public Task <HttpResponseMessage> Post(bool asynch, [FromBody] DatedValue value) //Insert Value
{
try
{
//Simple types are harder to post than complex types!
//http://weblog.west-wind.com/posts/2012/Mar/21/ASPNET-Web-API-and-Simple-Value-Parameters-from-POSTed-data
if (value == null)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("Expected value in body, got " + Request.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result);
}
//Throw message on Queue
Guid key = GuidUtils.NewSequential();
//Want this to run to completion, even if response associated with parent thread is done.
Task toWait = Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
{
queue.Add(key, 0);
DatedValue justCreated = Insert(value);
queue[key] = justCreated.Id;
});
//Return address to resource just created.
Task <HttpResponseMessage> sender = Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
{
HttpResponseMessage message = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Accepted);
message.Headers.Location = new Uri("/ValueQueue/" + key);
return(message);
});
Task.WaitAll((new[] { toWait, sender }));
return(sender);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Tracing.Err.TraceEvent(TraceEventType.Error, 0, ex.ToString());
throw;
}
}
