Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue 0.1.7

dotnet add package Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue --version 0.1.7
                    
NuGet\Install-Package Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue -Version 0.1.7
                    
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<PackageReference Include="Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue" Version="0.1.7" />
                    
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<PackageVersion Include="Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue" Version="0.1.7" />
                    
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<PackageReference Include="Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue" />
                    
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paket add Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue --version 0.1.7
                    
#r "nuget: Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue, 0.1.7"
                    
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#:package Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue@0.1.7
                    
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#addin nuget:?package=Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue&version=0.1.7
                    
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Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue

CI NuGet License

Simple in-memory background job queue for ASP.NET Core with concurrency control.

Installation

dotnet add package Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue

Usage

Register the queue

using Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

builder.Services.AddBackgroundTaskQueue(options =>
{
    options.MaxConcurrency = 4;
    options.MaxQueueSize = 100;
    options.OnError = ex => Console.Error.WriteLine($"Background task failed: {ex}");
});

var app = builder.Build();
app.Run();

Enqueue work from a controller

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue;

[ApiController]
[Route("api/[controller]")]
public class ReportsController : ControllerBase
{
    private readonly IBackgroundTaskQueue _queue;

    public ReportsController(IBackgroundTaskQueue queue) => _queue = queue;

    [HttpPost]
    public IActionResult Generate()
    {
        _queue.Enqueue(async ct =>
        {
            // Long-running work here
            await Task.Delay(5000, ct);
        }, name: "generate-report");

        return Accepted();
    }
}

Default options (sequential, unbounded)

builder.Services.AddBackgroundTaskQueue();

API

IBackgroundTaskQueue

Member Description
Enqueue(Func<CancellationToken, Task>) Adds a work item to the queue
Enqueue(Func<CancellationToken, Task>, string?) Adds a named work item to the queue
DequeueAsync(CancellationToken) Waits for and returns the next work item
Count Number of items currently in the queue

BackgroundQueueOptions

Property Default Description
MaxConcurrency 1 Maximum concurrent work items
MaxQueueSize 0 Max queue capacity (0 = unbounded)
OnError null Callback invoked when a work item throws

ServiceCollectionExtensions

Method Description
AddBackgroundTaskQueue(Action<BackgroundQueueOptions>?) Registers queue and hosted service

Development

dotnet build src/Philiprehberger.BackgroundTaskQueue.csproj --configuration Release

License

MIT

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 was computed.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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