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The abstract base class for all grain classes.

public abstract class Grain : IGrainBase, IAddressable

Properties

• GrainContext Gets the grain context.
• GrainReference
• IdentityString String representation of grain's SiloIdentity including type and primary key.
• RuntimeIdentity A unique identifier for the current silo. There is no semantic content to this string, but it may be useful for logging.

Methods

• OnActivateAsync(CancellationToken) This method is called at the end of the process of activating a grain. It is called before any messages have been dispatched to the grain. For grains with declared persistent state, this method is called after the State property has been populated.
• OnDeactivateAsync(DeactivationReason, CancellationToken) This method is called at the beginning of the process of deactivating a grain.