TaskScheduler Class

namespace System.Threading.Tasks.Schedulers
{

    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Linq;
    using System.Threading;

    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            LimitedConcurrencyLevelTaskScheduler lcts = new LimitedConcurrencyLevelTaskScheduler(1);
            TaskFactory factory = new TaskFactory(lcts);

            factory.StartNew(()=> 
                {
                    for (int i = 0; i < 500; i++)
                    {
                        Console.Write("{0} on thread {1}", i, Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);
                    }
                }
            );

            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }

    /// <summary> 
    /// Provides a task scheduler that ensures a maximum concurrency level while 
    /// running on top of the ThreadPool. 
    /// </summary> 
    public class LimitedConcurrencyLevelTaskScheduler : TaskScheduler
    {
        /// <summary>Whether the current thread is processing work items.</summary>
        [ThreadStatic]
        private static bool _currentThreadIsProcessingItems;
        /// <summary>The list of tasks to be executed.</summary> 
        private readonly LinkedList<Task> _tasks = new LinkedList<Task>(); // protected by lock(_tasks) 
        /// <summary>The maximum concurrency level allowed by this scheduler.</summary> 
        private readonly int _maxDegreeOfParallelism;
        /// <summary>Whether the scheduler is currently processing work items.</summary> 
        private int _delegatesQueuedOrRunning = 0; // protected by lock(_tasks) 

        /// <summary> 
        /// Initializes an instance of the LimitedConcurrencyLevelTaskScheduler class with the 
        /// specified degree of parallelism. 
        /// </summary> 
        /// <param name="maxDegreeOfParallelism">The maximum degree of parallelism provided by this scheduler.</param>
        public LimitedConcurrencyLevelTaskScheduler(int maxDegreeOfParallelism)
        {
            if (maxDegreeOfParallelism < 1) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("maxDegreeOfParallelism");
            _maxDegreeOfParallelism = maxDegreeOfParallelism;
        }

        /// <summary>Queues a task to the scheduler.</summary> 
        /// <param name="task">The task to be queued.</param>
        protected sealed override void QueueTask(Task task)
        {
            // Add the task to the list of tasks to be processed.  If there aren't enough 
            // delegates currently queued or running to process tasks, schedule another. 
            lock (_tasks)
            {
                _tasks.AddLast(task);
                if (_delegatesQueuedOrRunning < _maxDegreeOfParallelism)
                {
                    ++_delegatesQueuedOrRunning;
                    NotifyThreadPoolOfPendingWork();
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary> 
        /// Informs the ThreadPool that there's work to be executed for this scheduler. 
        /// </summary> 
        private void NotifyThreadPoolOfPendingWork()
        {
            ThreadPool.UnsafeQueueUserWorkItem(_ =>
            {
                // Note that the current thread is now processing work items. 
                // This is necessary to enable inlining of tasks into this thread.
                _currentThreadIsProcessingItems = true;
                try
                {
                    // Process all available items in the queue. 
                    while (true)
                    {
                        Task item;
                        lock (_tasks)
                        {
                            // When there are no more items to be processed, 
                            // note that we're done processing, and get out. 
                            if (_tasks.Count == 0)
                            {
                                --_delegatesQueuedOrRunning;
                                break;
                            }

                            // Get the next item from the queue
                            item = _tasks.First.Value;
                            _tasks.RemoveFirst();
                        }

                        // Execute the task we pulled out of the queue 
                        base.TryExecuteTask(item);
                    }
                }
                // We're done processing items on the current thread 
                finally { _currentThreadIsProcessingItems = false; }
            }, null);
        }

        /// <summary>Attempts to execute the specified task on the current thread.</summary> 
        /// <param name="task">The task to be executed.</param>
        /// <param name="taskWasPreviouslyQueued"></param>
        /// <returns>Whether the task could be executed on the current thread.</returns> 
        protected sealed override bool TryExecuteTaskInline(Task task, bool taskWasPreviouslyQueued)
        {
            // If this thread isn't already processing a task, we don't support inlining 
            if (!_currentThreadIsProcessingItems) return false;

            // If the task was previously queued, remove it from the queue 
            if (taskWasPreviouslyQueued) TryDequeue(task);

            // Try to run the task. 
            return base.TryExecuteTask(task);
        }

        /// <summary>Attempts to remove a previously scheduled task from the scheduler.</summary> 
        /// <param name="task">The task to be removed.</param>
        /// <returns>Whether the task could be found and removed.</returns> 
        protected sealed override bool TryDequeue(Task task)
        {
            lock (_tasks) return _tasks.Remove(task);
        }

        /// <summary>Gets the maximum concurrency level supported by this scheduler.</summary> 
        public sealed override int MaximumConcurrencyLevel { get { return _maxDegreeOfParallelism; } }

        /// <summary>Gets an enumerable of the tasks currently scheduled on this scheduler.</summary> 
        /// <returns>An enumerable of the tasks currently scheduled.</returns> 
        protected sealed override IEnumerable<Task> GetScheduledTasks()
        {
            bool lockTaken = false;
            try
            {
                Monitor.TryEnter(_tasks, ref lockTaken);
                if (lockTaken) return _tasks.ToArray();
                else throw new NotSupportedException();
            }
            finally
            {
                if (lockTaken) Monitor.Exit(_tasks);
            }
        }
    }
}