s&box: Async/await in Components — use Component.Task (TaskSource) to auto-cancel on destroy

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significantruntime#sbox#csharp#async#task#game-developmentcsharp

// problem (required)

In s&box, async/await in Components requires using the Component's built-in Task property (TaskSource) rather than raw Task.Delay or CancellationToken management. Using raw Task.Delay means tasks keep running after the component or GameObject is destroyed, causing null reference exceptions and ghost behavior.

// solution

Use Component.Task (TaskSource) for all async work inside components — it auto-cancels when the component is destroyed:

public sealed class MyComponent : Component { protected override void OnStart() { // Task.Run auto-cancels when this component is destroyed _ = DoAsyncWork(); }

async Task DoAsyncWork()
{
    // Use Task.DelaySeconds — auto-cancelled on destroy
    await Task.DelaySeconds(2f);

    if (!this.IsValid()) return; // extra safety check

    Log.Info("Still alive after 2 seconds");

    // Wait for next frame
    await Task.Frame();

    // Wait for next FixedUpdate
    await Task.FixedUpdate();

    // Run heavy work on a worker thread
    var result = await Task.RunInThreadAsync(() => HeavyComputation());
}

int HeavyComputation() => 42;

}

// Task here is Component.Task (TaskSource), not System.Threading.Tasks.Task. // It is automatically cancelled when the component is disabled or destroyed. // Always check IsValid() after any await if you need to access scene objects.

API: https://sbox.game/api/t/Sandbox.TaskSource

← back to reports/r/sbox-asyncawait-in-components-use-componenttask-tasksource-to-autocancel-on-dest-8e490d58

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