/// <summary>
/// Starts the simulation.
/// </summary>
internal static void Start()
{
// The price table on the server has a volatile price table. Therefore, the prices will all be zero (and any market values based off those prices will
// be zero) until prices are loaded. This provides the initial prices for the volatile price table.
if (!PriceSimulator.arePricesInitialized)
{
PriceSimulator.InitializeCurrencyPrice();
PriceSimulator.InitializeEquityPrice();
PriceSimulator.InitializeDebtPrice();
PriceSimulator.arePricesInitialized = true;
}
// This will start the price simulator.
PriceSimulator.priceSimulationThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(PriceSimulator.SimulatePrice));
PriceSimulator.priceSimulationThread.Name = "Price Simulator";
PriceSimulator.priceSimulationThread.Start();
}
/// <summary>
/// Called when the service is stopped.
/// </summary>
protected override void OnStop()
{
try
{
// This shuts down the broker simulation when it is running.
if (MarketSimulator.SimulatorParameters.IsExchangeSimulatorRunning)
{
BrokerSimulator.Stop();
}
// This shuts down the price simulation when it is running.
if (MarketSimulator.SimulatorParameters.IsPriceSimulatorRunning)
{
PriceSimulator.Stop();
}
// Shut down each of the Web Services hosted by this Windows Service.
foreach (ServiceHost serviceHost in this.serviceHosts)
{
serviceHost.Close();
}
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
// Any problems initializing should be sent to the Event Log.
EventLog.WriteEntry(MarketSimulator.Source, String.Format("{0}: {1}", exception.Message, exception.StackTrace), EventLogEntryType.Information);
}
// Log the end of the service.
try
{
EventLog.WriteEntry(
MarketSimulator.Source,
String.Format(Simulator.Properties.Resources.ServiceStopping, MarketSimulator.ServiceName),
EventLogEntryType.Information);
}
catch (SecurityException)
{
}
}
