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Burak
Burak

Reputation: 83

How can I set a timeout for ExecuteAsync of BackgroundService?

I have a BackgroundService called Worker, which I override the ExecuteAsync method to run something each 10 seconds. Sometimes, what I run lasts very long. In this scenario, I want to kill what I am running, then rerun it. How can I achieve this?

My BackgroundService is as follows:

    public class Worker : BackgroundService {
        private readonly ITask task;
        private readonly IHostApplicationLifetime appLifeTime;

        public Worker(ITask task, IHostApplicationLifetime appLifeTime) {
            this.task = task;
            this.appLifeTime = appLifeTime;
        }

        protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken) {
            while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
            {
                try {
                    this.task.Execute(stoppingToken);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    this.appLifeTime.StopApplication();
                }

                await Task.Delay(10000, stoppingToken);
            }
        }
    }

    public interface ITask {
        void Execute(CancellationToken stoppingToken);
    }

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1556

Answers (1)

Francesco D.M.
Francesco D.M.

Reputation: 2227

You could do something along these lines:

protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken) {
    var cancellationSource = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(stoppingToken);
    cancellationSource.CancelAfter(10000);
    
    return Task.Run(() => task.Execute(cancellationSource.Token));
}

If you want to handle execptions and/or await the task then you can but this is a simple example.

Upvotes: 2

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