/// <summary>
/// Method for checking if our elevator and all of our floors are empty or not.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>Returns true of false based on of there are people left</returns>
public bool CheckIfPeopleWaiting(Elevator elevat)
{
int peopleLeft = 0;
foreach (Floor f in allFloors)
{
if (f.StillPeopleWaiting() == true)
{
peopleLeft++;
}
}
if (elevat.GetCurrentPassagers().Count > 0)
{
foreach (Person p in elevat.GetCurrentPassagers())
{
peopleLeft++;
}
}
if (peopleLeft > 0)
{
return(true);
}
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// Main method used for running the simulation.
/// The algorithm decides whether to go up or down based on where people currently standing in the elevator needs to get off.
/// As long as there either are people waiting on any floor, or people waiting inside the elevator, the returned bool is true.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="elevator">Uses an elevator object in order to
/// access it's methods and use the same object, instead of creating a new one.</param>
/// <param name="numFloors">An integer representing the number of floors in our building, it is possible to change this variable</param>
public void StartElevator(Elevator elevator, int numFloors = 10)
{
simulationComplete = false;
int minFloorNum = 0;
int maxFloorNum = numFloors - 1;
if (elevator.GetCurrentPassagers().Count > 0)
{
elevator.RemovePersonFromElevator();
int goingUp = 0;
int goingDown = 0;
foreach (Person p in elevator.GetCurrentPassagers().ToList())
{
if (p.End_floor > elevator.GetCurrentFloor())
{
goingUp++;
}
else
{
goingDown++;
}
}
if (goingUp > goingDown)
{
elevator.SetCurrentDirection(Direction.DirectionEnum.Up);
elevator.MoveElevator(Direction.DirectionEnum.Up);
}
else
{
elevator.SetCurrentDirection(Direction.DirectionEnum.Down);
elevator.MoveElevator(Direction.DirectionEnum.Down);
}
elevator.IncreaseSystemTime();
IncreaseWaitTime();
}
else if (CheckIfPeopleWaiting(elevator) == true)
{
int currFloorNum = elevator.GetCurrentFloor();
if (currFloorNum == minFloorNum)
{
goUp = true;
elevator.AddPersonToElevator();
elevator.RemovePeopleFromFloor();
elevator.SetCurrentDirection(Direction.DirectionEnum.Up);
elevator.MoveElevator(Direction.DirectionEnum.Up);
}
else if (currFloorNum == maxFloorNum)
{
goUp = false;
elevator.AddPersonToElevator();
elevator.RemovePeopleFromFloor();
elevator.SetCurrentDirection(Direction.DirectionEnum.Down);
elevator.MoveElevator(Direction.DirectionEnum.Down);
}
else if (goUp == true)
{
elevator.AddPersonToElevator();
elevator.RemovePeopleFromFloor();
elevator.SetCurrentDirection(Direction.DirectionEnum.Up);
elevator.MoveElevator(Direction.DirectionEnum.Up);
}
else if (goUp == false)
{
elevator.AddPersonToElevator();
elevator.RemovePeopleFromFloor();
elevator.SetCurrentDirection(Direction.DirectionEnum.Down);
elevator.MoveElevator(Direction.DirectionEnum.Down);
}
elevator.IncreaseSystemTime();
IncreaseWaitTime();
}
else if (CheckIfPeopleWaiting(elevator) == false)
{
simulationComplete = true;
}
}