.NET Dispatcher, for .NET Core?

Question

Does something like `Dispatcher` exist for .NET Core? I need to create a thread in .NET Core, and be able to send actions to be invoked on the thread. Also, I'd like to be able to use a `TaskScheduler` that can be used for `async/await` stuff. Does this exist somewhere?

Accepted Answer

It's not built-in, but my `AsyncContext` and `AsyncContextThread` types are available in a library that would fit your need.

`AsyncContext` takes over the current thread:

```
AsyncContext.Run(async () =>
{
  ... // any awaits in here resume on the same thread.
});
// `Run` blocks until all async work is done.
```

`AsyncContextThread` is a separate thread with its own `AsyncContext`:

```
using (var thread = new AsyncContextThread())
{
  // Queue work to the thread.
  thread.Factory.Run(async () =>
  {
    ... // any awaits in here resume on the same thread.
  });
  await thread.JoinAsync(); // or `thread.Join();`
}
```

`AsyncContext` provides a `SynchronizationContext` as well as a `TaskScheduler`/`TaskFactory`.

.NET Dispatcher, for .NET Core?

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