IHttpServer::DecrementThreadCount Method

Article
03/09/2018

Decrements the thread count for the thread pool.

Syntax

virtual VOID DecrementThreadCount(  
   VOID  
) = 0;

Parameters

This method takes no parameters.

Return Value

VOID.

Remarks

The DecrementThreadCount method decreases the count of available threads for the thread pool by a single thread.

Note

DecrementThreadCount does not actually decrease the number of threads in use; only the thread count is affected.

When you are developing an HTTP module that performs operations that require a long time to process, your HTTP module could call IHttpServer::IncrementThreadCount to increase the available threads for the thread pool while your module executes your long-running operations. When the module is finished, it would call DecrementThreadCount to restore the thread count

Example

The following code example demonstrates how to create an HTTP module that calls IncrementThreadCount to increase the thread count for the thread pool and then sleeps for 30 seconds. Then the module calls DecrementThreadCount to restore the thread count and exits.

#define _WINSOCKAPI_
#include <windows.h>
#include <sal.h>
#include <httpserv.h>

// Create a pointer for the global server interface.
IHttpServer * g_pHttpServer = NULL;

// Create the module class.
class MyHttpModule : public CHttpModule
{
public:
    REQUEST_NOTIFICATION_STATUS
    OnBeginRequest(
        IN IHttpContext * pHttpContext,
        IN IHttpEventProvider * pProvider
    )
    {
        UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER( pHttpContext );
        UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER( pProvider );

        // Increment the thread count.
        g_pHttpServer->IncrementThreadCount();

        // Sleep for 30 seconds.
        Sleep(30 * 1000);

        // Decrement the thread count.
        g_pHttpServer->DecrementThreadCount();

        // Return processing to the pipeline.
        return RQ_NOTIFICATION_CONTINUE;
    }
};

// Create the module's class factory.
class MyHttpModuleFactory : public IHttpModuleFactory
{
public:
    HRESULT
    GetHttpModule(
        OUT CHttpModule ** ppModule, 
        IN IModuleAllocator * pAllocator
    )
    {
        UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER( pAllocator );

        // Create a new instance.
        MyHttpModule * pModule = new MyHttpModule;

        // Test for an error.
        if (!pModule)
        {
            // Return an error if the factory cannot create the instance.
            return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32( ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY );
        }
        else
        {
            // Return a pointer to the module.
            *ppModule = pModule;
            pModule = NULL;
            // Return a success status.
            return S_OK;
        }            
    }

    void Terminate()
    {
        // Remove the class from memory.
        delete this;
    }
};

// Create the module's exported registration function.
HRESULT
__stdcall
RegisterModule(
    DWORD dwServerVersion,
    IHttpModuleRegistrationInfo * pModuleInfo,
    IHttpServer * pGlobalInfo
)
{
    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER( dwServerVersion );

    // Store the pointer for the global server interface.
    g_pHttpServer = pGlobalInfo;

   // Set the request notifications and exit.
    return pModuleInfo->SetRequestNotifications(
        new MyHttpModuleFactory,
        RQ_BEGIN_REQUEST,
        0
    );
}

Your module must export the RegisterModule function. You can export this function by creating a module definition (.def) file for your project, or you can compile the module by using the /EXPORT:RegisterModule switch. For more information, see Walkthrough: Creating a Request-Level HTTP Module By Using Native Code.

You can optionally compile the code by using the __stdcall (/Gz) calling convention instead of explicitly declaring the calling convention for each function.

Requirements

Type	Description
Client	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista - IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 - IIS 8.0 on Windows 8 - IIS 10.0 on Windows 10
Server	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 - IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - IIS 8.0 on Windows Server 2012 - IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 - IIS 10.0 on Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview
Product	- IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, IIS 8.0, IIS 8.5, IIS 10.0 - IIS Express 7.5, IIS Express 8.0, IIS Express 10.0
Header	Httpserv.h