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        public delegate void UpdateStatusEvent(string message, params object[] args);

        public void UpdateStatus(string message, params object[] args)
        {
            if (_Status.InvokeRequired)
            {
                UpdateStatusEvent amc = new UpdateStatusEvent(UpdateStatus);
                this.Invoke(amc, new object[] { message, args });
            }
            else
            {
                //Now we are the UI thread we can actually update the status bar
                _LabelStatus.Text = string.Format(message, args);
                _Status.Refresh();
            }
        }

        private Queue<WaitCallback> _qWorkItems;
        private object _oLock;
      
        protected override void OnDoWork(DoWorkEventArgs e)
        {
            LogSvc.Debug(this, "Running");

            while (!CancellationPending)
            {
                //Critical section
                lock (_oLock)
                {
                    //This is the message pump allowing for the thread synchronization context
                    while (_qWorkItems.Count > 0)
                    {
                        LogSvc.Debug(this, "Dequeue and invoke work item on thread {0}", Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);

                        //Dequeue next work item
                        var workItem = _qWorkItems.Dequeue();
                        
                        //Execute work item in thread daemon context
                        workItem.Invoke(null);
                    }

                    //Wait for new work items to process
                    Monitor.Wait(_oLock);
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Queues a method for execution.  The method executes when the thread daemon is available.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="callback">The callback.</param>
        public void QueueWorkItem(WaitCallback callback)
        {
            LogSvc.Debug(this, "Enqueuing work item from event caller thread {0}", Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);

            //Critical section
            lock (_oLock)
            {
                _qWorkItems.Enqueue(callback);
                Monitor.Pulse(_oLock);
            }
        }

    /// <summary>
    /// Internally used by ThreadSynchronization to represent asynchronous operations
    /// </summary>
    /// <seealso cref="System.IAsyncResult" />
    class ThreadAsyncResult : IAsyncResult
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a value that indicates whether the asynchronous operation has completed.
        /// </summary>
        public bool IsCompleted { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a <see cref="T:System.Threading.WaitHandle" /> that is used to wait for an asynchronous operation to complete.
        /// </summary>
        public WaitHandle AsyncWaitHandle { get; internal set; }

        object _state;
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a user-defined object that qualifies or contains information about an asynchronous operation.
        /// </summary>
        public object AsyncState
        {
            get
            {
                if (Exception != null)
                {
                    throw Exception;
                }
                return _state;
            }
            internal set
            {
                _state = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a value that indicates whether the asynchronous operation completed synchronously.
        /// </summary>
        public bool CompletedSynchronously { get { return IsCompleted; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the exception.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>
        /// The exception.
        /// </value>
        internal Exception Exception { get; set; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Thread synchronization context to marshal delegate and data to ThreadManager thread
    /// </summary>
    /// <seealso cref="System.ComponentModel.ISynchronizeInvoke" />
    class ThreadSynchronization : ISynchronizeInvoke
    {
        public readonly int _nExecutingContextID = 0;
        private ThreadManager _manager;
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ThreadSynchronization"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="manager">The thread manager object</param>
        public ThreadSynchronization(ThreadManager manager)
        {
            _nExecutingContextID = Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId;
            _manager             = manager;

            Log.Debug("Synchronization context created for thread {0}", _nExecutingContextID);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a value indicating whether the caller must call <see cref="M:System.ComponentModel.ISynchronizeInvoke.Invoke(System.Delegate,System.Object[])" /> when calling an object that implements this interface.
        /// </summary>
        public bool InvokeRequired => Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId != _nExecutingContextID;

        /// <summary>
        /// Asynchronously executes the delegate on the thread that created this object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="method">A <see cref="T:System.Delegate" /> to a method that takes parameters of the same number and type that are contained in <paramref name="args" />.</param>
        /// <param name="args">An array of type <see cref="T:System.Object" /> to pass as arguments to the given method. This can be <see langword="null" /> if no arguments are needed.</param>
        /// <returns>
        /// An <see cref="T:System.IAsyncResult" /> interface that represents the asynchronous operation started by calling this method.
        /// </returns>
        public IAsyncResult BeginInvoke(Delegate method, object[] args)
        {
            var result                 = new ThreadAsyncResult();
            var manualResetEvent       = new ManualResetEvent(false);
            result.AsyncWaitHandle     = manualResetEvent;

            _manager.QueueWorkItem(delegate
            {
                try
                {
                    //Invoke the delegate and capture the return value
                    result.AsyncState  = method.DynamicInvoke(args);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    Log.Err(ex);
                    //Capture the exception
                    result.Exception   = ex;
                }
                finally
                {
                    //Mark complete
                    result.IsCompleted = true;
                    //Set event for anyone waiting
                    manualResetEvent.Set();
                }
            });

            return result;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Waits until the process started by calling <see cref="M:System.ComponentModel.ISynchronizeInvoke.BeginInvoke(System.Delegate,System.Object[])" /> completes, and then returns the value generated by the process.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="result">An <see cref="T:System.IAsyncResult" /> interface that represents the asynchronous operation started by calling <see cref="M:System.ComponentModel.ISynchronizeInvoke.BeginInvoke(System.Delegate,System.Object[])" />.</param>
        /// <returns>
        /// An <see cref="T:System.Object" /> that represents the return value generated by the asynchronous operation.
        /// </returns>
        public object EndInvoke(IAsyncResult result)
        {
            //If not complete then wait until done
            if (!result.IsCompleted)
            {
                result.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne();
            }

            //The return value of the delegate
            return result.AsyncState;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Synchronously executes the delegate on the thread that created this object and marshals the call to the creating thread.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="method">A <see cref="T:System.Delegate" /> that contains a method to call, in the context of the thread for the control.</param>
        /// <param name="args">An array of type <see cref="T:System.Object" /> that represents the arguments to pass to the given method. This can be <see langword="null" /> if no arguments are needed.</param>
        /// <returns>
        /// An <see cref="T:System.Object" /> that represents the return value from the delegate being invoked, or <see langword="null" /> if the delegate has no return value.
        /// </returns>
        public object Invoke(Delegate method, object[] args)
        {
            //Get IAsyncResult operation
            var result = BeginInvoke(method, args);
            //Wait for asynchronous operation to complete
            EndInvoke(result);
            //The return value of the delegate
            return result.AsyncState;
        }
    }

        bool Incoming_Dequeued(object oData)
        {
            bool bReturn = false;

            //If the event is called by a thread other than thread daemon...
            if (Sync.InvokeRequired)
            {
                //Marshal delegate call and data to thread daemon context
                var result = Sync.Invoke(new Func<object, bool>(Incoming_Dequeued), new object[] { oData });
                bReturn    = TypeParser.ParseBool(result, false);

                return bReturn;
            }

            //Execute this code in the context of the thread daemon

            return bReturn;
        }

        void ThreadPool_ThreadComplete(IModuleThread sender, object oResult)
        {
            //If the event is called by a thread other than thread daemon...
            if (Sync.InvokeRequired)
            {
                //Marshal delegate call and data to thread daemon context
                Sync.Invoke(new Action<IModuleThread, object>(ThreadPool_ThreadComplete), new object[] { sender, oResult });
                return;
            }

            //Execute this code in the context of the thread daemon
        }