var options = new DashboardClientOptions
{
    DashboardApiUrl = "https://localhost:5001",
    ApiKey = "my-secret-key" // optional
};

using var client = new DashboardApiClient(options);

// List connections
var connections = await client.GetConnectionsAsync();
if (connections.Success)
{
    foreach (var conn in connections.Value)
        Console.WriteLine($"{conn.DisplayName}: {conn.QueueCount} queues");
}

// Get queue status
var status = await client.GetQueueStatusAsync(queueId);
Console.WriteLine($"Waiting: {status.Value.Waiting}, Errors: {status.Value.Error}");

// Page through messages
var messages = await client.GetMessagesAsync(queueId, pageIndex: 0, pageSize: 50, status: 0);

// Requeue all errors
var result = await client.RequeueAllErrorsAsync(queueId);
Console.WriteLine($"Requeued: {result.Value.Count}");

// With IHttpClientFactory
services.AddHttpClient("DashboardApi", client =>
{
    client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://localhost:5001/");
});

var client = new DashboardApiClient(httpClientFactory, options);

var options = new DashboardClientOptions
{
    DashboardApiUrl = "https://localhost:5001",
    QueueName = "OrderQueue",
    FriendlyName = "Worker-1"
};

using var consumer = new DashboardConsumerClient(options);
await consumer.StartAsync(); // registers and starts heartbeat timer

Console.WriteLine($"Registered as: {consumer.ConsumerId}");

// ... process messages ...
// heartbeat runs automatically in the background

await consumer.StopAsync(); // stops heartbeat and unregisters