Message> application)
         {
             _application = application;
 
@@ -145,12 +145,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client
 
         private async Task SendMessages(Uri sendUrl, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
+            TaskCompletionSource<object> sendTcs = null;
             try
             {
                 while (await _application.Input.WaitToReadAsync(cancellationToken))
                 {
-                    while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested && _application.Input.TryRead(out Message message))
+                    while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested && _application.Input.TryRead(out SendMessage message))
                     {
+                        sendTcs = message.SendResult;
                         var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, sendUrl);
                         request.Headers.UserAgent.Add(DefaultUserAgentHeader);
 
@@ -161,16 +163,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client
 
                         var response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request);
                         response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+                        sendTcs.SetResult(null);
                     }
                 }
             }
             catch (OperationCanceledException)
             {
                 // transport is being closed
+                sendTcs?.TrySetCanceled();
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 _logger.LogError("Error while sending to '{0}': {1}", sendUrl, ex);
+                sendTcs?.TrySetException(ex);
                 throw;
             }
             finally

src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client/SendMessage.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client
+{
+    public struct SendMessage
+    {
+        public MessageType Type { get; }
+        public byte[] Payload { get; }
+        public TaskCompletionSource<object> SendResult { get; }
+
+        public SendMessage(byte[] payload, MessageType type, TaskCompletionSource<object> result)
+        {
+            Type = type;
+            Payload = payload;
+            SendResult = result;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client/WebSocketsTransport.cs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client
     public class WebSocketsTransport : ITransport
     {
         private ClientWebSocket _webSocket = new ClientWebSocket();
-        private IChannelConnection<Message> _application;
+        private IChannelConnection<SendMessage, Message> _application;
         private CancellationToken _cancellationToken = new CancellationToken();
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
 
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client
 
         public WebSocketsTransport(ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
         {
-            _logger = (loggerFactory ?? NullLoggerFactory.Instance).CreateLogger("WebSocketsTransport");
+            _logger = (loggerFactory ?? NullLoggerFactory.Instance).CreateLogger(nameof(WebSocketsTransport));
         }
 
         public Task Running { get; private set; } = Task.CompletedTask;
 
-        public async Task StartAsync(Uri url, IChannelConnection<Message> application)
+        public async Task StartAsync(Uri url, IChannelConnection<SendMessage, Message> application)
         {
             if (url == null)
             {
@@ -121,21 +121,29 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client
         {
             while (await _application.Input.WaitToReadAsync(cancellationToken))
             {
-                Message message;
+                while (_application.Input.TryRead(out SendMessage message))
-                while (_application.Input.TryRead(out message))
                 {
                     try
                     {
                         await _webSocket.SendAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(message.Payload),
                         message.Type == MessageType.Text ? WebSocketMessageType.Text : WebSocketMessageType.Binary, true,
                         cancellationToken);
+                        message.SendResult.SetResult(null);
                     }
                     catch (OperationCanceledException ex)
                     {
                         _logger?.LogError(ex.Message);
+                        message.SendResult.SetCanceled();
                         await _webSocket.CloseAsync(WebSocketCloseStatus.Empty, null, _cancellationToken);
                         break;
                     }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        _logger?.LogError(ex.Message);
+                        message.SendResult.SetException(ex);
+                        await _webSocket.CloseAsync(WebSocketCloseStatus.Empty, null, _cancellationToken);
+                        throw;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }

src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Common/IChannelConnection.cs

@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets
 {
     // REVIEW: These should probably move to Channels. Why not use IChannel? Because I think it's better to be clear that this is providing
     // access to two separate channels, the read end for one and the write end for the other.
-    public interface IChannelConnection<T> : IDisposable
+    public interface IChannelConnection<T> : IChannelConnection<T, T>
     {
-        ReadableChannel<T> Input { get; }
+    }
-        WritableChannel<T> Output { get; }
+
+    public interface IChannelConnection<TIn, TOut> : IDisposable
+    {
+        ReadableChannel<TIn> Input { get; }
+        WritableChannel<TOut> Output { get; }
     }
 }

src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Common/Internal/ChannelConnection.cs

@@ -7,21 +7,33 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Internal
 {
     public static class ChannelConnection
     {
+        public static ChannelConnection<TIn, TOut> Create<TIn, TOut>(Channel<TIn> input, Channel<TOut> output)
+        {
+            return new ChannelConnection<TIn, TOut>(input, output);
+        }
+
         public static ChannelConnection<T> Create<T>(Channel<T> input, Channel<T> output)
         {
             return new ChannelConnection<T>(input, output);
         }
     }
 
-    public class ChannelConnection<T> : IChannelConnection<T>
+    public class ChannelConnection<T> : ChannelConnection<T, T>, IChannelConnection<T>
     {
-        public Channel<T> Input { get; }
-        public Channel<T> Output { get; }
-
-        ReadableChannel<T> IChannelConnection<T>.Input => Input;
-        WritableChannel<T> IChannelConnection<T>.Output => Output;
-
         public ChannelConnection(Channel<T> input, Channel<T> output)
+            : base(input, output)
+        { }
+    }
+
+    public class ChannelConnection<TIn, TOut> : IChannelConnection<TIn, TOut>
+    {
+        public Channel<TIn> Input { get; }
+        public Channel<TOut> Output { get; }
+
+        ReadableChannel<TIn> IChannelConnection<TIn, TOut>.Input => Input;
+        WritableChannel<TOut> IChannelConnection<TIn, TOut>.Output => Output;
+
+        public ChannelConnection(Channel<TIn> input, Channel<TOut> output)
         {
             Input = input;
             Output = output;

test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Tests/TestClient.cs

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Tests
             var transportToApplication = Channel.CreateUnbounded<Message>();
             var applicationToTransport = Channel.CreateUnbounded<Message>();
 
-            Application = ChannelConnection.Create(input: applicationToTransport, output: transportToApplication);
+            Application = ChannelConnection.Create<Message>(input: applicationToTransport, output: transportToApplication);
-            var transport = ChannelConnection.Create(input: transportToApplication, output: applicationToTransport);
+            var transport = ChannelConnection.Create<Message>(input: transportToApplication, output: applicationToTransport);
 
             Connection = new Connection(Guid.NewGuid().ToString(), transport);
             Connection.Metadata["formatType"] = format;

test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client.Tests/ConnectionTests.cs

@@ -144,19 +144,21 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client.Tests
                 releaseDisposeTcs.SetResult(null);
                 await disposeTask.OrTimeout();
 
-                transport.Verify(t => t.StartAsync(It.IsAny<Uri>(), It.IsAny<IChannelConnection<Message>>()), Times.Never);
+                transport.Verify(t => t.StartAsync(It.IsAny<Uri>(), It.IsAny<IChannelConnection<SendMessage, Message>>()), Times.Never);
             }
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public async Task SendReturnsFalseIfConnectionIsNotStarted()
+        public async Task SendThrowsIfConnectionIsNotStarted()
         {
             var connection = new Connection(new Uri("http://fakeuri.org/"));
-            Assert.False(await connection.SendAsync(new byte[0], MessageType.Binary));
+            var exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(
+                async () => await connection.SendAsync(new byte[0], MessageType.Binary));
+            Assert.Equal("Cannot send messages when the connection is not in the Connected state.", exception.Message);
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public async Task SendReturnsFalseIfConnectionIsDisposed()
+        public async Task SendThrowsIfConnectionIsDisposed()
         {
             var mockHttpHandler = new Mock<HttpMessageHandler>();
             mockHttpHandler.Protected()
@@ -175,7 +177,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client.Tests
                 await connection.StartAsync(longPollingTransport, httpClient);
                 await connection.DisposeAsync();
 
-                Assert.False(await connection.SendAsync(new byte[0], MessageType.Binary));
+                var exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(
+                    async () => await connection.SendAsync(new byte[0], MessageType.Binary));
+                Assert.Equal("Cannot send messages when the connection is not in the Connected state.", exception.Message);
             }
         }
 
@@ -224,7 +228,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client.Tests
                 });
 
             var mockTransport = new Mock<ITransport>();
-            mockTransport.Setup(t => t.StartAsync(It.IsAny<Uri>(), It.IsAny<IChannelConnection<Message>>()))
+            mockTransport.Setup(t => t.StartAsync(It.IsAny<Uri>(), It.IsAny<IChannelConnection<SendMessage, Message>>()))
                 .Returns(Task.FromException(new InvalidOperationException("Transport failed to start")));
 
             using (var httpClient = new HttpClient(mockHttpHandler.Object))
@@ -249,7 +253,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client.Tests
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public async Task ClosedEventRaisedWhenTheClientIsStopped()
+        public async Task ClosedEventRaisedWhenTheClientIsBeingStopped()
         {
             var mockHttpHandler = new Mock<HttpMessageHandler>();
             mockHttpHandler.Protected()
@@ -393,6 +397,79 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client.Tests
             }
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task SendAsyncThrowsIfConnectionIsNotStarted()
+        {
+            var connection = new Connection(new Uri("http://fakeuri.org/"));
+            var exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(
+                async () => await connection.SendAsync(new byte[0], MessageType.Binary));
+
+            Assert.Equal("Cannot send messages when the connection is not in the Connected state.", exception.Message);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task SendAsyncThrowsIfConnectionIsDisposed()
+        {
+            var mockHttpHandler = new Mock<HttpMessageHandler>();
+            mockHttpHandler.Protected()
+                .Setup<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>("SendAsync", ItExpr.IsAny<HttpRequestMessage>(), ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
+                .Returns<HttpRequestMessage, CancellationToken>(async (request, cancellationToken) =>
+                {
+                    await Task.Yield();
+
+                    var content = string.Empty;
+                    if (request.RequestUri.AbsolutePath.EndsWith("/poll"))
+                    {
+                        content = "T2:T:42;";
+                    }
+                    return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK) { Content = new StringContent(content) };
+                });
+
+            using (var httpClient = new HttpClient(mockHttpHandler.Object))
+            {
+                var longPollingTransport = new LongPollingTransport(httpClient, new LoggerFactory());
+                var connection = new Connection(new Uri("http://fakeuri.org/"));
+
+                await connection.StartAsync(longPollingTransport, httpClient);
+                await connection.DisposeAsync();
+
+                var exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(
+                    async () => await connection.SendAsync(new byte[0], MessageType.Binary));
+
+                Assert.Equal("Cannot send messages when the connection is not in the Connected state.", exception.Message);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task CallerReceivesExceptionsFromSendAsync()
+        {
+            var mockHttpHandler = new Mock<HttpMessageHandler>();
+            mockHttpHandler.Protected()
+                .Setup<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>("SendAsync", ItExpr.IsAny<HttpRequestMessage>(), ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
+                .Returns<HttpRequestMessage, CancellationToken>(async (request, cancellationToken) =>
+                {
+                    await Task.Yield();
+                    if (request.RequestUri.AbsolutePath.EndsWith("/send"))
+                    {
+                        return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError) { Content = new StringContent(string.Empty) };
+                    }
+                    return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK) { Content = new StringContent(string.Empty) };
+                });
+
+            using (var httpClient = new HttpClient(mockHttpHandler.Object))
+            {
+                var longPollingTransport = new LongPollingTransport(httpClient, new LoggerFactory());
+                var connection = new Connection(new Uri("http://fakeuri.org/"));
+
+                await connection.StartAsync(longPollingTransport, httpClient);
+
+                var exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<HttpRequestException>(
+                    async () => await connection.SendAsync(new byte[0], MessageType.Binary));
+
+                await connection.DisposeAsync();
+            }
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task CanReceiveData()
         {
@@ -443,29 +520,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client.Tests
             }
         }
 
-        [Fact]
-        public async Task CannotSendAfterConnectionIsStopped()
-        {
-            var mockHttpHandler = new Mock<HttpMessageHandler>();
-            mockHttpHandler.Protected()
-                .Setup<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>("SendAsync", ItExpr.IsAny<HttpRequestMessage>(), ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
-                .Returns<HttpRequestMessage, CancellationToken>(async (request, cancellationToken) =>
-                {
-                    await Task.Yield();
-                    return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK) { Content = new StringContent(string.Empty) };
-                });
-
-            using (var httpClient = new HttpClient(mockHttpHandler.Object))
-            {
-                var longPollingTransport = new LongPollingTransport(httpClient, new LoggerFactory());
-                var connection = new Connection(new Uri("http://fakeuri.org/"));
-
-                await connection.StartAsync(longPollingTransport, httpClient);
-                await connection.DisposeAsync();
-                Assert.False(await connection.SendAsync(new byte[] { 1, 1, 3, 5, 8 }, MessageType.Binary));
-            }
-        }
-
         [Fact]
         public async Task CannotSendAfterReceiveThrewException()
         {
@@ -496,46 +550,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client.Tests
                     // Exception in send should shutdown the connection
                     await closeTcs.Task.OrTimeout();
 
-                    Assert.False(await connection.SendAsync(new byte[] { 1, 1, 3, 5, 8 }, MessageType.Binary));
+                    var exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(
-                }
+                        async () => await connection.SendAsync(new byte[0], MessageType.Binary));
-                finally
-                {
-                    await connection.DisposeAsync();
-                }
-            }
-        }
 
-        [Fact]
+                    Assert.Equal("Cannot send messages when the connection is not in the Connected state.", exception.Message);
-        public async Task CannotReceiveAfterReceiveThrewException()
-        {
-            var mockHttpHandler = new Mock<HttpMessageHandler>();
-            mockHttpHandler.Protected()
-                .Setup<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>("SendAsync", ItExpr.IsAny<HttpRequestMessage>(), ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
-                .Returns<HttpRequestMessage, CancellationToken>(async (request, cancellationToken) =>
-                {
-                    await Task.Yield();
-                    if (request.RequestUri.AbsolutePath.EndsWith("/poll"))
-                    {
-                        return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError) { Content = new StringContent(string.Empty) };
-                    }
-                    return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK) { Content = new StringContent(string.Empty) };
-                });
-
-            using (var httpClient = new HttpClient(mockHttpHandler.Object))
-            {
-                var longPollingTransport = new LongPollingTransport(httpClient, new LoggerFactory());
-                var connection = new Connection(new Uri("http://fakeuri.org/"));
-                try
-                {
-                    var closeTcs = new TaskCompletionSource<Exception>();
-                    connection.Closed += e => closeTcs.TrySetResult(e);
-
-                    await connection.StartAsync(longPollingTransport, httpClient);
-
-                    // Exception in send should shutdown the connection
-                    await closeTcs.Task.OrTimeout();
-
-                    Assert.False(await connection.SendAsync(new byte[] { 1, 1, 3, 5, 8 }, MessageType.Binary));
                 }
                 finally
                 {

test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client.Tests/LongPollingTransportTests.cs

@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client.Tests
 
                 try
                 {
-                    var connectionToTransport = Channel.CreateUnbounded<Message>();
+                    var connectionToTransport = Channel.CreateUnbounded<SendMessage>();
                     var transportToConnection = Channel.CreateUnbounded<Message>();
-                    var channelConnection = new ChannelConnection<Message>(connectionToTransport, transportToConnection);
+                    var channelConnection = new ChannelConnection<SendMessage, Message>(connectionToTransport, transportToConnection);
                     await longPollingTransport.StartAsync(new Uri("http://fakeuri.org"), channelConnection);
 
                     transportActiveTask = longPollingTransport.Running;
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client.Tests
                 var longPollingTransport = new LongPollingTransport(httpClient, new LoggerFactory());
                 try
                 {
-                    var connectionToTransport = Channel.CreateUnbounded<Message>();
+                    var connectionToTransport = Channel.CreateUnbounded<SendMessage>();
                     var transportToConnection = Channel.CreateUnbounded<Message>();
-                    var channelConnection = new ChannelConnection<Message>(connectionToTransport, transportToConnection);
+                    var channelConnection = new ChannelConnection<SendMessage, Message>(connectionToTransport, transportToConnection);
                     await longPollingTransport.StartAsync(new Uri("http://fakeuri.org"), channelConnection);
 
                     await longPollingTransport.Running.OrTimeout();
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client.Tests
                 var longPollingTransport = new LongPollingTransport(httpClient, new LoggerFactory());
                 try
                 {
-                    var connectionToTransport = Channel.CreateUnbounded<Message>();
+                    var connectionToTransport = Channel.CreateUnbounded<SendMessage>();
                     var transportToConnection = Channel.CreateUnbounded<Message>();
-                    var channelConnection = new ChannelConnection<Message>(connectionToTransport, transportToConnection);
+                    var channelConnection = new ChannelConnection<SendMessage, Message>(connectionToTransport, transportToConnection);
                     await longPollingTransport.StartAsync(new Uri("http://fakeuri.org"), channelConnection);
 
                     var exception =
@@ -142,12 +142,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client.Tests
                 var longPollingTransport = new LongPollingTransport(httpClient, new LoggerFactory());
                 try
                 {
-                    var connectionToTransport = Channel.CreateUnbounded<Message>();
+                    var connectionToTransport = Channel.CreateUnbounded<SendMessage>();
                     var transportToConnection = Channel.CreateUnbounded<Message>();
-                    var channelConnection = new ChannelConnection<Message>(connectionToTransport, transportToConnection);
+                    var channelConnection = new ChannelConnection<SendMessage, Message>(connectionToTransport, transportToConnection);
                     await longPollingTransport.StartAsync(new Uri("http://fakeuri.org"), channelConnection);
 
-                    await connectionToTransport.Out.WriteAsync(new Message());
+                    await connectionToTransport.Out.WriteAsync(new SendMessage());
 
                     await Assert.ThrowsAsync<HttpRequestException>(async () => await longPollingTransport.Running.OrTimeout());
 
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Sockets.Client.Tests
                 var longPollingTransport = new LongPollingTransport(httpClient, new LoggerFactory());
                 try
                 {
-                    var connectionToTransport = Channel.CreateUnbounded<Message>();
+                    var connectionToTransport = Channel.CreateUnbounded<SendMessage>();
                     var transportToConnection = Channel.CreateUnbounded<Message>();
-                    var channelConnection = new ChannelConnection<Message>(connectionToTransport, transportToConnection);
+                    var channelConnection = new ChannelConnection<SendMessage, Message>(connectionToTransport, transportToConnection);
                     await longPollingTransport.StartAsync(new Uri("http://fakeuri.org"), channelConnection);
 
                     connectionToTransport.Out.Complete();