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Grain Methods

The abstract base class for all grain classes.

OnActivateAsync(CancellationToken)

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public virtual Task OnActivateAsync(CancellationToken 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.

Parameters

cancellationTokenCancellationToken
A cancellation token which signals when activation is being canceled.

OnDeactivateAsync(DeactivationReason, CancellationToken)

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public virtual Task OnDeactivateAsync(DeactivationReason reason, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
This method is called at the beginning of the process of deactivating a grain.

Parameters

reasonDeactivationReason
The reason for deactivation. Informational only.
cancellationTokenCancellationToken
A cancellation token which signals when deactivation should complete promptly.