public void GetAnswerB()
{
Console.WriteLine("Answer B: ");
ParseInput(path);
var orderedSteps = steps.OrderBy(x => x.Key).ToList();
Worker[] workers = new Worker[5];
for (int i = 0; i < workers.Length; i++)
{
workers[i] = new Worker();
}
int time = 0;
bool waitFlag = false;
while (orderedSteps.Count > 0)
{
for (int j = 0; j < workers.Length; j++)
{
Worker w = workers[j];
if (w.step == null && !waitFlag)
{
//find the next step to work on
w.GetStep(orderedSteps);
}
if (w.step != null)
{
//process step
w.step.stepTime--;
//Console.Write(string.Format("{0} ", w.step.stepId));
if (w.step.stepTime < 1)
{
for (int i = 0; i < orderedSteps.Count; i++)
{
if (orderedSteps[i].Value.stepPrerequisites.Contains(w.step.stepId))
{
requirementCount--;
}
orderedSteps[i].Value.stepPrerequisites.Remove(w.step.stepId);
}
w.step = null;
w.GetStep(orderedSteps);
waitFlag = true;
}
}
//else
//{
// Console.Write("- ");
//}
}
time++;
//Console.Write("\n");
waitFlag = false;
}
//get any remaining time after initial calculate, because it ends before allowing workers to finish their task
foreach (Worker w in workers)
{
while (w.step != null)
{
time++;
w.step.stepTime--;
//Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0} ", w.step.stepId));
if (w.step.stepTime < 1)
{
w.step = null;
}
}
}
Console.WriteLine("Time: " + time);
}