WPF UI Thread Dispatcher

A simple implemention for calling asych methods from the UI

Examples

1.

dispatcher.ExecuteOnMainUIThread(CommandManager.InvalidateRequerySuggested);

2.

dispatcher.Execute(() =>
                                        {
                                           SomeLongRunningMethodHere();
                                        });

The interface

using System;

namespace Mvvm
{
public interface IDispatcher
{
void Execute(Action action);

void ExecuteOnMainUIThread(Action action);
}
}

Synchronous for use in Testing

using System;

namespace Mvvm
{
public class SynchronousDispatcher : IDispatcher
{
public void Execute(Action action)
{
action();
}

public void ExecuteOnMainUIThread(Action action)
{
action();
}
}

}

Asynchronous for use by the application at run time

using System;

namespace Mvvm
{
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Threading;

public class AsynchronousDispatcher : IDispatcher
{
public void Execute(Action action)
{
action.BeginInvoke(CallBack, action);
}

public void ExecuteOnMainUIThread(Action action)
{
Dispatcher dispatcher;

if (Application.Current != null)
{
dispatcher = Application.Current.Dispatcher;
}
else
{
dispatcher = Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher;
}

dispatcher.Invoke(action);
}

private void CallBack(IAsyncResult result)
{
try
{
((Action)result.AsyncState).EndInvoke(result);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Need to raise the exception on the main thread
ExecuteOnMainUIThread(() =>
{
throw ex;
}
);
}
finally
{
result.AsyncWaitHandle.Close();
}

}
}
}