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Adds ConfigureAwait(false) to all await calls and adds a library that generates a warning for any missing ConfigureAwait calls.

See https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/configureawait-faq/#when-should-i-use-configureawait(false)

Adds ConfigureAwait(false) to all await calls and adds a library that generates
a warning for any missing ConfigureAwait calls.

See https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/configureawait-faq/#when-should-i-use-configureawait(false)
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This pull request significantly enhances the robustness and efficiency of asynchronous operations within the Spanner .NET library. By systematically applying ConfigureAwait(false) to all await calls, the changes aim to prevent common async-related issues like deadlocks and improve overall performance by avoiding unnecessary context capturing. To maintain this standard, a static analysis tool has been integrated into the build process, which will automatically flag any future await calls that do not explicitly use ConfigureAwait(false).

Highlights

  • ConfigureAwait(false) Application: All await calls across multiple files in the spannerlib-dotnet wrappers have been updated to include .ConfigureAwait(false). This change promotes better asynchronous programming practices by preventing potential deadlocks and optimizing thread usage, especially in library code.
  • Static Analysis Tool Integration: The ConfigureAwaitChecker.Analyzer NuGet package has been added to several .csproj files. This analyzer will help enforce the consistent use of ConfigureAwait(false) by generating warnings for any missing calls, ensuring future code adheres to this best practice.
  • Code Cleanup: An unused using System.Data; directive was removed from MessageHandler.cs, contributing to minor code cleanup.
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This is a great improvement for the library's async API. Adding ConfigureAwait(false) is essential for preventing deadlocks in various application models, and the inclusion of the ConfigureAwaitChecker.Analyzer is a solid step to maintain this practice going forward. I've left one suggestion for improving consistency in some async methods that were not covered by the analyzer but would still benefit from this change.

Comment on lines 175 to 178
public async Task<ResultSetMetadata?> MetadataAsync(Rows rows, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
{
return await Task.Run(() => Metadata(rows), cancellationToken);
return await Task.Run(() => Metadata(rows), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
}

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This change to use ConfigureAwait(false) is correct and follows best practices for library code.

For consistency and to fully prevent synchronization context capturing, consider applying a similar async/await pattern to other asynchronous methods in this class that currently return Task.Run(...) directly. These methods are not flagged by ConfigureAwaitChecker.Analyzer because they don't use the await keyword, but they will still capture the synchronization context when awaited by a caller.

For example, WriteMutationsAsync could be changed to:

public async Task<CommitResponse?> WriteMutationsAsync(Connection connection,
    BatchWriteRequest.Types.MutationGroup mutations, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
{
    return await Task.Run(() => WriteMutations(connection, mutations), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
}

This pattern should be applied to the following methods as well:

  • ExecuteAsync
  • ExecuteBatchAsync
  • CloseRowsAsync
  • CommitAsync
  • RollbackAsync

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