static methods

CHANGES.md

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-## 0.0.2 (2021/04/02)
+## 0.0.3 (2021/04/02)
 * ADDED: AliveKeeper
 * ADDED: BatchBuilder

Common.targets

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Version>0.0.2</Version>
-    <AssemblyVersion>0.0.2</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>0.0.2</FileVersion>
+    <Version>0.0.3</Version>
+    <AssemblyVersion>0.0.3</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>0.0.3</FileVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PackageId>$(AssemblyName)</PackageId>

src/K4os.Async.Toys/Agent.static.cs

@@ -10,9 +10,24 @@ public partial class Agent
 		/// <param name="action">Action to be executed (continuously) by agent.</param>
 		/// <param name="logger">Logger to be used (can be <c>null</c>)</param>
 		/// <returns>New agent.</returns>
-		public Agent Create(Func<IAgentContext, Task> action, ILogger? logger = null)
+		public static Agent Create(Func<IAgentContext, Task> action, ILogger? logger = null) =>
+			new(action, logger);
+
+		/// <summary>Creates and starts new agent with inbox queue.</summary>
+		/// <param name="action">Action to be executed (continuously) by agent.</param>
+		/// <param name="logger">Logger to be used (can be <c>null</c>)</param>
+		/// <returns>New agent.</returns>
+		public static Agent<T> Create<T>(
+			Func<IAgentContext<T>, Task> action, ILogger? logger = null) =>
+			new(action, logger);
+
+		/// <summary>Creates and starts new agent.</summary>
+		/// <param name="action">Action to be executed (continuously) by agent.</param>
+		/// <param name="logger">Logger to be used (can be <c>null</c>)</param>
+		/// <returns>New agent.</returns>
+		public static Agent Launch(Func<IAgentContext, Task> action, ILogger? logger = null)
 		{
-			var agent = new Agent(action, logger);
+			var agent = Create(action, logger);
 			agent.Start();
 			return agent;
 		}
@@ -21,9 +36,10 @@ public Agent Create(Func<IAgentContext, Task> action, ILogger? logger = null)
 		/// <param name="action">Action to be executed (continuously) by agent.</param>
 		/// <param name="logger">Logger to be used (can be <c>null</c>)</param>
 		/// <returns>New agent.</returns>
-		public Agent<T> Create<T>(Func<IAgentContext<T>, Task> action, ILogger? logger = null)
+		public static Agent<T> Launch<T>(
+			Func<IAgentContext<T>, Task> action, ILogger? logger = null)
 		{
-			var agent = new Agent<T>(action, logger);
+			var agent = Create(action, logger);
 			agent.Start();
 			return agent;
 		}