/** * Author: Roger Lipscombe * Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/7472334 * */ using System; using System.Threading; using System.Threading.Tasks; namespace BililiveRecorder.Core { public static class Repeat { public static Task Interval( TimeSpan pollInterval, Action action, CancellationToken token) { // We don't use Observable.Interval: // If we block, the values start bunching up behind each other. return Task.Factory.StartNew( () => { for (; ; ) { action(); if (token.WaitCancellationRequested(pollInterval)) break; } }, token, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning, TaskScheduler.Default); } } static class CancellationTokenExtensions { public static bool WaitCancellationRequested( this CancellationToken token, TimeSpan timeout) { return token.WaitHandle.WaitOne(timeout); } } }