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//
// This example shows that you can call an async task and wait for it to finish
// The result of the async task (in this case the size of the file that has been downloaded)
// will be come available when the task has finished
// The calling code (The Start()) function will not have to wait until the async task has
// finished. That is why the line "2....." will be printed before the results from TestClass.DoTest()
// The sample also shows an event and displays the thread id's. You can see that the DownloadFileTaskAsync() method
// starts multiple threads to download the web document in multiple pieces.
 
USING System
USING System.Threading.Tasks
 
FUNCTION Start() AS VOID
   ? "1. calling long process"
   TestClass.DoTest()
   ? "2. this should be printed while processing"
   Console.ReadKey()
 
CLASS TestClass  
  STATIC PROTECT oLock AS OBJECT     // To make sure we synchronize the writing to the screen
  STATIC CONSTRUCTOR
     oLock := OBJECT{}
 
  ASYNC STATIC METHOD DoTest() AS VOID
      LOCAL Size AS INT64
       Size := AWAIT LoooongProcess()
       ? "3. returned from long process"
       ? Size, " Bytes downloaded"
 
  ASYNC STATIC METHOD LoooongProcess() AS Task<INT64>
      VAR WebClient := System.Net.WebClient{}
      VAR FileName := System.IO.Path.GetTempPath()+"temp.txt"
       webClient:DownloadProgressChanged += OnDownloadProgress
       webClient:Credentials := System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials
      AWAIT webClient:DownloadFileTaskAsync("http://www.xsharp.info/index.php", FileName)
      VAR dirInfo      := System.IO.DirectoryInfo{System.IO.Path.GetTempPath()}
      VAR Files        := dirInfo:GetFiles("temp.txt")
      IF Files:Length > 0
           System.IO.File.Delete(FileName)
          RETURN Files[1]:Length
      ENDIF
      RETURN 0
 
  STATIC METHOD OnDownloadProgress (sender AS OBJECT, e AS System.Net.DownloadProgressChangedEventArgs) AS VOID
    BEGIN LOCK oLock
        ? String.Format("{0,3} % Size: {1,8:N0} Thread {2}", 100*e:BytesReceived / e:TotalBytesToReceive , e:BytesReceived, ;
          System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread:ManagedThreadId)
    END LOCK
    RETURN
 
END CLASS