/// <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); }