BackgroundService Example in NET core

gistfile1.txt

// TestBackgroundService.cs
public class TestBackgroundService : BackgroundService, IHostedService
{
  private readonly ILogger _logger;
        
  public TestBackgroundService(ILogger<TestBackgroundService> logger)
  {
    _logger = logger;
  }

  protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
  {
    cancellationToken.Register(() => _logger.LogInformation("Service is stopping."));

    while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
    {
      await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10), cancellationToken);
      _logger.LogInformation("Attempting to do actions.");
    }
  }
}

// Inside Startup.cs
public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
  ...
  services.AddSingleton<Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.IHostedService, TestBackgroundService>();
  ...
}

// Inside Program.cs (Apply a timeout to allow the services to shutdown successfully)

...
CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
  ...
  .UseShutdownTimeout(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10))
  ...