oskarwkarlsson / libtasknet

a libtask style coroutine library for .NET

LibTaskNet, a libtask style coroutine library for .NET

LibTaskNet is a coroutine library inspired by libtask. Originally intented to have an API similar to that of libtask, LibTaskNet now uses the new C# await keyword to enable switching between functions. Instead of providing IO functions, the new .NET 4.5 Async methods can be used. This enables a co-routine that is supported by standard .NET APIs. Viewed another way, you can write Node.JS style apps without the layers of nested callback function definitions.

Check the fibers branch for a version of this library that uses fibers and is much more like libtask.

Example

A super-simple HTTP server that processes each request in its own coroutine and every second prints "waiting".

    private static async Task handleRequest(HttpListenerContext ctx)
    {
        ctx.Response.ContentType = "text/plain";
        var os = ctx.Response.OutputStream;
        var bytes = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("Hello World");
        await os.WriteAsync(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
        ctx.Response.Close();
    }

    private static async Task httpServer()
    {
        CoopScheduler.AddTask(async () =>
        {
            while (true)
            {
                await Task.Delay(1000);
                Console.WriteLine("waiting");
            }
        });

        HttpListener l = new HttpListener();
        l.Prefixes.Add("http://+:8080/");
        l.Start();
        while (true)
        {
            var ctx = await l.GetContextAsync();
            CoopScheduler.AddTask(() => handleRequest(ctx));
        }
    }

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        CoopScheduler.AddTask(httpServer);
        CoopScheduler.StartScheduler();
    }

Dependencies

• .NET Framework 4.5

Credits

This work is based in large part on the blog entry Await, SynchronizationContext, and Console Apps by Stephen Toub.

License

LibTaskNet is licensed under the three-clause BSD license.