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Procedura dettagliata: creazione di un tipo di blocco di flussi di dati personalizzato

Anche se la libreria di flussi di dati TPL rende disponibili diversi tipi di blocchi di flussi di dati che offrono varie funzionalità, è anche possibile creare tipi di blocchi personalizzati. Questo documento descrive come creare un tipo di blocco di flussi di dati che implementi un comportamento personalizzato.

Prerequisiti

Prima di questo documento, leggere Flusso di dati.

Nota

La libreria del flusso di dati TPL (spazio dei nomi System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow) non viene distribuita con .NET. Per installare lo spazio dei nomi System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow in Visual Studio, aprire il progetto in Visual Studio, scegliere Gestisci pacchetti NuGet dal menu Progetto ed eseguire una ricerca online del pacchetto System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow. In alternativa, per installarlo usando l'interfaccia della riga di comando di .NET Core, eseguire dotnet add package System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow.

Definizione del blocco di flussi di dati finestra temporale scorrevole

Si consideri un'applicazione di flusso di dati che richiede che i valori di input vengano memorizzati nel buffer e quindi che l'output di questi avvenga in modalità finestra temporale scorrevole. Per i valori di input {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5} e per una dimensione della finestra pari a tre, ad esempio, un blocco di flussi di dati finestra temporale scorrevole genera le matrici di output {0, 1, 2}, {1, 2, 3}, {2, 3, 4} e {3, 4, 5}. Le sezioni seguenti descrivono due modi per creare un tipo di blocco di flussi di dati che implementi questo comportamento personalizzato. La prima tecnica usa il metodo Encapsulate per combinare le funzionalità di un oggetto ISourceBlock<TOutput> e di un oggetto ITargetBlock<TInput> in un solo blocco di propagazione. La seconda tecnica definisce una classe che deriva da IPropagatorBlock<TInput,TOutput> e combina le funzionalità esistenti per eseguire il comportamento personalizzato.

Uso del metodo Encapsulate per definire il blocco di flussi di dati finestra temporale scorrevole

L'esempio seguente usa il metodo Encapsulate per creare un blocco di propagazione da un'origine e da una destinazione. Un blocco di propagazione consente a un blocco di origine e a un blocco di destinazione di fungere da ricevitore e mittente di dati.

Questa tecnica è utile quando sono necessarie funzionalità di flusso di dati personalizzate, ma non è necessario un tipo che fornisca metodi, proprietà o campi aggiuntivi.

// Creates a IPropagatorBlock<T, T[]> object propagates data in a
// sliding window fashion.
public static IPropagatorBlock<T, T[]> CreateSlidingWindow<T>(int windowSize)
{
   // Create a queue to hold messages.
   var queue = new Queue<T>();

   // The source part of the propagator holds arrays of size windowSize
   // and propagates data out to any connected targets.
   var source = new BufferBlock<T[]>();

   // The target part receives data and adds them to the queue.
   var target = new ActionBlock<T>(item =>
   {
      // Add the item to the queue.
      queue.Enqueue(item);
      // Remove the oldest item when the queue size exceeds the window size.
      if (queue.Count > windowSize)
         queue.Dequeue();
      // Post the data in the queue to the source block when the queue size
      // equals the window size.
      if (queue.Count == windowSize)
         source.Post(queue.ToArray());
   });

   // When the target is set to the completed state, propagate out any
   // remaining data and set the source to the completed state.
   target.Completion.ContinueWith(delegate
   {
      if (queue.Count > 0 && queue.Count < windowSize)
         source.Post(queue.ToArray());
      source.Complete();
   });

   // Return a IPropagatorBlock<T, T[]> object that encapsulates the
   // target and source blocks.
   return DataflowBlock.Encapsulate(target, source);
}
' Creates a IPropagatorBlock<T, T[]> object propagates data in a 
' sliding window fashion.
Public Shared Function CreateSlidingWindow(Of T)(ByVal windowSize As Integer) As IPropagatorBlock(Of T, T())
    ' Create a queue to hold messages.
    Dim queue = New Queue(Of T)()

    ' The source part of the propagator holds arrays of size windowSize
    ' and propagates data out to any connected targets.
    Dim source = New BufferBlock(Of T())()

    ' The target part receives data and adds them to the queue.
    Dim target = New ActionBlock(Of T)(Sub(item)
                                           ' Add the item to the queue.
                                           ' Remove the oldest item when the queue size exceeds the window size.
                                           ' Post the data in the queue to the source block when the queue size
                                           ' equals the window size.
                                           queue.Enqueue(item)
                                           If queue.Count > windowSize Then
                                               queue.Dequeue()
                                           End If
                                           If queue.Count = windowSize Then
                                               source.Post(queue.ToArray())
                                           End If
                                       End Sub)

    ' When the target is set to the completed state, propagate out any
    ' remaining data and set the source to the completed state.
    target.Completion.ContinueWith(Sub()
                                       If queue.Count > 0 AndAlso queue.Count < windowSize Then
                                           source.Post(queue.ToArray())
                                       End If
                                       source.Complete()
                                   End Sub)

    ' Return a IPropagatorBlock<T, T[]> object that encapsulates the 
    ' target and source blocks.
    Return DataflowBlock.Encapsulate(target, source)
End Function

Definire il blocco di flussi di dati finestra temporale scorrevole tramite derivazione da IPropagatorBlock

L'esempio seguente illustra la classe SlidingWindowBlock. Questa classe deriva da IPropagatorBlock<TInput,TOutput>, quindi può fungere sia da origine che da destinazione dei dati. Come nell'esempio precedente, la classe SlidingWindowBlock si basa su tipi di blocchi di flussi di dati esistenti. La classe SlidingWindowBlock, tuttavia, implementa anche i metodi necessari per le interfacce ISourceBlock<TOutput>, ITargetBlock<TInput> e IDataflowBlock. Tutti questi metodi inoltrano lavoro ai membri di tipo blocco di flussi di dati predefiniti. Il metodo Post, ad esempio, rinvia il lavoro al membro dati m_target, che è anche un oggetto ITargetBlock<TInput>.

Questa tecnica è utile quando sono necessarie funzionalità di flusso di dati personalizzate ed è necessario anche un tipo che fornisca metodi, proprietà o campi aggiuntivi. Anche la classe SlidingWindowBlock, ad esempio, deriva da IReceivableSourceBlock<TOutput> e può quindi fornire i metodi TryReceive e TryReceiveAll. La classe SlidingWindowBlock illustra anche l'estendibilità tramite la proprietà WindowSize, che recupera il numero di elementi nella finestra temporale scorrevole.

// Propagates data in a sliding window fashion.
public class SlidingWindowBlock<T> : IPropagatorBlock<T, T[]>,
                                     IReceivableSourceBlock<T[]>
{
   // The size of the window.
   private readonly int m_windowSize;
   // The target part of the block.
   private readonly ITargetBlock<T> m_target;
   // The source part of the block.
   private readonly IReceivableSourceBlock<T[]> m_source;

   // Constructs a SlidingWindowBlock object.
   public SlidingWindowBlock(int windowSize)
   {
      // Create a queue to hold messages.
      var queue = new Queue<T>();

      // The source part of the propagator holds arrays of size windowSize
      // and propagates data out to any connected targets.
      var source = new BufferBlock<T[]>();

      // The target part receives data and adds them to the queue.
      var target = new ActionBlock<T>(item =>
      {
         // Add the item to the queue.
         queue.Enqueue(item);
         // Remove the oldest item when the queue size exceeds the window size.
         if (queue.Count > windowSize)
            queue.Dequeue();
         // Post the data in the queue to the source block when the queue size
         // equals the window size.
         if (queue.Count == windowSize)
            source.Post(queue.ToArray());
      });

      // When the target is set to the completed state, propagate out any
      // remaining data and set the source to the completed state.
      target.Completion.ContinueWith(delegate
      {
         if (queue.Count > 0 && queue.Count < windowSize)
            source.Post(queue.ToArray());
         source.Complete();
      });

      m_windowSize = windowSize;
      m_target = target;
      m_source = source;
   }

   // Retrieves the size of the window.
   public int WindowSize { get { return m_windowSize; } }

   #region IReceivableSourceBlock<TOutput> members

   // Attempts to synchronously receive an item from the source.
   public bool TryReceive(Predicate<T[]> filter, out T[] item)
   {
      return m_source.TryReceive(filter, out item);
   }

   // Attempts to remove all available elements from the source into a new
   // array that is returned.
   public bool TryReceiveAll(out IList<T[]> items)
   {
      return m_source.TryReceiveAll(out items);
   }

   #endregion

   #region ISourceBlock<TOutput> members

   // Links this dataflow block to the provided target.
   public IDisposable LinkTo(ITargetBlock<T[]> target, DataflowLinkOptions linkOptions)
   {
      return m_source.LinkTo(target, linkOptions);
   }

   // Called by a target to reserve a message previously offered by a source
   // but not yet consumed by this target.
   bool ISourceBlock<T[]>.ReserveMessage(DataflowMessageHeader messageHeader,
      ITargetBlock<T[]> target)
   {
      return m_source.ReserveMessage(messageHeader, target);
   }

   // Called by a target to consume a previously offered message from a source.
   T[] ISourceBlock<T[]>.ConsumeMessage(DataflowMessageHeader messageHeader,
      ITargetBlock<T[]> target, out bool messageConsumed)
   {
      return m_source.ConsumeMessage(messageHeader,
         target, out messageConsumed);
   }

   // Called by a target to release a previously reserved message from a source.
   void ISourceBlock<T[]>.ReleaseReservation(DataflowMessageHeader messageHeader,
      ITargetBlock<T[]> target)
   {
      m_source.ReleaseReservation(messageHeader, target);
   }

   #endregion

   #region ITargetBlock<TInput> members

   // Asynchronously passes a message to the target block, giving the target the
   // opportunity to consume the message.
   DataflowMessageStatus ITargetBlock<T>.OfferMessage(DataflowMessageHeader messageHeader,
      T messageValue, ISourceBlock<T> source, bool consumeToAccept)
   {
      return m_target.OfferMessage(messageHeader,
         messageValue, source, consumeToAccept);
   }

   #endregion

   #region IDataflowBlock members

   // Gets a Task that represents the completion of this dataflow block.
   public Task Completion { get { return m_source.Completion; } }

   // Signals to this target block that it should not accept any more messages,
   // nor consume postponed messages.
   public void Complete()
   {
      m_target.Complete();
   }

   public void Fault(Exception error)
   {
      m_target.Fault(error);
   }

   #endregion
}
    ' Propagates data in a sliding window fashion.
    Public Class SlidingWindowBlock(Of T)
        Implements IPropagatorBlock(Of T, T()), IReceivableSourceBlock(Of T())
        ' The size of the window.
        Private ReadOnly m_windowSize As Integer
        ' The target part of the block.
        Private ReadOnly m_target As ITargetBlock(Of T)
        ' The source part of the block.
        Private ReadOnly m_source As IReceivableSourceBlock(Of T())

        ' Constructs a SlidingWindowBlock object.
        Public Sub New(ByVal windowSize As Integer)
            ' Create a queue to hold messages.
            Dim queue = New Queue(Of T)()

            ' The source part of the propagator holds arrays of size windowSize
            ' and propagates data out to any connected targets.
            Dim source = New BufferBlock(Of T())()

            ' The target part receives data and adds them to the queue.
            Dim target = New ActionBlock(Of T)(Sub(item)
                                                   ' Add the item to the queue.
                                                   ' Remove the oldest item when the queue size exceeds the window size.
                                                   ' Post the data in the queue to the source block when the queue size
                                                   ' equals the window size.
                                                   queue.Enqueue(item)
                                                   If queue.Count > windowSize Then
                                                       queue.Dequeue()
                                                   End If
                                                   If queue.Count = windowSize Then
                                                       source.Post(queue.ToArray())
                                                   End If
                                               End Sub)

            ' When the target is set to the completed state, propagate out any
            ' remaining data and set the source to the completed state.
            target.Completion.ContinueWith(Sub()
                                               If queue.Count > 0 AndAlso queue.Count < windowSize Then
                                                   source.Post(queue.ToArray())
                                               End If
                                               source.Complete()
                                           End Sub)

            m_windowSize = windowSize
            m_target = target
            m_source = source
        End Sub

        ' Retrieves the size of the window.
        Public ReadOnly Property WindowSize() As Integer
            Get
                Return m_windowSize
            End Get
        End Property

        '#Region "IReceivableSourceBlock<TOutput> members"

        ' Attempts to synchronously receive an item from the source.
        Public Function TryReceive(ByVal filter As Predicate(Of T()), <System.Runtime.InteropServices.Out()> ByRef item() As T) As Boolean Implements IReceivableSourceBlock(Of T()).TryReceive
            Return m_source.TryReceive(filter, item)
        End Function

        ' Attempts to remove all available elements from the source into a new 
        ' array that is returned.
        Public Function TryReceiveAll(<System.Runtime.InteropServices.Out()> ByRef items As IList(Of T())) As Boolean Implements IReceivableSourceBlock(Of T()).TryReceiveAll
            Return m_source.TryReceiveAll(items)
        End Function

        '#End Region

#Region "ISourceBlock<TOutput> members"

        ' Links this dataflow block to the provided target.
        Public Function LinkTo(ByVal target As ITargetBlock(Of T()), ByVal linkOptions As DataflowLinkOptions) As IDisposable Implements ISourceBlock(Of T()).LinkTo
            Return m_source.LinkTo(target, linkOptions)
        End Function

        ' Called by a target to reserve a message previously offered by a source 
        ' but not yet consumed by this target.
        Private Function ReserveMessage(ByVal messageHeader As DataflowMessageHeader, ByVal target As ITargetBlock(Of T())) As Boolean Implements ISourceBlock(Of T()).ReserveMessage
            Return m_source.ReserveMessage(messageHeader, target)
        End Function

        ' Called by a target to consume a previously offered message from a source.
        Private Function ConsumeMessage(ByVal messageHeader As DataflowMessageHeader, ByVal target As ITargetBlock(Of T()), ByRef messageConsumed As Boolean) As T() Implements ISourceBlock(Of T()).ConsumeMessage
            Return m_source.ConsumeMessage(messageHeader, target, messageConsumed)
        End Function

        ' Called by a target to release a previously reserved message from a source.
        Private Sub ReleaseReservation(ByVal messageHeader As DataflowMessageHeader, ByVal target As ITargetBlock(Of T())) Implements ISourceBlock(Of T()).ReleaseReservation
            m_source.ReleaseReservation(messageHeader, target)
        End Sub

#End Region

#Region "ITargetBlock<TInput> members"

        ' Asynchronously passes a message to the target block, giving the target the 
        ' opportunity to consume the message.
        Private Function OfferMessage(ByVal messageHeader As DataflowMessageHeader, ByVal messageValue As T, ByVal source As ISourceBlock(Of T), ByVal consumeToAccept As Boolean) As DataflowMessageStatus Implements ITargetBlock(Of T).OfferMessage
            Return m_target.OfferMessage(messageHeader, messageValue, source, consumeToAccept)
        End Function

#End Region

#Region "IDataflowBlock members"

        ' Gets a Task that represents the completion of this dataflow block.
        Public ReadOnly Property Completion() As Task Implements IDataflowBlock.Completion
            Get
                Return m_source.Completion
            End Get
        End Property

        ' Signals to this target block that it should not accept any more messages, 
        ' nor consume postponed messages. 
        Public Sub Complete() Implements IDataflowBlock.Complete
            m_target.Complete()
        End Sub

        Public Sub Fault(ByVal [error] As Exception) Implements IDataflowBlock.Fault
            m_target.Fault([error])
        End Sub

#End Region
    End Class

Esempio completo

Nell'esempio riportato di seguito viene illustrato il codice completo per questa procedura guidata. Viene anche illustrato come usare entrambi i blocchi di finestre temporali scorrevoli in un metodo che scrive nel blocco, legge da questo e stampa i risultati nella console.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow;

// Demonstrates how to create a custom dataflow block type.
class Program
{
   // Creates a IPropagatorBlock<T, T[]> object propagates data in a
   // sliding window fashion.
   public static IPropagatorBlock<T, T[]> CreateSlidingWindow<T>(int windowSize)
   {
      // Create a queue to hold messages.
      var queue = new Queue<T>();

      // The source part of the propagator holds arrays of size windowSize
      // and propagates data out to any connected targets.
      var source = new BufferBlock<T[]>();

      // The target part receives data and adds them to the queue.
      var target = new ActionBlock<T>(item =>
      {
         // Add the item to the queue.
         queue.Enqueue(item);
         // Remove the oldest item when the queue size exceeds the window size.
         if (queue.Count > windowSize)
            queue.Dequeue();
         // Post the data in the queue to the source block when the queue size
         // equals the window size.
         if (queue.Count == windowSize)
            source.Post(queue.ToArray());
      });

      // When the target is set to the completed state, propagate out any
      // remaining data and set the source to the completed state.
      target.Completion.ContinueWith(delegate
      {
         if (queue.Count > 0 && queue.Count < windowSize)
            source.Post(queue.ToArray());
         source.Complete();
      });

      // Return a IPropagatorBlock<T, T[]> object that encapsulates the
      // target and source blocks.
      return DataflowBlock.Encapsulate(target, source);
   }

   // Propagates data in a sliding window fashion.
   public class SlidingWindowBlock<T> : IPropagatorBlock<T, T[]>,
                                        IReceivableSourceBlock<T[]>
   {
      // The size of the window.
      private readonly int m_windowSize;
      // The target part of the block.
      private readonly ITargetBlock<T> m_target;
      // The source part of the block.
      private readonly IReceivableSourceBlock<T[]> m_source;

      // Constructs a SlidingWindowBlock object.
      public SlidingWindowBlock(int windowSize)
      {
         // Create a queue to hold messages.
         var queue = new Queue<T>();

         // The source part of the propagator holds arrays of size windowSize
         // and propagates data out to any connected targets.
         var source = new BufferBlock<T[]>();

         // The target part receives data and adds them to the queue.
         var target = new ActionBlock<T>(item =>
         {
            // Add the item to the queue.
            queue.Enqueue(item);
            // Remove the oldest item when the queue size exceeds the window size.
            if (queue.Count > windowSize)
               queue.Dequeue();
            // Post the data in the queue to the source block when the queue size
            // equals the window size.
            if (queue.Count == windowSize)
               source.Post(queue.ToArray());
         });

         // When the target is set to the completed state, propagate out any
         // remaining data and set the source to the completed state.
         target.Completion.ContinueWith(delegate
         {
            if (queue.Count > 0 && queue.Count < windowSize)
               source.Post(queue.ToArray());
            source.Complete();
         });

         m_windowSize = windowSize;
         m_target = target;
         m_source = source;
      }

      // Retrieves the size of the window.
      public int WindowSize { get { return m_windowSize; } }

      #region IReceivableSourceBlock<TOutput> members

      // Attempts to synchronously receive an item from the source.
      public bool TryReceive(Predicate<T[]> filter, out T[] item)
      {
         return m_source.TryReceive(filter, out item);
      }

      // Attempts to remove all available elements from the source into a new
      // array that is returned.
      public bool TryReceiveAll(out IList<T[]> items)
      {
         return m_source.TryReceiveAll(out items);
      }

      #endregion

      #region ISourceBlock<TOutput> members

      // Links this dataflow block to the provided target.
      public IDisposable LinkTo(ITargetBlock<T[]> target, DataflowLinkOptions linkOptions)
      {
         return m_source.LinkTo(target, linkOptions);
      }

      // Called by a target to reserve a message previously offered by a source
      // but not yet consumed by this target.
      bool ISourceBlock<T[]>.ReserveMessage(DataflowMessageHeader messageHeader,
         ITargetBlock<T[]> target)
      {
         return m_source.ReserveMessage(messageHeader, target);
      }

      // Called by a target to consume a previously offered message from a source.
      T[] ISourceBlock<T[]>.ConsumeMessage(DataflowMessageHeader messageHeader,
         ITargetBlock<T[]> target, out bool messageConsumed)
      {
         return m_source.ConsumeMessage(messageHeader,
            target, out messageConsumed);
      }

      // Called by a target to release a previously reserved message from a source.
      void ISourceBlock<T[]>.ReleaseReservation(DataflowMessageHeader messageHeader,
         ITargetBlock<T[]> target)
      {
         m_source.ReleaseReservation(messageHeader, target);
      }

      #endregion

      #region ITargetBlock<TInput> members

      // Asynchronously passes a message to the target block, giving the target the
      // opportunity to consume the message.
      DataflowMessageStatus ITargetBlock<T>.OfferMessage(DataflowMessageHeader messageHeader,
         T messageValue, ISourceBlock<T> source, bool consumeToAccept)
      {
         return m_target.OfferMessage(messageHeader,
            messageValue, source, consumeToAccept);
      }

      #endregion

      #region IDataflowBlock members

      // Gets a Task that represents the completion of this dataflow block.
      public Task Completion { get { return m_source.Completion; } }

      // Signals to this target block that it should not accept any more messages,
      // nor consume postponed messages.
      public void Complete()
      {
         m_target.Complete();
      }

      public void Fault(Exception error)
      {
         m_target.Fault(error);
      }

      #endregion
   }

   // Demonstrates usage of the sliding window block by sending the provided
   // values to the provided propagator block and printing the output of
   // that block to the console.
   static void DemonstrateSlidingWindow<T>(IPropagatorBlock<T, T[]> slidingWindow,
      IEnumerable<T> values)
   {
      // Create an action block that prints arrays of data to the console.
      string windowComma = string.Empty;
      var printWindow = new ActionBlock<T[]>(window =>
      {
         Console.Write(windowComma);
         Console.Write("{");

         string comma = string.Empty;
         foreach (T item in window)
         {
            Console.Write(comma);
            Console.Write(item);
            comma = ",";
         }
         Console.Write("}");

         windowComma = ", ";
      });

      // Link the printer block to the sliding window block.
      slidingWindow.LinkTo(printWindow);

      // Set the printer block to the completed state when the sliding window
      // block completes.
      slidingWindow.Completion.ContinueWith(delegate { printWindow.Complete(); });

      // Print an additional newline to the console when the printer block completes.
      var completion = printWindow.Completion.ContinueWith(delegate { Console.WriteLine(); });

      // Post the provided values to the sliding window block and then wait
      // for the sliding window block to complete.
      foreach (T value in values)
      {
         slidingWindow.Post(value);
      }
      slidingWindow.Complete();

      // Wait for the printer to complete and perform its final action.
      completion.Wait();
   }

   static void Main(string[] args)
   {

      Console.Write("Using the DataflowBlockExtensions.Encapsulate method ");
      Console.WriteLine("(T=int, windowSize=3):");
      DemonstrateSlidingWindow(CreateSlidingWindow<int>(3), Enumerable.Range(0, 10));

      Console.WriteLine();

      var slidingWindow = new SlidingWindowBlock<char>(4);

      Console.Write("Using SlidingWindowBlock<T> ");
      Console.WriteLine("(T=char, windowSize={0}):", slidingWindow.WindowSize);
      DemonstrateSlidingWindow(slidingWindow, from n in Enumerable.Range(65, 10)
                                              select (char)n);
   }
}

/* Output:
Using the DataflowBlockExtensions.Encapsulate method (T=int, windowSize=3):
{0,1,2}, {1,2,3}, {2,3,4}, {3,4,5}, {4,5,6}, {5,6,7}, {6,7,8}, {7,8,9}

Using SlidingWindowBlock<T> (T=char, windowSize=4):
{A,B,C,D}, {B,C,D,E}, {C,D,E,F}, {D,E,F,G}, {E,F,G,H}, {F,G,H,I}, {G,H,I,J}
 */
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Linq
Imports System.Threading.Tasks
Imports System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow

' Demonstrates how to create a custom dataflow block type.
Friend Class Program
    ' Creates a IPropagatorBlock<T, T[]> object propagates data in a 
    ' sliding window fashion.
    Public Shared Function CreateSlidingWindow(Of T)(ByVal windowSize As Integer) As IPropagatorBlock(Of T, T())
        ' Create a queue to hold messages.
        Dim queue = New Queue(Of T)()

        ' The source part of the propagator holds arrays of size windowSize
        ' and propagates data out to any connected targets.
        Dim source = New BufferBlock(Of T())()

        ' The target part receives data and adds them to the queue.
        Dim target = New ActionBlock(Of T)(Sub(item)
                                               ' Add the item to the queue.
                                               ' Remove the oldest item when the queue size exceeds the window size.
                                               ' Post the data in the queue to the source block when the queue size
                                               ' equals the window size.
                                               queue.Enqueue(item)
                                               If queue.Count > windowSize Then
                                                   queue.Dequeue()
                                               End If
                                               If queue.Count = windowSize Then
                                                   source.Post(queue.ToArray())
                                               End If
                                           End Sub)

        ' When the target is set to the completed state, propagate out any
        ' remaining data and set the source to the completed state.
        target.Completion.ContinueWith(Sub()
                                           If queue.Count > 0 AndAlso queue.Count < windowSize Then
                                               source.Post(queue.ToArray())
                                           End If
                                           source.Complete()
                                       End Sub)

        ' Return a IPropagatorBlock<T, T[]> object that encapsulates the 
        ' target and source blocks.
        Return DataflowBlock.Encapsulate(target, source)
    End Function

    ' Propagates data in a sliding window fashion.
    Public Class SlidingWindowBlock(Of T)
        Implements IPropagatorBlock(Of T, T()), IReceivableSourceBlock(Of T())
        ' The size of the window.
        Private ReadOnly m_windowSize As Integer
        ' The target part of the block.
        Private ReadOnly m_target As ITargetBlock(Of T)
        ' The source part of the block.
        Private ReadOnly m_source As IReceivableSourceBlock(Of T())

        ' Constructs a SlidingWindowBlock object.
        Public Sub New(ByVal windowSize As Integer)
            ' Create a queue to hold messages.
            Dim queue = New Queue(Of T)()

            ' The source part of the propagator holds arrays of size windowSize
            ' and propagates data out to any connected targets.
            Dim source = New BufferBlock(Of T())()

            ' The target part receives data and adds them to the queue.
            Dim target = New ActionBlock(Of T)(Sub(item)
                                                   ' Add the item to the queue.
                                                   ' Remove the oldest item when the queue size exceeds the window size.
                                                   ' Post the data in the queue to the source block when the queue size
                                                   ' equals the window size.
                                                   queue.Enqueue(item)
                                                   If queue.Count > windowSize Then
                                                       queue.Dequeue()
                                                   End If
                                                   If queue.Count = windowSize Then
                                                       source.Post(queue.ToArray())
                                                   End If
                                               End Sub)

            ' When the target is set to the completed state, propagate out any
            ' remaining data and set the source to the completed state.
            target.Completion.ContinueWith(Sub()
                                               If queue.Count > 0 AndAlso queue.Count < windowSize Then
                                                   source.Post(queue.ToArray())
                                               End If
                                               source.Complete()
                                           End Sub)

            m_windowSize = windowSize
            m_target = target
            m_source = source
        End Sub

        ' Retrieves the size of the window.
        Public ReadOnly Property WindowSize() As Integer
            Get
                Return m_windowSize
            End Get
        End Property

        '#Region "IReceivableSourceBlock<TOutput> members"

        ' Attempts to synchronously receive an item from the source.
        Public Function TryReceive(ByVal filter As Predicate(Of T()), <System.Runtime.InteropServices.Out()> ByRef item() As T) As Boolean Implements IReceivableSourceBlock(Of T()).TryReceive
            Return m_source.TryReceive(filter, item)
        End Function

        ' Attempts to remove all available elements from the source into a new 
        ' array that is returned.
        Public Function TryReceiveAll(<System.Runtime.InteropServices.Out()> ByRef items As IList(Of T())) As Boolean Implements IReceivableSourceBlock(Of T()).TryReceiveAll
            Return m_source.TryReceiveAll(items)
        End Function

        '#End Region

#Region "ISourceBlock<TOutput> members"

        ' Links this dataflow block to the provided target.
        Public Function LinkTo(ByVal target As ITargetBlock(Of T()), ByVal linkOptions As DataflowLinkOptions) As IDisposable Implements ISourceBlock(Of T()).LinkTo
            Return m_source.LinkTo(target, linkOptions)
        End Function

        ' Called by a target to reserve a message previously offered by a source 
        ' but not yet consumed by this target.
        Private Function ReserveMessage(ByVal messageHeader As DataflowMessageHeader, ByVal target As ITargetBlock(Of T())) As Boolean Implements ISourceBlock(Of T()).ReserveMessage
            Return m_source.ReserveMessage(messageHeader, target)
        End Function

        ' Called by a target to consume a previously offered message from a source.
        Private Function ConsumeMessage(ByVal messageHeader As DataflowMessageHeader, ByVal target As ITargetBlock(Of T()), ByRef messageConsumed As Boolean) As T() Implements ISourceBlock(Of T()).ConsumeMessage
            Return m_source.ConsumeMessage(messageHeader, target, messageConsumed)
        End Function

        ' Called by a target to release a previously reserved message from a source.
        Private Sub ReleaseReservation(ByVal messageHeader As DataflowMessageHeader, ByVal target As ITargetBlock(Of T())) Implements ISourceBlock(Of T()).ReleaseReservation
            m_source.ReleaseReservation(messageHeader, target)
        End Sub

#End Region

#Region "ITargetBlock<TInput> members"

        ' Asynchronously passes a message to the target block, giving the target the 
        ' opportunity to consume the message.
        Private Function OfferMessage(ByVal messageHeader As DataflowMessageHeader, ByVal messageValue As T, ByVal source As ISourceBlock(Of T), ByVal consumeToAccept As Boolean) As DataflowMessageStatus Implements ITargetBlock(Of T).OfferMessage
            Return m_target.OfferMessage(messageHeader, messageValue, source, consumeToAccept)
        End Function

#End Region

#Region "IDataflowBlock members"

        ' Gets a Task that represents the completion of this dataflow block.
        Public ReadOnly Property Completion() As Task Implements IDataflowBlock.Completion
            Get
                Return m_source.Completion
            End Get
        End Property

        ' Signals to this target block that it should not accept any more messages, 
        ' nor consume postponed messages. 
        Public Sub Complete() Implements IDataflowBlock.Complete
            m_target.Complete()
        End Sub

        Public Sub Fault(ByVal [error] As Exception) Implements IDataflowBlock.Fault
            m_target.Fault([error])
        End Sub

#End Region
    End Class

    ' Demonstrates usage of the sliding window block by sending the provided
    ' values to the provided propagator block and printing the output of 
    ' that block to the console.
    Private Shared Sub DemonstrateSlidingWindow(Of T)(ByVal slidingWindow As IPropagatorBlock(Of T, T()), ByVal values As IEnumerable(Of T))
        ' Create an action block that prints arrays of data to the console.
        Dim windowComma As String = String.Empty
        Dim printWindow = New ActionBlock(Of T())(Sub(window)
                                                      Console.Write(windowComma)
                                                      Console.Write("{")
                                                      Dim comma As String = String.Empty
                                                      For Each item As T In window
                                                          Console.Write(comma)
                                                          Console.Write(item)
                                                          comma = ","
                                                      Next item
                                                      Console.Write("}")
                                                      windowComma = ", "
                                                  End Sub)

        ' Link the printer block to the sliding window block.
        slidingWindow.LinkTo(printWindow)

        ' Set the printer block to the completed state when the sliding window
        ' block completes.
        slidingWindow.Completion.ContinueWith(Sub() printWindow.Complete())

        ' Print an additional newline to the console when the printer block completes.
        Dim completion = printWindow.Completion.ContinueWith(Sub() Console.WriteLine())

        ' Post the provided values to the sliding window block and then wait
        ' for the sliding window block to complete.
        For Each value As T In values
            slidingWindow.Post(value)
        Next value
        slidingWindow.Complete()

        ' Wait for the printer to complete and perform its final action.
        completion.Wait()
    End Sub

    Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        Console.Write("Using the DataflowBlockExtensions.Encapsulate method ")
        Console.WriteLine("(T=int, windowSize=3):")
        DemonstrateSlidingWindow(CreateSlidingWindow(Of Integer)(3), Enumerable.Range(0, 10))

        Console.WriteLine()

        Dim slidingWindow = New SlidingWindowBlock(Of Char)(4)

        Console.Write("Using SlidingWindowBlock<T> ")
        Console.WriteLine("(T=char, windowSize={0}):", slidingWindow.WindowSize)
        DemonstrateSlidingWindow(slidingWindow, _
            From n In Enumerable.Range(65, 10) _
            Select ChrW(n))
    End Sub
End Class

' Output:
'Using the DataflowBlockExtensions.Encapsulate method (T=int, windowSize=3):
'{0,1,2}, {1,2,3}, {2,3,4}, {3,4,5}, {4,5,6}, {5,6,7}, {6,7,8}, {7,8,9}
'
'Using SlidingWindowBlock<T> (T=char, windowSize=4):
'{A,B,C,D}, {B,C,D,E}, {C,D,E,F}, {D,E,F,G}, {E,F,G,H}, {F,G,H,I}, {G,H,I,J}
' 

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