This interface is the public representation of the threadpool service. You can add regular or interval-based workload to be performed, obtain status information about the threadpool or control the threadpool through this public interface.

Methods for adding regular workload

• IWork Add(DoWorkHandler)
• IWork Add(DoWorkHandler, QueuePriority)
• IWork Add(DoWorkHandler, string)
• IWork Add(DoWorkHandler, ThreadPriority)
• IWork Add(DoWorkHandler, WorkEventHandler)
• IWork Add(DoWorkHandler, string, QueuePriority)
• IWork Add(DoWorkHandler, string, QueuePriority, ThreadPriority)
• IWork Add(DoWorkHandler, string, QueuePriority, ThreadPriority, WorkEventHandler)
• void Add(Work)
• void Add(Work, QueuePriority)
• void Add( IWork )
• void Add( IWork , QueuePriority)

Parameter description

• IWork - work to be performed by the threadpool represented with the IWork interface
• Work - work to be performed by the threadpool represented as a Work object
• DoWorkHandler - work to be performed by the threadpool represented as a DoWorkHandler delegate
• QueuePriority - Sets the queue priority of the work item
• string - Descriptive name of the workload
• ThreadPriority - Thread priority to be used for this particular workload
• WorkEventHandler - Event handler delegate which should be called when the workload is completed by the threadpool

Return value description

• IWork - reference to the workload object interface for obtaining workload status and execution information

Methods for adding interval-based workload

• void AddIntervalWork(IWorkInterval, bool)
• void RemoveIntervalWork( IWorkInterval )

Parameter description

• IWorkInterval - Interval-based workload to be performed by the threadpool represented with the IWorkInterval interface
• bool - Indicates whether or not the threadpool should execute the interval-based workload immediately after submission

Methods for controlling the threadpool

• void Stop() - Stops the threadpool

Properties for obtaining status information about the threadpool

• int ThreadCount { get; } - Total amount of threads in the threadpool (both active and inactive)
• int BusyThreadCount { get; } - Number of threads which are currently busy processing a work item
• long WorkItemsProcessed { get; } - Number of work items processed by the threadpool
• int QueueLength { get; } - Number of pending work items waiting in the queue to be serviced
• int MinimumThreads { get; } - Minimum number of total threads in the threadpool
• int MaximumThreads { get; } - Maximum number of total threads in the threadpool