TPL-based job processor

tpl_job_processor.cs

// http://stackoverflow.com/a/14933245

class JobProcessor<TInput, TOutput> : IDisposable
{
    private readonly Func<TInput, TOutput> m_transform;

    // or a custom type instead of Tuple
    private readonly
        BlockingCollection<Tuple<TInput, TaskCompletionSource<TOutput>>>
        m_queue =
        new BlockingCollection<Tuple<TInput, TaskCompletionSource<TOutput>>>();

    public JobProcessor(Func<TInput, TOutput> transform)
    {
        m_transform = transform;
        Task.Factory.StartNew(ProcessQueue, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning);
    }

    private void ProcessQueue()
    {
        Tuple<TInput, TaskCompletionSource<TOutput>> tuple;
        while (m_queue.TryTake(out tuple, Timeout.Infinite))
        {
            var input = tuple.Item1;
            var tcs = tuple.Item2;

            try
            {
                tcs.SetResult(m_transform(input));
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                tcs.SetException(ex);
            }
        }
    }

    public Task<TOutput> QueueJob(TInput input)
    {
        var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<TOutput>();
        m_queue.Add(Tuple.Create(input, tcs));
        return tcs.Task;
    }

    public void Dispose()
    {
        m_queue.CompleteAdding();
    }
}