[Feature Request] Need Task<ScanResults> IScanner.ScanAsync()

[chabiss]

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Currently the call to ScanResults IScanner.Scan() will result in a blocking call that will blocked the host making the call and bloking the UI thread, which is not desirable.

Describe the solution you'd like

We need Task<ScanResults> IScanner.ScanAsync() which allows the scanner to run asynchronously in a background thread

Describe alternatives you've considered

No other alternative considered.

Additional context

N/A

[ghost]

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[DaveTryon]

In offline conversations, having proper cancellation is part of the ask, even though it's not called out in the description.

[ghost]

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[ferBonnin]

Thanks for the feature request, @chabiss, marking this as needs investigation to analyze on our side.

[DaveTryon]

We're actively working on this feature

[DaveTryon]

@chabiss, This is included in version 2.0.0. Release details are at https://github.com/microsoft/axe-windows/releases/tag/v2.0.0. Closing this issue