/// <summary>
/// Enqueues a pause action onto the consumer thread's queue.
/// Items currently in the queue execute before the thread is paused.
/// A unique token is returned that can be used to resume the thread with a call to <see cref="Resume(ResetEventToken)"/>
/// </summary>
public ResetEventToken Pause()
{
ResetEventToken resetToken = new ResetEventToken();
EnqueueAction((threadPauseEvent) => threadPauseEvent.Wait(), resetToken.resetEvent);
return(resetToken);
}
/// <summary>
/// Enqueues a unique <see cref="ResetEventToken"/> that can be used to block the calling thread until the <see cref="ResetEventToken"/> has been dequeued.
/// Call <see cref="WaitOnResetEventToken(ResetEventToken)"/> to wait until the <see cref="ResetEventToken"/> has been dequeued.
/// </summary>
public ResetEventToken EnqueueResetEventToken()
{
ResetEventToken resetToken = new ResetEventToken();
EnqueueAction((resetEvent) => resetEvent.Set(), resetToken.resetEvent);
return(resetToken);
}
/// <summary>
/// Uses the provided <see cref="ResetEventToken"/> to resume the thread from the point in the queue when it was paused.
/// </summary>
public void Resume(ResetEventToken pauseResetToken)
{
pauseResetToken.resetEvent.Reset();
}
/// <summary>
/// Waits until the provided <see cref="ResetEventToken"/> has been dequeued.
/// </summary>
public void WaitOnResetEventToken(ResetEventToken resetToken)
{
resetToken.resetEvent.Wait();
}
