ASP.NET Core IHostedService manual start/stop/pause(?)

Question

I would like to implement a recurring (timed) IHostedService instance in ASPNET Core that can be stopped and started on demand. My understanding is that IHostedService(s) a

Answer 1

Using Blazor Server, you can start and stop background services in the following ways. Asp.net Core MVC or Razor is the same principle

First, implement an IHostService

public class BackService : IHostedService, IDisposable
{
    private readonly ILogger _log;
    private Timer _timer;
    public bool isRunning { get; set; }
    public BackService(ILogger log)
    {
        _log = log;
    }

    public void Dispose()
    {
        _timer.Dispose();
    }

    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
    {
        _log.LogInformation($"begin {DateTime.Now}");
        _timer = new Timer(DoWorkAsync, null, TimeSpan.Zero, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
        return Task.CompletedTask;
    }

    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
    {
        isRunning = false;
        _log.LogInformation($"{DateTime.Now} BackService is Stopping");
        _timer?.Change(Timeout.Infinite, 0);
        return Task.CompletedTask;
    }
    private void DoWorkAsync(object state)
    {
        _log.LogInformation($"Timed Background Service is working.  {DateTime.Now}");
        try
        {
            isRunning = true;
            // dosometing you want
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            isRunning = false;
            _log.LogInformation("Error {0}", ex.Message);
            throw ex;

        }
    }
}

Registration Service In Startup.cs

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        services.AddSingleton();
        services.AddHostedService(sp => sp.GetRequiredService());
    }

Inject background services into Blazor components

public class IndexBase:ComponentBase
{
    [Inject]
    BackService BackService { set; get; }

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        if (BackService.isRunning)
        {
            BackService.StopAsync(new System.Threading.CancellationToken());
        }
        base.OnInitialized();
    }
    public void on()
    {
        if (!BackService.isRunning)
        {
            BackService.StartAsync(new System.Threading.CancellationToken());
        }

    }
    public void off()
    {
        if (BackService.isRunning)
        {
            BackService.StopAsync(new System.Threading.CancellationToken());
        }

    }
}

@page "/"
@inherits IndexBase
Hello, world!

Welcome to your new app.

Start
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