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Thread Proxy Mediator Pattern

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The Thread Proxy Mediator Pattern (TPMP) is a behavioral design pattern that solves many of the problems that plague GUI developers.
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 * Thread Proxy Mediator Pattern Example
 * Copyright (C) 2008 Michael Birken
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;

namespace WindowsFormsExample {
  public class HypotheticalDivisionMediatorProxy : IDivisionMediator {

    private IDivisionMediator target;

    public HypotheticalDivisionMediatorProxy(IDivisionMediator target) {
      this.target = target;
    }

    public void Divide(string dividend, string divisor, 
        IDividerForm dividerFormProxy, IProgressForm progressFormProxy) {
      DivideClass divideClass = new DivideClass(target);
      divideClass.dividend = dividend;
      divideClass.divisor = divisor;
      divideClass.dividerFormProxy = dividerFormProxy;
      divideClass.progressFormProxy = progressFormProxy;
      ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(new WaitCallback(divideClass.Run));
    }

    public void CancelDivision() {
      CancelDivisionClass cancelDivisionClass = new CancelDivisionClass(target);
      ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(new WaitCallback(cancelDivisionClass.Run));
    }
  }

  public class DivideClass {
    
    private IDivisionMediator target;
    public string dividend;
    public string divisor;
    public IDividerForm dividerFormProxy;
    public IProgressForm progressFormProxy;

    public DivideClass(IDivisionMediator target) {
      this.target = target;
    }
    
    public void Run(object stateInfo) {
      target.Divide(dividend, divisor, dividerFormProxy, progressFormProxy);
    }
  }

  public class CancelDivisionClass {

    private IDivisionMediator target;

    public CancelDivisionClass(IDivisionMediator target) {
      this.target = target;
    }

    public void Run(object stateInfo) {
      target.CancelDivision();
    }
  }
}

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