/// <summary>
/// This method is constantly beeing executed by the main thread of the framework.<br/>
/// Dont call this method directly. Use the Init and FinishMainThread methods.
/// </summary>
//TODO: Think about implement something which does really check on value changes on tableelements or triggered effects before setting update required.
private void MainThreadDoIt()
{
//ThreadInfoList.HeartBeat("DirectOutput");
try
{
while (KeepMainThreadAlive)
{
bool UpdateRequired = false;
DateTime Start = DateTime.Now;
//Consume the tableelement data delivered from the calling application
while (InputQueue.Count > 0 && (DateTime.Now - Start).Milliseconds <= MaxInputDataProcessingTimeMs && KeepMainThreadAlive)
{
TableElementData D;
D = InputQueue.Dequeue();
try
{
//Log.Write("Pinball.MainThreadDoIt...d.name="+D.Name+", value="+D.Value+", d="+D.Number+", d="+D);
Table.UpdateTableElement(D);
UpdateRequired |= true;
}
catch (Exception E)
{
Log.Exception("A unhandled exception occured while processing data for table element {0} {1} with value {2}".Build(D.TableElementType, D.Number, D.Value), E);
//ThreadInfoList.RecordException(E);
}
}
if (KeepMainThreadAlive)
{
try
{
//Executed all alarms which have been scheduled for the current time
UpdateRequired |= Alarms.ExecuteAlarms(DateTime.Now.AddMilliseconds(1));
}
catch (Exception E)
{
Log.Exception("A unhandled exception occured while executing timer events.", E);
//ThreadInfoList.RecordException(E);
}
}
//Call update on output controllers if necessary
if (UpdateRequired && KeepMainThreadAlive)
{
try
{
Cabinet.Update();
}
catch (Exception E)
{
Log.Exception("A unhandled exception occured while updating the output controllers", E);
//ThreadInfoList.RecordException(E);
}
}
if (KeepMainThreadAlive)
{
//ThreadInfoList.HeartBeat();
//Sleep until we get more input data and/or a timer expires.
DateTime NextAlarm = Alarms.GetNextAlarmTime();
lock (MainThreadLocker)
{
while (InputQueue.Count == 0 && NextAlarm > DateTime.Now && !MainThreadDoWork && KeepMainThreadAlive)
{
int TimeOut = ((int)(NextAlarm - DateTime.Now).TotalMilliseconds).Limit(1, 50);
Monitor.Wait(MainThreadLocker, TimeOut); // Lock is released while we’re waiting
//ThreadInfoList.HeartBeat();
}
}
MainThreadDoWork = false;
}
}
}
catch (Exception E)
{
Log.Exception("A unexpected exception occured in the DirectOutput MainThread", E);
//ThreadInfoList.RecordException(E);
}
//ThreadInfoList.ThreadTerminates();
}