C#

OriginalGriff wrote:

I would doubt it: if all the DataReceived events are set up by the same thread

arnold_w wrote:

How many pool threads does a PC have?

arnold_w wrote:

Can I somehow dictate what pool thread the different Com ports should issue events onto?

Ralf Meier wrote:

Why do you want to use Threading or a Backgroundworker for this approach ?

Ralf Meier wrote:

For example a ListView

Ralf Meier wrote:

But you should realize that each and every list has an End

Ralf Meier wrote:

If you want to write to an Excel-Sheet it isn't necessary to know something about VBA - this work could be done complete inside your Application.

Ralf Meier wrote:

What problem do you have with a DataGridView ?

public override ValueTask<bool> SaveChanges()
{
    bool isValid = Validate();
    if (isValid)
    {
        var task = Company.Id == 0
            ? Task.Run(() => AppCore.BizObject.AddCompany(Company))
            : Task.Run(() => AppCore.BizObject.UpdateCompany(Company));
        
        /*
        Preferably:
        var task = Company.Id == 0
            ? AppCore.BizObject.AddCompanyAsync(Company)
            : AppCore.BizObject.UpdateCompanyAsync(Company);
        */
        
        await task;
        // Do cleanup stuff
    }
    
    return isValid;
}

public interface IServerAPI
{
    Task AddCompanyAsync(CompanyEntity entity);

    Task UpdateCompanyAsync(CompanyEntity entity);
}

public class ServerAPI : IServerAPI
{
    public async Task AddCompanyAsync(CompanyEntity entity)
    {
        var t = await Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
        {
            // Add the company and return the new PK
            return 1;

        });

        return t;
    }

    public async Task UpdateCompanyAsync(CompanyEntity entity)
    {
        await Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
        {
            // Update the company

        });
    }
}

public partial class MainWindow : Window, INotifyPropertyChanged
{
    #region Base Class Abstract Code
    // This command is really in abase class. It calls an abstract method called SaveChanges, which I 
    // could modify to be async and call the SaveChanges with await, as I did here: 
    private ICommand _SaveCommand;
    public ICommand SaveCommand
    {
        get
        {
            if (_SaveCommand == null)
                _SaveCommand = new RelayCommand(p => SaveExecuted(), p => SaveCanExecute());
            return _SaveCommand;
        }
    }

    private bool SaveCanExecute()
    {
        return true;
    }

    private async void SaveExecuted()
    {
        try
        {
            await SaveChanges();
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            throw;
        }
        finally
        {
            // Do post-Save stuff here
        }
    }
    #endregion Base Class Abstract Code

    private async Task SaveChanges()
    {
        IServerAPI serverAPI = new ServerAPI();

        if (Company.Id == 0)
        {
            var newId = await serverAPI.AddCompanyAsync(Company);
            Company.Id = newId;
        }
        else
        {
            await serverAPI.UpdateCompanyAsync(Company);
        }
    }
}

private void SaveExecuted()
{
    _ = SaveAsync();
}

private async Task SaveAsync()
{
    try
    {
        IServerAPI serverAPI = new ServerAPI();
        if (Company.Id == 0)
        {
            Company.Id = await serverAPI.AddCompanyAsync(Company);
        }
        else
        {
            await serverAPI.UpdateCompanyAsync(Company);
        }
    }
    finally
    {
        // Do post-save stuff here
    }
}