[Csharp/DotNet client] Feature request - option to use asynchronous callbacks

[jonaslagoni]

Description

Add an option which allows to generate asynchronous API calls instead of the current synchronous calls for the csharp/dotnet client. I haven't been able to find any options which enables this feature, if it exists somewhere please let me know 😄

Swagger declaration file content or url

Example declaration file used in suggestion to how to implement it.

swagger: '2.0'
tags:
- name: Server
  description: Operations available to retrieve information about a server
paths:
  /servers/{server_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Server
      summary: Get basic server information
      operationId: getServer
      description: |
        This returns basic information about a specific server
      parameters:
        - name: server_id
          in: path
          description: The server id to retrieve the basic information about
          type: integer
          required: true

Related issues/PRs

• Maybe [ASP.NET] Replace RestSharp with something that has better support for async code. #9511
• It seems like Client csharp: Use System.Net.Http.HttpClient instead of RestSharp #1889 does want to include asynchronous interface but is 2 years old.

Tried keywords such as .net, dotnet, csharp, callbacks, asynchronous, async

Suggest a fix/enhancement

This is what I currently change on the generated code and what could be generated alongside/in replacement.

Add a method called CallApiAsync to the generated ApiClient

        public void CallApiAsync(String path, RestSharp.Method method, Dictionary<String, String> queryParams, String postBody,
            Dictionary<String, String> headerParams, Dictionary<String, String> formParams,
            Dictionary<String, FileParameter> fileParams, String[] authSettings, Action<IRestResponse> callback)
        {

            var request = new RestRequest(path, method);

            UpdateParamsForAuth(queryParams, headerParams, authSettings);

            // add default header, if any
            foreach (var defaultHeader in _defaultHeaderMap)
                request.AddHeader(defaultHeader.Key, defaultHeader.Value);

            // add header parameter, if any
            foreach (var param in headerParams)
                request.AddHeader(param.Key, param.Value);

            // add query parameter, if any
            foreach (var param in queryParams)
                request.AddParameter(param.Key, param.Value, ParameterType.GetOrPost);

            // add form parameter, if any
            foreach (var param in formParams)
                request.AddParameter(param.Key, param.Value, ParameterType.GetOrPost);

            // add file parameter, if any
            foreach (var param in fileParams)
                request.AddFile(param.Value.Name, param.Value.Writer, param.Value.FileName, param.Value.ContentType);

            if (postBody != null) // http body (model) parameter
                request.AddParameter("application/json", postBody, ParameterType.RequestBody);
            RestClient.ExecuteAsync(request, callback);

        }

Change the generated client interface form from

Server GetServer (int? serverId);

to

void GetServer (int? serverId, Action<ApiException, Server> callback);

Change the generated client methods from:

        public Server GetServer (int? serverId)
        {
            
            // verify the required parameter 'serverId' is set
            if (serverId == null) throw new ApiException(400, "Missing required parameter 'serverId' when calling GetServer");
            
    
            var path = "/servers/{server_id}";
            path = path.Replace("{format}", "json");
            path = path.Replace("{" + "server_id" + "}", ApiClient.ParameterToString(serverId));
    
            var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
            var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
            var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
            String postBody = null;
    
            // make the HTTP request
            IRestResponse response = (IRestResponse) ApiClient.CallApi(path, Method.GET, queryParams, postBody, headerParams, formParams, fileParams, authSettings);
    
            if (((int)response.StatusCode) >= 400)
                throw new ApiException ((int)response.StatusCode, "Error calling GetServer: " + response.Content, response.Content);
            else if (((int)response.StatusCode) == 0)
                throw new ApiException ((int)response.StatusCode, "Error calling GetServer: " + response.ErrorMessage, response.ErrorMessage);
    
            return (Server) ApiClient.Deserialize(response.Content, typeof(Server), response.Headers);
        }

to

        public void GetServer (int? serverId, Action<ApiException, Server> callback)
        {
            
            // verify the required parameter 'serverId' is set
            if (serverId == null) throw new ApiException(400, "Missing required parameter 'serverId' when calling GetServer");
            
    
            var path = "/servers/{server_id}";
            path = path.Replace("{format}", "json");
            path = path.Replace("{" + "server_id" + "}", ApiClient.ParameterToString(serverId));
    
            var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
            var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
            var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
            String postBody = null;

            // make the HTTP request
            ApiClient.CallApiAsync(path, Method.GET, queryParams, postBody, headerParams, formParams, fileParams, authSettings, (response) =>
            {
                ApiException exception = null;
                if (((int)response.StatusCode) >= 400)
                    exception = new ApiException((int)response.StatusCode, "Error calling GetServer: " + response.Content, response.Content);
                else if (((int)response.StatusCode) == 0)
                    exception = new ApiException((int)response.StatusCode, "Error calling GetServer: " + response.ErrorMessage, response.ErrorMessage);

                callback(exception, (Server)ApiClient.Deserialize(response.Content, typeof(Server), response.Headers));
            });
        }