/// <summary>
/// Start the recurring execution of the action
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// If the recurring execution is already started, it does not do anything.
/// </remarks>
public void Start()
{
// Consider a lock or interlock to avoid race conditions with near calls to Start and Stop (weird scenarios)
if (_timer == null)
{
_timer = new Timer(async _ => await RunAction(), null, DueTime, Period);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Stop the recurring execution of the action
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// If the recurring execution is already stop, it does not do anything.
/// </remarks>
public void Stop()
{
// Consider a lock or interlock to avoid race conditions with near calls to Start and Stop (weird scenarios)
var timer = _timer;
_timer = null;
if (timer != null)
{
timer.Dispose();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Starts a periodical execution of specified action
/// </summary>
/// <param name="action"></param>
/// <param name="period"></param>
/// <param name="dueTime"></param>
public RecurringWorker(Func <Task> action, TimeSpan dueTime, TimeSpan period)
{
_action = action;
_timer = new Timer(async _ => await RunAction(), null, dueTime, period);
}
