Yort.DeadManSwitch 1.0.3-beta

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This is a prerelease version of Yort.DeadManSwitch.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details. 
dotnet add package Yort.DeadManSwitch --version 1.0.3-beta                

                    
                

            
NuGet\Install-Package Yort.DeadManSwitch -Version 1.0.3-beta
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="Yort.DeadManSwitch" Version="1.0.3-beta" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
paket add Yort.DeadManSwitch --version 1.0.3-beta                

                    
                

            
#r "nuget: Yort.DeadManSwitch, 1.0.3-beta"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
// Install Yort.DeadManSwitch as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=Yort.DeadManSwitch&version=1.0.3-beta&prerelease

// Install Yort.DeadManSwitch as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=Yort.DeadManSwitch&version=1.0.3-beta&prerelease

Yort.DeadManSwitch

What is it?

A reusable implementation of a dead man switch. A dead man switch 'activates' (causes something to happen) when some event hasn't occurred for a specified period of time. It is effectively a resetable timer.

When would I use it?

Any time you want to take some action because something else hasn't happened for a while, this includes but is not limited to;

  • Logging or sending an alert when you haven't received a (network or other) message for X minutes/hours.
  • Performing a search x millseconds after the last key pressed in an auto-search/complete text field.
  • Starting archive/optimisation processes when there's been no user activity for a while.

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Supported Platforms

Currently;

  • .Net Standard 1.2
  • .Net Standard 2.0
  • .Net 4.0+

Available on Nuget

    PM> Install-Package Yort.DeadManSwitch

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How do I use it?

Create a switch passing the action to call when the switch activates, the delay before activation, and other settings to the constructor. Call the Reset method of the switch each time a regular event occurs. When Reset hasn't been called within the delay period specified, the switch will activate.

See the demo console app in the repo for sample usage

    using Yort.DeadManSwitch;

    //This switch activates after 5 seconds on inactivity, and automatically
    //resets itself after activation.
    var dms = new DeadManSwitch(5000, () => Console.WriteLine("Switch activated!")), (reason) => Console.WriteLine("Reset because " + reason.ToString()), true);

    //Somewhere else in the code, in a code path that should execute regularly within 5 seconds
    dms.Reset();

    //To stop the switch, dispose it.
    dms.Dispose();
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Version Downloads Last updated
1.0.3 129 11/7/2024
1.0.3-beta 64 11/7/2024
1.0.2 1,627 2/12/2018
1.0.1 1,026 12/7/2017
1.0.0 846 9/1/2017

* Fixed a race condition on dispose which could cause an uncatchable ObjectDisposedException
* Added a Disarm method to disable/pause the trigger