/// <summary>
/// Sends a message from one entity to another
/// </summary>
/// <param name="senderID">The sender ID</param>
/// <param name="recieverID">The reciever ID</param>
/// <param name="delayTime">The delay time of the message in ticks</param>
/// <param name="type">The message type</param>
/// <param name="extraInfo">Extra info for the message</param>
public void SendMessage(int senderID, int recieverID, double delayTime, MessageType type, object extraInfo)
{
Message message;
IMessageable entity;
message = new Message(senderID, recieverID, type, delayTime, extraInfo);
//If the message has no delay then call the delegate handler
if (delayTime == 0)
{
//Test if the entity can handle the message
entity = EntityManager.Instance[recieverID] as IMessageable;
if (entity == null)
return;
entity.HandleMessage(message);
}
//If the message was a delayed one, calculate its future time and put it in the message queue
else
{
message.dispatchTime = System.DateTime.Now.Ticks + delayTime;
messageQueue.Enqueue(message);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Sends a message from one entity to another
/// </summary>
/// <param name="senderID">The sender ID</param>
/// <param name="recieverID">The reciever ID</param>
/// <param name="delayTime">The delay time of the message in ticks</param>
/// <param name="type">The message type</param>
/// <param name="extraInfo">Extra info for the message</param>
public void SendMessage(int senderID, int recieverID, double delayTime, MessageType type, object extraInfo)
{
Message message;
message = new Message(senderID, recieverID, type, delayTime, extraInfo);
//If the message has no delay then call the delegate handler
if (delayTime == 0)
{
if (registeredEntities[type] == null)
return;
if (registeredEntities[type][recieverID] == null)
return;
registeredEntities[type][recieverID](message);
}
//If the messaged was a delayed one, calculate its future time and put it in the message queue
else
{
message.dispatchTime = System.DateTime.Now.Ticks + delayTime;
messageQueue.Enqueue(message);
}
}
