Async Timeout Handling

This project provides methods to handle asynchronous operations with timeout capabilities.

Overview

This project contains extension methods for handling asynchronous operations with timeouts. The primary purpose of these methods is to provide a way to execute asynchronous tasks while ensuring that they complete within a specified time frame. If the task takes longer than the specified timeout, a TaskCanceledException is thrown.

Usage

You can use this project to wrap your asynchronous tasks with timeout constraints. The class provides the following methods:

WaitWithTimeoutAsync<T>(this Task<T> task, TimeSpan timeout): Wraps an asynchronous task that returns a result with a timeout. If the task completes within the specified timeout, the result is returned. Otherwise, a TimeoutException is thrown.

WaitWithTimeoutAsync(this Task task, TimeSpan timeout): Wraps an asynchronous task without a return value with a timeout. If the task completes within the specified timeout, the execution continues. Otherwise, a TimeoutException is thrown.

WaitWithTimeoutAsync<T>(this ValueTask<T> task, TimeSpan timeout): Wraps a ValueTask with a timeout. This method internally converts the ValueTask to a regular Task and uses the first method mentioned for timeout handling.

Here's an example of how to use the methods:

using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main()
    {
        var timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);

        try
        {
            var result = await SomeAsyncOperation().WaitWithTimeoutAsync(timeout);
            Console.WriteLine("Operation succeeded: " + result);
        }
        catch (TaskCanceledException ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Operation timed out: " + ex.Message);
        }
    }

    static async Task<int> SomeAsyncOperation()
    {
        await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3)); // Simulating an async operation
        return 42;
    }
}

Contribution

👍 You are encouraged to contribute to this project by forking it or giving it a star if you find it valuable :)

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