BUG? GenerateGeodatabaseAsync returns immediately

JuhoVainio

I'm calling the GenerateGeodatabaseAsync method (with the await keyword) of GeodatabaseSyncTask and the method returns immediately. The method is marked as Async, so I'd expect it to wait until the task has been completed.

Can anyone confirm this behaviour or explain why it behaves differently from normal Async behaviour?

Sample:

public async Task<GenerateGeodatabaseResult>(Uri uri)
{
    var gdbTask = new GeodatabaseSyncTask(uri);

    // ...
     
    // this returns immediately (as if it was an async void method)
    return await gdbTask.GenerateGeodatabaseAsync(gdbParams, GdbCompleteCallback, new TimeSpan(0, 0, 5), progress, cancelToken);
}

DominiqueBroux

It's the normal behavior.

GenerateGeodatabaseAsync returns as soon as the the generation is executing on the server.

You have to use the callback to follow the progress and know when the task ends.

You can look at the GenerateGeodatabase sample or the SyncGeodatabase sample  which demonstrate the process..