Async

gistfile1.txt

public byte[] Get()
        {
            byte[] data = null;
            var manualResetEvent = new ManualResetEvent(false);
            var timedOut = false;
            var req = CreateGetHttpWebRequest(Url);
            try
            {
                if (Config.Debug)
                    LogRequest(req, null);

                req.BeginGetResponse(asyncRequest => {
                    if (timedOut) return;
                    var request = (HttpWebRequest)asyncRequest.AsyncState;
                    var response = request.EndGetResponse(asyncRequest);
                    using (var streamResponse = response.GetResponseStream())
                    {
                        data = streamResponse.ReadFully();
                        manualResetEvent.Set();
                    }
                    response.Close();
                }, req);
            }
            catch (WebException e)
            {
                throw new ConnectionException(e.Message, e);
            }

            var signaled = manualResetEvent.WaitOne(HttpRequestTimeout);

            if (!signaled)
            {
                timedOut = true;
                throw new ConnectionException(Strings.ConnectionErrorMessage, null);
            }

            if (Config.Debug)
                LogResponse(data.Length + " bytes");

            return data;
        }
    }