/// <summary>
/// Executes a "Func" delegate as a thread. This method provides 1 input parameter
/// to the "Func", executes the thread code and DOES NOT wait for the thread to end.
/// The return value from the thread can be read using the "Result" extention method
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Input data is of type T</typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="R">Reponse data is of type R</typeparam>
/// <param name="ThreadFunctionDelegate">A delegate of type Func<T,R> </param>
/// <param name="ParameterInputData">Parameter data for use by the ThreadFunctionDelegate</param>
/// <returns>Response data from the thread (of type R)</returns>
public static ThreadResult <R> Run <T, R>(this Func <T, R> ThreadFunctionDelegate, T ParameterInputData)
{
AutoResetEvent WaitHandle = new AutoResetEvent(false);
// Start the thread and execute the code
Thread t = new Thread(new ParameterizedThreadStart(ThreadHostWrapper <T, R>));
t.IsBackground = true;
ThreadFunctionData <T, R> data = new ThreadFunctionData <T, R> {
ThreadFunctionDelegate = ThreadFunctionDelegate, WaitHandle = WaitHandle, ParameterInputData = ParameterInputData, ResponseData = default(R)
};
t.Start(data);
return(data);
}
/// <summary>
/// Executes a "Func" delegate as a thread. This method provides 1 input parameter
/// to the "Func", executes the thread code and waits for the thread to end. It then
/// returns the response data from the thread.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Input data is of type T</typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="R">Reponse data is of type R</typeparam>
/// <param name="ThreadFunctionDelegate">A delegate of type Func<T,R> </param>
/// <param name="ParameterInputData">Parameter data for use by the ThreadFunctionDelegate</param>
/// <returns>Response data from the thread (of type R)</returns>
public static R RunToCompletion <T, R>(Func <T, R> ThreadFunctionDelegate, T ParameterInputData)
{
AutoResetEvent WaitHandle = new AutoResetEvent(false);
// Start the thread and execute the code
Thread t = new Thread(new ParameterizedThreadStart(ThreadHostWrapper <T, R>));
t.IsBackground = true;
ThreadFunctionData <T, R> retVal = new ThreadFunctionData <T, R> {
ThreadFunctionDelegate = ThreadFunctionDelegate, WaitHandle = WaitHandle, ParameterInputData = ParameterInputData, ResponseData = default(R)
};
t.Start(retVal);
// Wait till thread signals that it has completed the operation
WaitHandle.WaitOne();
return(retVal.ResponseData);
}
