[add] Stop/StopAsync methods to MultitaskScheduler for programmatic shutdown

Author: i4004

src/Simplify.Scheduler/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.8.0] - 2026-08-19
+
+### Added
+
+- Public `Stop`/`StopAsync` methods to shut the scheduler down programmatically (previously a running `Start`/`StartAsync` could only be released via `Ctrl + C`), enabling hosting and testing scenarios
+
 ## [1.7.0] - 2026-06-25
 
 ### Fixed

src/Simplify.Scheduler/MultitaskScheduler.cs

@@ -74,6 +74,26 @@ public bool Start(string[]? args = null)
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Stops the scheduler, releasing a blocked <see cref="Start" /> / <see cref="StartAsync" /> call.
+	/// </summary>
+	public void Stop()
+	{
+		StopJobs();
+
+		_closing.Set();
+	}
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Stops the scheduler asynchronously, releasing a blocked <see cref="StartAsync" /> call.
+	/// </summary>
+	public Task StopAsync()
+	{
+		Stop();
+
+		return Task.CompletedTask;
+	}
+
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Called when scheduler is about to stop, main stopping point
 	/// </summary>

src/Simplify.Scheduler/Simplify.Scheduler.csproj

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 		<SymbolPackageFormat>snupkg</SymbolPackageFormat>
 		<GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
 
-		<Version>1.7.0</Version>
+		<Version>1.8.0</Version>
 
 		<Description>Scheduler framework with DI</Description>
 		<Product>Simplify</Product>