/// <summary>
/// Starts a task in a secondary worker thread. Intended for long running, blocking, work
/// such as I/O.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="action">The work to execute.</param>
/// <param name="completionCallback">A method which will be called in Parallel.RunCallbacks() once this task has completed.</param>
/// <returns>A task which represents one execution of the action.</returns>
public Task StartBackground(Action action, Action completionCallback)
{
var work = DelegateWork.GetInstance();
work.Action = action;
work.Options = DefaultOptions;
return(StartBackground(work, completionCallback));
}
/// <summary>
/// Executes the given work items potentially in parallel with each other.
/// This method will block until all work is completed.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="action1">The work to execute.</param>
/// <param name="action2">The work to execute.</param>
public void Do(Action action1, Action action2)
{
var work = DelegateWork.GetInstance();
work.Action = action2;
work.Options = DefaultOptions;
var task = Start(work);
action1();
task.Wait();
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates and starts a task to execute the given work.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="action">The work to execute in parallel.</param>
/// <param name="options">The work options to use with this action.</param>
/// <param name="completionCallback">A method which will be called in Parallel.RunCallbacks() once this task has completed.</param>
/// <returns>A task which represents one execution of the work.</returns>
public Task Start(Action action, WorkOptions options, Action completionCallback)
{
if (options.MaximumThreads < 1)
{
throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("options", "options.MaximumThreads cannot be less than 1.");
}
var work = DelegateWork.GetInstance();
work.Action = action;
work.Options = options;
return(Start(work, completionCallback));
}
/// <summary>
/// Executes the given work items potentially in parallel with each other.
/// This method will block until all work is completed.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="actions">The work to execute.</param>
public void Do(params Action[] actions)
{
List <Task> tasks = taskPool.Get();
for (int i = 0; i < actions.Length; i++)
{
var work = DelegateWork.GetInstance();
work.Action = actions[i];
work.Options = DefaultOptions;
tasks.Add(Start(work));
}
for (int i = 0; i < actions.Length; i++)
{
tasks[i].Wait();
}
tasks.Clear();
taskPool.Return(tasks);
}