Awaitable Server Start()

[seikosantana]

Instead of calling Start() and then holding the process by Console.ReadLine(), can we await the Start() either as a Task or a Thread? I will be running a Console app as a systemd service and since standard input stream will be connected to /dev/null then Console.ReadLine() might not work properly to hold the process. Yes it is possible to create a unit that allocates a TTY for the console app, but I prefer to wait the execution on main thread.

If IRestServer.Start() returns task or thread, it will be possible to await or Join(). But since it is not, do we have another alternatives so we don't rely on waiting for input?

[scottoffen]

There are two alternatives to server.Start() available via extension methods on IRestServer for use with Console applications.

// This option will hold the process until the server stops
server.Run();

// This option will hold the process until the cancellation token is canceled
server.Run(CancelationToken token);

If you do use one of these options, you do not need to explicitly call server.Start().