FCC/Applications/Share/WayneLib_WayneLibraries/StateEngine/Generic2/AsyncWorkState.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Wayne.Lib;
using Wayne.Lib.StateEngine;
using System.Threading;

namespace Wayne.Lib.StateEngine.Generic
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Generic state that enables descendant classes to execute code on a worker thread 
    /// when the state is active. When the processing is completed, i.e. the PerformWork returns,
    /// the state will post a transition of the type specified in the constructor.
    /// 
    /// When exitting the state, we for the worker thread to complete before continuing.
    /// 
    /// Descendant classes can also use the AbortWork() method to signal to the worker thread that it should exit as fast as possible.
    /// 
    /// The PerformWork method should periodically check the Aborted property and if that is true, exit as fast as possible.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="TMain"></typeparam>
    /// <typeparam name="TData">Specifies the type of state data the state uses.</typeparam>
    public abstract class AsyncWorkState<TMain, TData> : AsyncWorkState<TMain> where TData : StateData
    {
        #region Fields

        private IStateWithData stateWithData;

        #endregion

        #region Construction

        /// <summary>
        /// Protected constructor.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="doneTransitionType"></param>
        protected AsyncWorkState(object doneTransitionType)
            : base(doneTransitionType)
        {
        }

        #endregion

        #region Properties

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the state data for this state.
        /// </summary>
        protected TData Data
        {
            get
            {
                if (stateWithData == null)
                {
                    stateWithData = StateData.GetParentCompositeStateWithStateData<TData>(this);
                }
                return stateWithData.StateData as TData;
            }
        }

        #endregion
    }
}