/// <summary>
/// Stops the gurdian.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool StopGuardian(bool supressMessage = false)
{
try
{
_guardianIsRunning = false;
_taskPool.Clear();
_upcomingTasks.Clear();
if (!supressMessage)
{
GuardianStopped?.Invoke("Guardian has been manually stopped.");
}
return(true);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
GuardianThrewException?.Invoke(ex, "Couldn't stop the guardian.");
return(false);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// The continous thread that stays in the background and completes task after task.
/// </summary>
private static void GuardianThread()
{
lock (_lock)
{
try
{
while (_guardianIsRunning)
{
CheckUpcomingTasks();
if (_upcomingTasks.Count > 0)
{
// Take the next possible task
var nextTask = _upcomingTasks.FirstOrDefault(t => t.ExecutionDate <= DateTime.Now);
if (nextTask != default)
{
//Handle the task now!
if (_taskPool.TryGetValue(nextTask, out var task))
{
HandleTask(task);
}
else
{
;// Inform someone that a task is missing.
}
}
}
// Maybe let the user decide the frequency of the Guardian later.
Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
GuardianThrewException?.Invoke(ex, ex.Message);
GuardianStopped?.Invoke($"The guardian detected an error and has been shut down. " +
$"After the error has been fixed, try to restart him manually via the Home-Hub. {Environment.NewLine}" +
$"Error: {ex.Message}");
}
}
}