/// <summary>
/// Starts an asynchronous scanning of the given adresses
/// </summary>
/// <param name="AdressesToCheck"></param>
/// <remarks></remarks>
public virtual void BeginScan(List <System.Net.IPEndPoint> AdressesToCheck)
{
if (AdressesToCheck == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("AdressesToCheck can not be NULL");
}
if (AdressesToCheck.Count == 0)
{
throw new ArgumentException("AdressesToCheck can not be empty");
}
if (isRunning)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("Can only start when not running");
}
else
{
//Create Worker Threads
int ThreadToCreate = Math.Min(AdressesToCheck.Count, _ThreadCount);
for (int i = 1; i <= ThreadToCreate; i++)
{
_Threads.Add(new ScannerWorker(this));
}
//Start Operation
_CheckIndex = -1;
_AdressesToCheck = AdressesToCheck;
_DiscoveredAdresses = new List <IPEndPoint>();
foreach (ScannerWorker Thread in _Threads)
{
Thread.BeginWork();
lock (_ThreadCountLock)
{
_RunningThreads += 1;
if (RunningThreadCountChanged != null)
{
RunningThreadCountChanged(this, EventArgs.Empty);
}
}
}
}
}
