// EVENT HANDLERS
/// <summary>
///
/// Event handler for Book Sale broadcasted by publisher thread
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="price"></param>
/// <param name="PubNum"></param>
public void BookSale(double price, Int32 PubNum)
{
// books are on sale for a price.
// see if I want to buy at that price
OrderObject newOrder = CreateOrder(PubNum);
if (StoreNumber == 0) // Every store will get this event but I only need noe store to write it out!!
{
Console.WriteLine(" ***************** BOOK SALE from Publisher # {0} Price{1:C} *******************\n", PubNum, price);
}
if (newOrder != null)
{
String eOrder = Encoder(newOrder);
// add to multicell buffer
BufferString mybString = new BufferString();
mybString.setBufferString(eOrder, PubNum);
Program.mcb.setOneCell(mybString); // order the books.
Console.WriteLine("\t\t ^^^ order created for store {0} for {1} books", StoreNumber, newOrder.getAmount());
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("\t\t *** No order created for store {0}", StoreNumber);
}
}
// functional thread for the bookstore.
// THis thread will generate demand, check price, and create purchase orders if necessary.
/// <summary>
/// Functional method for thread.
/// Sell Books -- This will create demand. The amount of books is random
/// The process in this thread is to get the price from the publishers (use the global varialbes)
/// Pick the lowest price
/// See if we need to purchase books
/// create and order
/// Encode the order
/// Push onto the multicell buffer
/// Repeat...
/// </summary>
public void BookStoreFunc()
{
while (Program.BookStoreThreadRunning)
{
//Console.WriteLine("\n\n");
OrderObject newOrder;
int PubNum = 0;
//CurrentPrice = pub1.getPrice();
SellBooks(); // create demand
// check for lowest price
double p1 = Program.GV.get_Pub1_Price();
double P2 = Program.GV.get_Pub2_Price();
//Console.WriteLine(" pub1 price : {0}, pub2 price : {1}", p1, P2);
if (p1 < P2)
{
PubNum = 1;
CurrentPrice = p1;
}
else
{
PubNum = 2;
CurrentPrice = P2;
}
// using the lowest price, create an order. This method can return NULL if no books are needed.
newOrder = CreateOrder(PubNum);
if (newOrder != null) // See if we need to move forward with the order for the store.
{
// encode the order object
String eOrder = Encoder(newOrder);
// add to multicell buffer
BufferString mybString = new BufferString();
mybString.setBufferString(eOrder, PubNum);
Program.mcb.setOneCell(mybString);
Console.WriteLine("\t\t ^^^ order created for store {0} for {1} books", StoreNumber, newOrder.getAmount());
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("\t\t *** No order created for store {0}", StoreNumber);
}
//}
LastPrice = CurrentPrice; // set the last known price
Thread.Sleep(1000); // sleep for 2 seconds
}
Console.WriteLine("@@@@ BookStoreFunc threaded exited gracefully...Thread Name {0}", Thread.CurrentThread.Name);
}
