/// <summary>
/// Runs the specified process in a new thread and allows it to generate data by writing it to a stream, while
/// returning a stream that can be used to consume the data by reading from it.</summary>
/// <param name="writer">
/// An action that generates data and writes it to a stream.</param>
public static Stream CreateFromWriter(Action <Stream> writer)
{
// Everything the writer writes will be stored in here until the reader consumes it
var info = new costreamInfo();
// Start the writing action in a new thread
var thread = new Thread(() =>
{
try
{
writer(new writingCostream {
Info = info
});
}
catch (Exception e)
{
info.Exception = e;
}
info.Ended = true;
Monitor.PulseAll(info);
});
thread.Start();
return(new readingCostream {
Info = info
});
}
/// <summary>
/// Runs the specified process in a new thread and allows it to generate data by writing it to a stream, while
/// returning a stream that can be used to consume the data by reading from it.</summary>
/// <param name="writer">
/// An action that generates data and writes it to a stream.</param>
public static Stream CreateFromWriter(Action<Stream> writer)
{
// Everything the writer writes will be stored in here until the reader consumes it
var info = new costreamInfo();
// Start the writing action in a new thread
var thread = new Thread(() =>
{
try
{
writer(new writingCostream { Info = info });
}
catch (Exception e)
{
info.Exception = e;
}
info.Ended = true;
Monitor.PulseAll(info);
});
thread.Start();
return new readingCostream { Info = info };
}
