private Shipment getRates(ref Shipment shipment)
{
// create an ArrayList of threads, pre-sized to the number of providers.
ArrayList threads = new ArrayList(this._providers.Count);
// iterate through the providers.
foreach(ShippingProviders.AbstractShippingProvider provider in this._providers)
{
// assign the shipment and ApplyDiscounts value to the provider.
provider._shipment = shipment;
// setting ApplyDiscounts here is overriding provider-specific settings - commenting it out for now
//if(this._applyDiscounts)
// provider.ApplyDiscounts = true;
// set the ThreadStart method for the thread to the provider's GetRates method.
Thread thread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(provider.GetRates));
// assign the thread the name of the provider (for debugging purposes).
thread.Name = provider.Name;
// start the thread.
thread.Start();
// add the thread to our ArrayList.
threads.Add(thread);
}
// loop continuously until all threads have been removed.
while(threads.Count > 0)
{
// loop through the threads (we can't use an iterator since we'll be deleting from the ArrayList).
for(int x = (threads.Count - 1); x > -1; x--)
{
// check the ThreadState to see if it's Stopped.
if(((Thread)threads[x]).ThreadState == ThreadState.Stopped)
{
// it's stopped, so we'll abort the thread and remove it from the ArrayList.
((Thread)threads[x]).Abort();
threads.RemoveAt(x);
}
}
Thread.Sleep(1);
}
// return our Shipment instance.
return shipment;
}
/// <summary>
/// Retrieves rates for all of the specified providers using the specified address and packages information.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="originAddress">An instance of <see cref="Address"/> specifying the origin of the shipment.</param>
/// <param name="destinationAddress">An instance of <see cref="Address"/> specifying the destination of the shipment.</param>
/// <param name="packages">An instance of <see cref="PackageCollection"/> specifying the packages to be rated.</param>
/// <returns>A <see cref="Shipment"/> instance containing all returned rates.</returns>
public Shipment GetRates(Address originAddress, Address destinationAddress, List<Package> packages)
{
Shipment shipment = new Shipment(originAddress, destinationAddress, packages);
return this.getRates(ref shipment);
}
/// <summary>
/// Retrieves rates for all of the specified providers using the specified address and packages information.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="originAddress">An instance of <see cref="Address"/> specifying the origin of the shipment.</param>
/// <param name="destinationAddress">An instance of <see cref="Address"/> specifying the destination of the shipment.</param>
/// <param name="packages">An instance of <see cref="PackageCollection"/> specifying the packages to be rated.</param>
/// <returns>A <see cref="Shipment"/> instance containing all returned rates.</returns>
public Shipment GetRates(Address originAddress, Address destinationAddress, List <Package> packages)
{
Shipment shipment = new Shipment(originAddress, destinationAddress, packages);
return(this.getRates(ref shipment));
}