❔ Task scheduling

namespace TimedBackgroundTasks;

public class TimedHostedService : BackgroundService
{
    private readonly ILogger<TimedHostedService> _logger;
    private int _executionCount;

    public TimedHostedService(ILogger<TimedHostedService> logger)
    {
        _logger = logger;
    }

    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
    {
        _logger.LogInformation("Timed Hosted Service running.");

        // When the timer should have no due-time, then do the work once now.
        DoWork();

        using PeriodicTimer timer = new(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));

        try
        {
            while (await timer.WaitForNextTickAsync(stoppingToken))
            {
                DoWork();
            }
        }
        catch (OperationCanceledException)
        {
            _logger.LogInformation("Timed Hosted Service is stopping.");
        }
    }

    // Could also be a async method, that can be awaited in ExecuteAsync above
    private void DoWork()
    {
        int count = Interlocked.Increment(ref _executionCount);

        _logger.LogInformation("Timed Hosted Service is working. Count: {Count}", count);
    }
}