Handy Loop Class

Represents a loop that executes a specified action with a specified interval.

Constructor

public Loop(Func<Task> asyncAction, int intervalMs)

Creates a new instance of the Loop class with the specified async action and interval.

• asyncAction: The async action to execute in the loop.
• intervalMs: The interval at which to execute the action, in milliseconds.

Methods

Start()

public void Start()

Starts the loop.

Stop()

public void Stop()

Stops the loop.

Pause()

public void Pause()

Pauses the loop.

Resume()

public void Resume()

Resumes the loop.

Examples

Simple example

var myLoop = new Loop(async () =>
{
    Console.WriteLine("Looping...");
    await Task.Delay(1000);
}, 1000);

myLoop.Start();

Console.ReadKey();

myLoop.Stop();

This example creates an instance of the Loop class with an async action that writes a message to the console and waits for 1 second. The loop is started and runs indefinitely until a key is pressed. The loop is then stopped.

Pause and resume example

var myLoop = new Loop(async () =>
{
    Console.WriteLine("Looping...");
    await Task.Delay(1000);
}, 1000);

myLoop.Start();

Console.ReadKey();

myLoop.Pause();

Console.ReadKey();

myLoop.Resume();

Console.ReadKey();

myLoop.Stop();

This example creates an instance of the Loop class with an async action that writes a message to the console and waits for 1 second. The loop is started and runs indefinitely until a key is pressed. The loop is then paused and resumed twice with key presses in between. The loop is finally stopped.

Multiple loops example

var loop1 = new Loop(async () =>
{
    Console.WriteLine("Loop 1...");
    await Task.Delay(1000);
}, 1000);

var loop2 = new Loop(async () =>
{
    Console.WriteLine("Loop 2...");
    await Task.Delay(500);
}, 500);

loop1.Start();
loop2.Start();

Console.ReadKey();

loop1.Stop();
loop2.Stop();

This example creates two instances of the Loop class with different async actions and intervals. Both loops are started and run indefinitely until a key is pressed. The loops are then stopped.

License

Loop.cs is released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.