How to create a thread/Task with a continuous loop?

Question

I am looking for the correct way/structure to create a loop in a Thread/Task...

The reason for this is, i need to check the DB every 15sec for report re

Answer 1

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internal class Program
{
    private static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        var ct = new CancellationTokenSource();

        new Task(() => Console.WriteLine("Running...")).Repeat(ct.Token, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));

        Console.WriteLine("Starting. Hit Enter to Stop.. ");
        Console.ReadLine();

        ct.Cancel();

        Console.WriteLine("Stopped. Hit Enter to exit.. ");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}


public static class TaskExtensions
{
    public static void Repeat(this Task taskToRepeat, CancellationToken cancellationToken, TimeSpan intervalTimeSpan)
    {
        var action = taskToRepeat
            .GetType()
            .GetField("m_action", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance)
            .GetValue(taskToRepeat) as Action;

        Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
        {
            while (true)
            {
                if (cancellationToken.WaitHandle.WaitOne(intervalTimeSpan))
                    break;
                if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
                    break;
                Task.Factory.StartNew(action, cancellationToken);
            }
        }, cancellationToken);
    }
}