'NET Core BackgroundService: "A task was canceled." Error

Hello i developed BackgroundService which is to monitor Oracle Database and when new records inserted into source table, copy records into SQL Server Database. But after sometime (sometimes 1 days, sometimes 2 days). My service has stopped working. Error says: "A Task was cancelled". I don't understand why my code has stopped working suddenly.

Note: my application hosting on IIS (Windows Server 2012)

  • I want to run my application endlessly.

Here's my code:

public class MainTransactionService : BackgroundService
    {   
    private readonly ILogger Logger;
    private readonly TransactionSettings TSettings;
    public MainTransactionService(ILogger logger, TransactionSettings tSettings)
    {
        TSettings = tSettings;
        Logger = logger;
    }
    protected async override Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
    {
        //Create a connection to Oracle         
        string conString = "";

        //How to connect to an Oracle DB without SQL*Net configuration file
        //  also known as tnsnames.ora.
        //"Data Source=orclpdb";
        "Data Source=eoffice";

        OracleConfiguration.OracleDataSources.Add("eoffice", "");

        //How to connect to an Oracle DB with a DB alias.
        //Uncomment below and comment above.
        //"Data Source=<service name alias>;";

        OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(conString);
        Logger.Information("Connected to Oracle");
        OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();

        try
        {
            Logger.Information("Run part executed");

            if (con.State != ConnectionState.Open)
            {
                con.Open();
            }
            
            while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
            {
                await Task.Delay(TSettings.Frequency, stoppingToken);
                //Logger.Information(stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested.ToString());

                try
                {
                    var cancelTask = Task.Delay(TSettings.Timeout, stoppingToken);

                    //Logger.Information("CODE EXECUTED");
                    //await context.Response.WriteAsync("Server is Listening");

                    //OracleConfiguration.OracleDataSources.Add("orclpdb", "(DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = miatdw1.miat.com.mn)(PORT = 1521)))(CONNECT_DATA = (SERVICE_NAME = orclpdb.miat.com.mn)))");

                    //Check Oracle
                    Logger.Information("Establishing Oracle Connection (While)");
                    cmd.CommandText = "select MAX(id) from PB_TRANSACTION";
                    int SourceTableMaxId = Convert.ToInt32(cmd.ExecuteScalar());

                    //Check SQL
                    SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("");
                    SqlCommand check_id = new SqlCommand("select MAX(id) from PB_TRANSACTION", conn);
                    Logger.Information("Establishing MS-SQL Connection");
                    conn.Open();
                    int TargetTableMaxId = Convert.ToInt32(check_id.ExecuteScalar());

                    if (SourceTableMaxId > TargetTableMaxId)
                    {
                        int TotalNewRecords = SourceTableMaxId - TargetTableMaxId;

                        Logger.Information(TotalNewRecords.ToString() + " New Records Found");


                        OracleCommand command = new OracleCommand();
                        command.CommandText = "select * from (select * from pb_transaction order by id desc) x where ROWNUM <= :lastrecord";
                        command.Parameters.Add(":username", OracleDbType.Int32).Value = TotalNewRecords;
                        command.Connection = con;

                        Logger.Information("Retrieved " + TotalNewRecords.ToString() + " from PB_TRANSACTION table.");

                        Transaction LastTransaction = new Transaction();

                        using (OracleDataReader oReader = command.ExecuteReader())
                        {
                            while (oReader.Read())
                            {
                                LastTransaction.Id = Convert.ToInt32(oReader["ID"]);
                                LastTransaction.type = oReader["TYPE"].ToString();
                                LastTransaction.account = oReader["ACCOUNT"].ToString();
                                LastTransaction.journal_id = oReader["JOURNAL_ID"].ToString();
                                LastTransaction.amount = Convert.ToDouble(oReader["AMOUNT"]);
                                LastTransaction.currency = oReader["CURRENCY"].ToString();
                                LastTransaction.posted_date = oReader["POSTED_DATE"].ToString();
                                LastTransaction.statement_date = oReader["STATEMENT_DATE"].ToString();
                                LastTransaction.description = oReader["DESCRIPTION"].ToString();
                                LastTransaction.pnr = oReader["PNR"].ToString();
                                LastTransaction.pnr_approved = Convert.ToInt32(oReader["PNR_APPROVED"]);
                                LastTransaction.jid = oReader["JID"].ToString();
                                LastTransaction.user_id = oReader["USER_ID"].ToString();
                                LastTransaction.inserted_date = oReader["INSERTED_DATE"].ToString();

                                SqlCommand scmd = new SqlCommand("insert into PB_TRANSACTION (ID,TYPE, ACCOUNT, JOURNAL_ID, AMOUNT, CURRENCY, POSTED_DATE, STATEMENT_DATE, DESCRIPTION, PNR, PNR_APPROVED, JID, USER_ID, INSERTED_DATE) values(@id,@type,@account,@journalid, @amount,@currency,@posteddate,@statementdate,@description,@pnr,@pnrapproved,@jid,@userid,@inserteddate);", conn);
                                scmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@id", LastTransaction.Id);
                                scmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@type", LastTransaction.type);
                                scmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@account", LastTransaction.account);
                                scmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@journalid", LastTransaction.journal_id);
                                scmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@amount", LastTransaction.amount);
                                scmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@currency", LastTransaction.currency);
                                scmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@posteddate", LastTransaction.posted_date);
                                scmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@statementdate", LastTransaction.statement_date);
                                scmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@description", LastTransaction.description);
                                scmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@pnr", LastTransaction.pnr);
                                scmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@pnrapproved", LastTransaction.pnr_approved);
                                scmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@jid", LastTransaction.jid);
                                scmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@userid", LastTransaction.user_id);
                                scmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@inserteddate", LastTransaction.inserted_date);
                                scmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                            }
                            Logger.Information(TotalNewRecords.ToString() + " records inserted");
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Logger.Information("No New Records found");
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    LogError("INNER TRY: " + ex.Message);
                }
            }
            Logger.Information("Oracle Database connection has successfully Disconnected!!!");
        }
        catch (TaskCanceledException tex)
        {
            LogError("TASK ERROR: " + tex.Message);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            LogError("MAIN ERROR: " + ex.Message);
        }
        finally
        {
            con.Close();
            con.Dispose();
        }
    }

    public async override Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
    {
        await base.StopAsync(cancellationToken);
    }
    private void LogError(string error)
    {
        Logger.Error(error);
    }
} 


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