Drop Task-based execute methods

src/Polly.Core.Benchmarks/Benchmarks/HedgingBenchmark.cs

@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ public void Setup()
 
     [Benchmark(Baseline = true)]
     public async ValueTask Hedging_Primary()
-        => await _strategy!.ExecuteValueTaskAsync(static _ => new ValueTask<string>("primary")).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        => await _strategy!.ExecuteAsync(static _ => new ValueTask<string>("primary")).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
     [Benchmark]
     public async ValueTask Hedging_Secondary()
-        => await _strategy!.ExecuteValueTaskAsync(static _ => new ValueTask<string>(Helper.Failure)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        => await _strategy!.ExecuteAsync(static _ => new ValueTask<string>(Helper.Failure)).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
     [Benchmark]
     public async ValueTask Hedging_Primary_AsyncWork()
-        => await _strategy!.ExecuteValueTaskAsync(
+        => await _strategy!.ExecuteAsync(
             static async _ =>
             {
                 await Task.Yield();
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public async ValueTask Hedging_Primary_AsyncWork()
 
     [Benchmark]
     public async ValueTask Hedging_Secondary_AsyncWork()
-        => await _strategy!.ExecuteValueTaskAsync(
+        => await _strategy!.ExecuteAsync(
             static async _ =>
             {
                 await Task.Yield();

src/Polly.Core.Benchmarks/Internals/Helper.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public static async ValueTask ExecuteAsync(this object obj, PollyVersion version
                 await ((IAsyncPolicy<int>)obj).ExecuteAsync(static _ => Task.FromResult(999), CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 return;
             case PollyVersion.V8:
-                await ((ResilienceStrategy)obj).ExecuteValueTaskAsync(static _ => new ValueTask<int>(999), CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await ((ResilienceStrategy)obj).ExecuteAsync(static _ => new ValueTask<int>(999), CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 return;
         }
 

src/Polly.Core.Tests/Hedging/HedgingResilienceStrategyTests.cs

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public async Task Execute_CancellationRequested_Throws()
         var strategy = Create();
         _cts.Cancel();
 
-        await strategy.Invoking(s => s.ExecuteAsync(_ => Task.FromResult(Success), _cts.Token))
+        await strategy.Invoking(s => s.ExecuteAsync(_ => new ValueTask<string>(Success), _cts.Token).AsTask())
             .Should()
             .ThrowAsync<OperationCanceledException>();
     }
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public async Task ExecuteAsync_EnsureOriginalCancellationTokenRestored()
         var strategy = Create();
 
         // act
-        var result = await strategy.ExecuteAsync((_, _) => Task.FromResult("primary"), primaryContext, "dummy");
+        var result = await strategy.ExecuteAsync((_, _) => new ValueTask<string>("primary"), primaryContext, "dummy");
 
         // assert
         primaryContext.CancellationToken.Should().Be(cancellationSource.Token);
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public async Task ExecuteAsync_EnsurePropertiesConsistency(bool primaryFails)
                 return primaryFails ? Failure : Success;
             },
             primaryContext,
-            "state");
+            "state").AsTask();
 
         // assert
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ public async Task ExecuteAsync_Primary_CustomPropertiesAvailable()
                 primaryContext.Properties.TryGetValue(key2, out var val).Should().BeTrue();
                 val.Should().Be("my-value-2");
                 context.Properties.Set(key, "my-value");
-                return Task.FromResult("primary");
+                return new ValueTask<string>("primary");
             },
             primaryContext, "dummy");
 
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public async Task ExecuteAsync_Secondary_CustomPropertiesAvailable()
         var strategy = Create();
 
         // act
-        var result = await strategy.ExecuteAsync((_, _) => Task.FromResult(Failure), primaryContext, "state");
+        var result = await strategy.ExecuteAsync((_, _) => new ValueTask<string>(Failure), primaryContext, "state");
 
         // assert
         result.Should().Be(Success);
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ public async Task ExecuteAsync_EnsureBackgroundWorkInSuccessfulCallNotCancelled(
 
         cts.Cancel();
 
-        async Task<string> SlowTask(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        async ValueTask<string> SlowTask(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var delay = Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromDays(1), cancellationToken);
             backgroundTasks.Add(delay);
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ public async void ExecuteAsync_ZeroHedgingDelay_EnsureAllTasksSpawnedAtOnce()
         // arrange
         int executions = 0;
         using var allExecutionsReached = new ManualResetEvent(false);
-        ConfigureHedging(context => Execute(context.CancellationToken));
+        ConfigureHedging(context => Execute(context.CancellationToken).AsTask());
         _options.HedgingDelay = TimeSpan.Zero;
 
         // act
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ public async void ExecuteAsync_ZeroHedgingDelay_EnsureAllTasksSpawnedAtOnce()
         _timeProvider.Advance(LongDelay);
         await task;
 
-        async Task<string> Execute(CancellationToken token)
+        async ValueTask<string> Execute(CancellationToken token)
         {
             if (Interlocked.Increment(ref executions) == _options.MaxHedgedAttempts)
             {
@@ -565,15 +565,15 @@ public void ExecuteAsync_InfiniteHedgingDelay_EnsureNoConcurrentExecutions()
         bool executing = false;
         int executions = 0;
         using var allExecutions = new ManualResetEvent(true);
-        ConfigureHedging(context => Execute(context.CancellationToken));
+        ConfigureHedging(context => Execute(context.CancellationToken).AsTask());
 
         // act
         var pending = Create().ExecuteAsync(Execute, _cts.Token);
 
         // assert
         Assert.True(allExecutions.WaitOne(AssertTimeout));
 
-        async Task<string> Execute(CancellationToken token)
+        async ValueTask<string> Execute(CancellationToken token)
         {
             if (executing)
             {
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ public async Task ExecuteAsync_ExceptionsHandled_ShouldThrowAnyException()
         });
 
         var strategy = Create();
-        await strategy.Invoking(s => s.ExecuteAsync<string>(_ => throw new InvalidCastException())).Should().ThrowAsync<BadImageFormatException>();
+        await strategy.Invoking(s => s.ExecuteAsync<string>(_ => throw new InvalidCastException()).AsTask()).Should().ThrowAsync<BadImageFormatException>();
         attempts.Should().Be(3);
     }
 
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ public async Task ExecuteAsync_ExceptionsHandled_ShouldThrowLastException()
         });
 
         var strategy = Create();
-        await strategy.Invoking(s => s.ExecuteAsync<string>(_ => throw new InvalidCastException())).Should().ThrowAsync<InvalidCastException>();
+        await strategy.Invoking(s => s.ExecuteAsync<string>(_ => throw new InvalidCastException()).AsTask()).Should().ThrowAsync<InvalidCastException>();
         attempts.Should().Be(3);
     }
 
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ public async Task ExecuteAsync_PrimaryExceptionNotHandled_Rethrow()
         });
 
         var strategy = Create();
-        await strategy.Invoking(s => s.ExecuteAsync<string>(_ => throw new InvalidCastException())).Should().ThrowAsync<InvalidCastException>();
+        await strategy.Invoking(s => s.ExecuteAsync<string>(_ => throw new InvalidCastException()).AsTask()).Should().ThrowAsync<InvalidCastException>();
         attempts.Should().Be(0);
     }
 
@@ -752,12 +752,12 @@ public async Task ExecuteAsync_EnsureExceptionStackTracePreserved()
 
         var strategy = Create();
 
-        var exception = await strategy.Invoking(s => s.ExecuteAsync(PrimaryTaskThatThrowsError)).Should().ThrowAsync<InvalidOperationException>();
+        var exception = await strategy.Invoking(s => s.ExecuteAsync(PrimaryTaskThatThrowsError).AsTask()).Should().ThrowAsync<InvalidOperationException>();
 
         exception.WithMessage("Forced Error");
         exception.And.StackTrace.Should().Contain(nameof(PrimaryTaskThatThrowsError));
 
-        static Task<string> PrimaryTaskThatThrowsError(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => throw new InvalidOperationException("Forced Error");
+        static ValueTask<string> PrimaryTaskThatThrowsError(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => throw new InvalidOperationException("Forced Error");
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ public async Task ExecuteAsync_EnsureOnHedgingCalled()
         });
 
         var strategy = Create();
-        await strategy.ExecuteAsync(_ => Task.FromResult(Failure));
+        await strategy.ExecuteAsync(_ => new ValueTask<string>(Failure));
 
         attempts.Should().HaveCount(_options.MaxHedgedAttempts);
         attempts.Should().BeInAscendingOrder();
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ public async Task ExecuteAsync_EnsureOnHedgingTelemetry()
         });
 
         var strategy = Create();
-        await strategy.ExecuteAsync((_, _) => Task.FromResult(Failure), context, "state");
+        await strategy.ExecuteAsync((_, _) => new ValueTask<string>(Failure), context, "state");
 
         context.ResilienceEvents.Should().HaveCount(_options.MaxHedgedAttempts);
         context.ResilienceEvents.Select(v => v.EventName).Distinct().Should().ContainSingle("OnHedging");

src/Polly.Core.Tests/Hedging/PrimaryStringTasks.cs

@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@ internal class PrimaryStringTasks
 
     public PrimaryStringTasks(TimeProvider timeProvider) => _timeProvider = timeProvider;
 
-    public static Task<string> InstantTask()
+    public static ValueTask<string> InstantTask()
     {
-        return Task.FromResult(InstantTaskResult);
+        return new ValueTask<string>(InstantTaskResult);
     }
 
-    public async Task<string> FastTask(CancellationToken token)
+    public async ValueTask<string> FastTask(CancellationToken token)
     {
         await _timeProvider.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(10), token);
         return FastTaskResult;
     }
 
-    public async Task<string> SlowTask(CancellationToken token)
+    public async ValueTask<string> SlowTask(CancellationToken token)
     {
         await _timeProvider.Delay(TimeSpan.FromDays(1), token);
         return SlowTaskResult;