//Send out any delayed messages. This method is called each time through
//the main game loop
public void DispatchDelayedMessages()
{
//first get current time
double currentTime = DateTime.Now.Second;
//Now peek at the queue to see if ane telegrams need dispatching.
//remove all telegrams from the front of the queue that have gone
//past their sell-by date.
while (PriorityQ.Min.DispatchTime < currentTime && PriorityQ.Min.DispatchTime > 0)
{
//Read the telegram from the front of the queue
Telegram telegram = PriorityQ.Min;
//Find the recipient
BaseGameEntity msgReceiver = EntityManager.Instance.GetEntityFromId(telegram.Receiver);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray;
Console.WriteLine("Queude telegram ready for dispatch: Sent to {0}",
EnumsNames.GetNameOfEntity(msgReceiver.UniqueID));
Console.WriteLine("Msg is {0}", EnumsNames.GetMessageDescription(telegram.Msg));
//Send the telegram to the recipient
Discharge(msgReceiver, telegram);
//Remove it from the queue
PriorityQ.Remove(telegram);
}
}
private void Discharge(BaseGameEntity receiver, Telegram telegram)
{
if (!receiver.HandleMessage(telegram))
{
//Telegram could not be handled
Console.WriteLine("Message not handled");
}
}
//send a message to another agent
public void DispatchMessage(double delay, int sender, int receiver, int msg, object extraInfo)
{
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Gray;
//Get pointers to the sender and receiver
BaseGameEntity msgSender = EntityManager.Instance.GetEntityFromId(sender);
BaseGameEntity msgReceiver = EntityManager.Instance.GetEntityFromId(receiver);
//Make sure the receiver is valid
if (receiver.Equals(null))
{
Console.WriteLine("Warning! No Receiver with ID of {0} found", receiver);
}
//Create the Telegram
Telegram telegram = new Telegram(sender, receiver, msg, 0.0f, extraInfo);
//if there is no delay, route the telegram immediatly
if (delay <= 0.0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Instant telegram dispatched at time {0} by {1} for {2}",
DateTime.Now, EnumsNames.GetNameOfEntity(msgSender.UniqueID),
EnumsNames.GetNameOfEntity(msgReceiver.UniqueID));
Console.WriteLine("Msg is {0}", EnumsNames.GetMessageDescription(msg));
//Send the telegram to the recipient
Discharge(msgReceiver, telegram);
}
else
{
//else calculate the time when the telegram should be dispatched
double currentTime = DateTime.Now.Second;
telegram.DispatchTime = currentTime + delay;
//and put it in the queue
PriorityQ.Add(telegram);
Console.WriteLine("Delayed telegram from {0} recorded at time {1} for {2}",
EnumsNames.GetNameOfEntity(msgSender.UniqueID), DateTime.Now,
EnumsNames.GetNameOfEntity(msgReceiver.UniqueID));
Console.WriteLine("Msg is {0}", EnumsNames.GetMessageDescription(msg));
}
}
//Removes the entity from the list
public void RemoveEntity(BaseGameEntity e)
{
EntityMap.Remove(e.UniqueID);
}
//This method stores a pointer to the entity in the Dictionary
//EntityMap at the index position indicated by the entity's ID
//(makes for faster access)
public void RegisterEntity(BaseGameEntity e)
{
EntityMap.Add(e.UniqueID, e);
}
