Agent<'Msg> (B2R2)

Agent<'Msg> Type

Represents an agent that processes messages asynchronously using the TPL Dataflow. See also AgentReplyChannel.

Instance member	Description
`this.Post` Full Usage: `this.Post` Parameters: msg : `'Msg`	Posts a message to the agent. msg : `'Msg`
`this.PostAndReply` Full Usage: `this.PostAndReply` Parameters: callback : `CancellationTokenSource -> AgentReplyChannel<'a> -> 'Msg` Returns: `'a`	Posts a message and returns a reply from the agent. callback : `CancellationTokenSource -> AgentReplyChannel<'a> -> 'Msg` Returns: `'a`
`this.Task` Full Usage: `this.Task` Returns: `Task`	Gets the task associated with this agent. Returns: `Task`

Static member	Description
`Agent.Start(taskFn, token)` Full Usage: `Agent.Start(taskFn, token)` Parameters: taskFn : `IAgentMessageReceivable<'Msg> -> unit` token : `CancellationToken` Returns: `Agent<'Msg>`	Starts a new agent with a given task function and a cancellation token. taskFn : `IAgentMessageReceivable<'Msg> -> unit` token : `CancellationToken` Returns: `Agent<'Msg>`