/// <summary>
/// This loop enables to eventually output
/// BOTH the relevant string AND the ping result
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The last task to wait for (Notice: NO `return`)
/// </returns>
private static async Task _inputLoopAsync()
{
string aLine = "";
Task tOut = null;
while (true)
{
aLine = Console.ReadLine();//blocks
if (aLine == null)
{
break;//<-> ctrl+Z+Enter
}
Task <GYPingResult> tPing = GYPinger.PingAsync(aLine);
tOut = Task.Run(
//`Action` via thread pool:
async() =>
{
//`await` is not blocking since via a thread:
_setTaskToOutput(tPing.Id, await tPing);
});
//tOut.Id != tPing.Id
//`tPing` is always being awaited, while tOut not yet...
_map.Add(tPing.Id, tOut);//NOTICE: ID of inner pinging task
}
//notice: THE last pending output may have completed,
//while others are still pending -
//i.e: the last ping is successful, while others are not
await tOut;//this method is `async`...
//LINQ to array: wait all pendingz at `_setTaskToOutput`
Task.WaitAll(_map.Values.ToArray());
}
private static void _inputLoopEvent()
{
var dlgt = new PingCompletedEventHandler(_OnPingCompleted);
string aLine = null;
while (true)
{
aLine = Console.ReadLine();//blocks
if (aLine == null)
{
break;//<-> ctrl+Z+Enter
}
GYPinger.PingWithEvent(aLine, dlgt);
}
}