private void Update()
{
int i = 0;
//if there are current jobs in the list then check if they're done and remove
while (i < currentJobs.Count)
{
if (currentJobs[i].jobDone)
{
currentJobs.RemoveAt(i);
}
else
{
i++;
}
}
//Check if there is jobs to do in list and the max number of threads arent all currently in use then create thread and do job
if (todoJobs.Count > 0 && currentJobs.Count < MaxThreads)
{
PathThread job = todoJobs[0];
todoJobs.RemoveAt(0);
currentJobs.Add(job);
//Start a new thread
ThreadStart newThread = delegate
{
job.path = PathFinding.CalculatePath(job.startPos, job.targetPos, out string output);
job.jobDone = true;
};
Thread jobThread = new Thread(newThread);
jobThread.Start();
}
}
//Requests the path by getting a starting position and a target position
public void RequestPathFind(Vector2Int startPos, Vector2Int targetPos, string output)
{
PathThread newJob = new PathThread(startPos, targetPos, output);
todoJobs.Add(newJob);
}