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Asked: 2026-05-26T08:46:11+00:00

for a task, potentially taking too long to complete, I’d like a mechanism to

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for a task, potentially taking too long to complete, I’d like a mechanism

  1. to start the task
  2. return back to user interface (its a web page)
  3. periodically/randomly check if the task is complete
  4. cancel the executing task when user wishes so
  5. get notified when the task completes / fails

what are the possible solutions?

  1. Threads?
    Start a thread, save its ManagedThreadId, (can you get a thread by its id)

  2. write a windows service,
    send the request to service via shared objects/files/db?
    keep interacting with the service the same way (objects/files/db,etc)
    Services?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Host a WCF Service in a Windows Service that will perform the background tasks by adding/reading from a queue which can be maintained either using MSMQ or in a database.

    When you add an item for processing; you should get a task id. You should be able to then log the completion/failed/cancel status of the task in db against the task id.

    You can have following methods in your WCF contract

    int ProcessItem(ItemDetails details); // returns task id
bool CancelTask(int taskID); // returns true if successfully cancelled; false otherwise
TaskStatus GetTaskStatus(int taskID); // returns Cancelled, Waiting, Failed or Completed
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