PureBasic

Async Progress Info Log

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Demonstrates checking for progress info updates when running a task asynchronously. PureBasic

IncludeFile "CkTask.pb"
IncludeFile "CkEmail.pb"
IncludeFile "CkMailMan.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    ; This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    ; See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    success = 0

    ; The mailman object is used for sending and receiving email.
    mailman.i = CkMailMan::ckCreate()
    If mailman.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Set the SMTP server and any required settings.
    CkMailMan::setCkSmtpHost(mailman, "smtp.mymailserver.com")
    CkMailMan::setCkSmtpUsername(mailman, "myLogin")
    CkMailMan::setCkSmtpPassword(mailman, "myPassword")
    CkMailMan::setCkStartTLS(mailman, 1)

    ; Create a new email object
    email.i = CkEmail::ckCreate()
    If email.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkEmail::setCkSubject(email, "This is a test")
    CkEmail::setCkBody(email, "This is a test")
    CkEmail::setCkFrom(email, "Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>")
    success = CkEmail::ckAddTo(email,"Chilkat Admin","admin@chilkatsoft.com")

    ; Call the async version of the SendEmail method to return a task object.
    ; The task object is loaded, but is in the Inert state -- meaning it is
    ; not yet scheduled to run on Chilkat's background thread pool.
    task.i = CkMailMan::ckSendEmailAsync(mailman,email)
    If CkMailMan::ckLastMethodSuccess(mailman) = 0
        Debug CkMailMan::ckLastErrorText(mailman)
        CkMailMan::ckDispose(mailman)
        CkEmail::ckDispose(email)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Before starting the task, tell it to keep an in-memory log of what would've been
    ; ProgressInfo event callbacks.
    CkTask::setCkKeepProgressLog(task, 1)

    ; Schedule the task for running on the thread pool.  This changes the task's state
    ; from Inert to Live.
    success = CkTask::ckRun(task)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkTask::ckLastErrorText(task)
        CkTask::ckDispose(task)

        CkMailMan::ckDispose(mailman)
        CkEmail::ckDispose(email)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; The application is now free to do anything else
    ; while the email is being sent.

    ; For this example, we'll simply sleep and periodically
    ; check to see if the SendEmail if finished.  While checking
    ; however, we'll report on the progress.
    curPctDone.i = 0
    name.s
    value.s

    While CkTask::ckFinished(task) <> 1

        If CkTask::ckPercentDone(task) <> curPctDone
            curPctDone = CkTask::ckPercentDone(task)
            Debug Str(curPctDone) + " percent done"
        EndIf

        ; Check the progress info log.
        ; Emit any log entries..
        While (CkTask::ckProgressLogSize(task) > 0)
            ; Get the 1st entry, emit it, and then remove it..
            name = CkTask::ckProgressInfoName(task,0)
            value = CkTask::ckProgressInfoValue(task,0)
            Debug name + ": " + value
            CkTask::ckRemoveProgressInfo(task,0)
        Wend

        ; Sleep 100 ms.
        CkTask::ckSleepMs(task,100)

    Wend

    ; Just in case there are any remaining entries...
    While (CkTask::ckProgressLogSize(task) > 0)
        ; Get the 1st entry, emit it, and then remove it..
        name = CkTask::ckProgressInfoName(task,0)
        value = CkTask::ckProgressInfoValue(task,0)
        Debug name + ": " + value
        CkTask::ckRemoveProgressInfo(task,0)
    Wend

    ; A finished task could be one that was canceled, aborted, or truly finished.  

    ; If the task was "canceled", it was canceled prior to actually starting.  This could
    ; happen if the task was canceled while waiting in a thread pool queue to be scheduled by Chilkat's
    ; background thread pool scheduler.  

    ; If the task was "aborted", it indicates that it was canceled while running in a background thread.  
    ; The ResultErrorText will likely indicate that the task was aborted.

    ; If the task "completed", then it ran to completion, but the actual success/failure of the method
    ; is determined by the result obtained via a GetResult* method.  (A "completed" task will
    ; have a StatusInt equal to 7.   If the task finished, but was not completed, then it must've
    ; been aborted or canceled:
    If CkTask::ckStatusInt(task) <> 7
        Debug "Task did not complete."
        Debug "task status: " + CkTask::ckStatus(task)
        CkTask::ckDispose(task)

        CkMailMan::ckDispose(mailman)
        CkEmail::ckDispose(email)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; The SendEmail method returns a boolean.  Therefore, after the task is finished,
    ; we can get the boolean result by calling GetResultBool.  This is the return value had
    ; we called SendEmail synchronously.
    success = CkTask::ckGetResultBool(task)
    If success <> 1
        ; The task's ResultErrorText contains what would have been in the LastErrorText property had
        ; the SendEmail method been called synchronously.
        Debug CkTask::ckResultErrorText(task)
    Else
        Debug "Email sent asynchronously."
    EndIf

    CkTask::ckDispose(task)

    success = CkMailMan::ckCloseSmtpConnection(mailman)
    If success <> 1
        Debug "Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly."

    EndIf



    CkMailMan::ckDispose(mailman)
    CkEmail::ckDispose(email)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure