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source/_posts/2014/a-handy-c-sharp-async-utility-method.md

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+---
+layout: post
+title: A Handy C# Async Utility Method
+author: Daniel
+date: 2014-08-04 19:48:43
+categories:
+- [ Programming, .NET, C# ]
+tags:
+- asynchronous
+- c#
+- utility
+summary: Using async when you can't use async
+---
+
+In the course of writing C# code utilizing the new (for 4.5.1) [Task-based asynchronous programming][async], I've run across a couple of places where the `await` keyword either is not allowed (a catch block or a property accessor) or the `async` keyword greatly complicates the syntax (lambda expressions). I've found myself writing this method for two different projects, and so I thought I would drop this Q&D, more-comments-than-code utility method here for others to use if you see the need.
+
+_(UPDATE: This works well in console applications; it can cause deadlocks in desktop and web apps. Test before you rely on it.)_
+
+{% codeblock lang:csharp %}
+/// <summary>
+/// Get the result of a task in contexts where the "await" keyword may be prohibited
+/// </summary>
+/// <typeparam name="T">The return type for the task</typeparam>
+/// <param name="task">The task to be awaited</param>
+/// <returns>The result of the task</returns>
+public static T TaskResult<T>(Task<T> task)
+{
+    Task.WaitAll(task);
+    return task.Result;
+}
+{% endcodeblock %}
+
+And, in places where you can't do something like this...
+
+{% codeblock ExampleClass.cs lang:csharp %}
+/// <summary>
+/// A horribly contrived example class
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>Don't ever structure your POCOs this way, unless EF is handling the navigation properties</remarks>
+public class ExampleClass
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A contrived ID to a dependent entity
+    /// </summary>
+    public int ForeignKeyID { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The contrived dependent entity
+    /// </summary>
+    public DependentEntity DependentEntity
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            // Does not compile; can't use await without async, can't mark a property as async
+            return await Data.DependentEntities
+                .FirstOrDefaultAsync(entity => entity.ID == ForeignKeyID);
+        }
+    }
+}
+{% endcodeblock %}
+
+...you can instead do this in that "DependentEntity" property...
+
+{% codeblock lang:csharp %}
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The contrived dependent entity
+    /// </summary>
+    public DependentEntity DependentEntity
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            return UtilClass.TaskResult<DependentEntity>(Data.DependentEntities
+                .FirstOrDefaultAsync(entity => entity.ID == ForeignKeyID));
+        }
+    }
+{% endcodeblock %}
+
+
+[async]: //msdn.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/vstudio/hh191443(v=vs.110).aspx "Asynchronous Programming with Async and Await - MSDN"

source/_posts/2014/gxine-0-5-908-rpm.md

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+---
+layout: post
+title: gxine 0.5.908 RPM
+author: Daniel
+date: 2014-08-24 19:37:37
+categories:
+- [ Hosted 64-bit Software, xine RPMs ]
+tags:
+- gxine
+- rpm
+- xine-lib
+---
+
+Below are the RPMs for gxine version 0.5.908.  See [About the xine RPMs][abt] for information on how these were built.
+
+[gxine][] - The main gxine program
+[gxineplugin][] - Browser plugin library for gxine
+
+To use this, you'll also need xine-lib - as of this release, the most recent release of [xine-lib is 1.2.6][lib]. The latest [xine-lib 1.1 is 1.1.21][lib1].
+
+(To save disk space, only the current release and two prior releases will be maintained.)
+
+
+[abt]:         /2005/about-the-xine-rpms.html "About the xine RPMs • DJS Consulting Tech Blog"
+[gxine]:       //hosted.djs-consulting.com/software/xine/gxine/gxine-0.5.908-2.x86_64.rpm
+[gxineplugin]: //hosted.djs-consulting.com/software/xine/gxine/gxineplugin-0.5.908-2.x86_64.rpm
+[lib]:         /2014/xine-lib-1-2-6-rpm.html
+[lib1]:        /2012/xine-lib-1-1-21-rpm.html

source/_posts/2014/xine-lib-1-2-6-rpm.md

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+---
+layout: post
+title: xine-lib 1.2.6 RPM
+author: Daniel
+date: 2014-08-24 19:33:28
+categories:
+- [ Hosted 64-bit Software, xine RPMs ]
+tags:
+- gxine
+- rpm
+- xine-lib
+- xine-ui
+---
+
+Below are the library and development RPMs for xine-lib version 1.2.6.  Be sure to check out the [About the xine RPMs][abt] post for information on how these were built.
+
+[xine-lib][] - The main xine library
+[xine-lib-dev][] - The development xine library (needed if you're building an interface against xine-lib)
+[xine-lib-doc][] - Documentation
+
+You'll also need a user interface - as of this release, the most current release of [xine-ui is 0.99.9][ui], and the most current release of [gxine is 0.5.908][gxine].
+
+(To save disk space, only the current release and two prior releases in the 1.2-series will be maintained.)
+
+
+[abt]:          /2005/about-the-xine-rpms.html "About the xine RPMs • DJS Consulting Tech Blog"
+[xine-lib]:     //hosted.djs-consulting.com/software/xine/xine-lib/libxine2-1.2.6-2.x86_64.rpm
+[xine-lib-dev]: //hosted.djs-consulting.com/software/xine/xine-lib/libxine2-dev-1.2.6-2.x86_64.rpm
+[xine-lib-doc]: //hosted.djs-consulting.com/software/xine/xine-lib/libxine2-doc-1.2.6-2.noarch.rpm
+[ui]:           /2014/xine-ui-0-99-9-rpm.html "xine-ui 0.99.9 RPM • DJS Consulting Tech Blog"
+[gxine]:        /2014/gxine-0-5-908-rpm.html "gxine 0.5.908 RPM • DJS Consulting Tech Blog"

source/_posts/2014/xine-ui-0-99-8-rpm.md

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+---
+layout: post
+title: xine-ui 0.99.8 RPM
+author: Daniel
+date: 2014-02-26 05:42:19
+categories:
+- [ Hosted 64-bit Software, xine RPMs ]
+tags:
+- rpm
+- xine-ui
+---
+
+Below is the RPM for xine-ui version 0.99.8. See the [About the xine RPMs][abt] post for information on how this RPM was built.
+
+[xine-ui][] - The user interface
+
+To use this, you'll also need xine-lib - as of this release, the most recent release of [xine-lib is 1.1.21][lib].
+
+(To save disk space, only the current release and two [prior releases][pri] will be maintained.)
+
+
+[abt]:     /2005/about-the-xine-rpms.html "About the xine RPMs • DJS Consulting Tech Blog"
+[xine-ui]: //hosted.djs-consulting.com/software/xine/xine-ui/xine-ui-0.99.8-2.x86_64.rpm
+[lib]:     /2012/xine-lib-1-1-21-rpm.html
+[pri]:     /2012/xine-ui-0-99-7-rpm.html

source/_posts/2014/xine-ui-0-99-9-rpm.md

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+---
+layout: post
+title: xine-ui 0.99.9 RPM
+author: Daniel
+date: 2014-08-24 19:24:14
+categories:
+- [ Hosted 64-bit Software, xine RPMs ]
+tags:
+- rpm
+- xine-ui
+---
+
+Below is the RPM for xine-ui version 0.99.9. See the [About the xine RPMs][abt] post for information on how this RPM was built.
+
+[xine-ui][] — The user interface
+
+To use this, you'll also need xine-lib - as of this release, the most recent release of [xine-lib is 1.2.6][lib]. The latest [xine-lib 1.1 is 1.1.21][lib1].
+
+(To save disk space, only the current release and two [prior releases][pri] will be maintained.)
+
+
+[abt]:     /2005/about-the-xine-rpms.html "About the xine RPMs • DJS Consulting Tech Blog"
+[xine-ui]: //hosted.djs-consulting.com/software/xine/xine-ui/xine-ui-0.99.9-2.x86_64.rpm
+[lib]:     /2014/xine-lib-1-2-6-rpm.html
+[lib1]:    /2012/xine-lib-1-1-21-rpm.html
+[pri]:     /2014/xine-ui-0-99-8-rpm.html "xine-lib 0.99.8 RPM • DJS Consulting Tech Blog"