//function on the server side to get encoded order from the buffer
public void OrderProcessingThread(MultiCellBuffer buffer)
{
while (priceCutCounter < 10)
{
//if the buffer is not empty, takes out an order
while (Program.buffer.counter != 0)
{
if (Program.buffer.counter != 0)
{
string orderFromBuffer = buffer.getOneCell();
//send the order to decoder
DecodeOrder(orderFromBuffer);
}
}
//change the price
PricingModel();
}
//set price to -1 when meet the stopping condition
if (priceCutCounter == 10)
{
chickenPrice = -1;
}
//confirm the remaining orders in the buffer, these orders are created before the last price cut
while (Program.buffer.counter != 0)
{
if (Program.buffer.counter != 0)
{
string orderFromBuffer = Program.buffer.getOneCell();
DecodeOrder(orderFromBuffer);
}
}
}
//The function to start Retailer threads
public void RetailerThread(MultiCellBuffer buffer)
{
ChickenFarm chicken = new ChickenFarm();
//using loop to keep create the orders
while (chicken.GetPrice() != -1)
{
Thread.Sleep(2000);
//double check the price to avoid something happened during the sleep period
if (chicken.GetPrice() != -1)
{
//set random order properties
long cardNo = rand.Next(5000, 7000);
int amount = rand.Next(1, 5);
//add the properties to the object
OrderClass newOrder = new OrderClass()
{
SenderID = Thread.CurrentThread.Name,
CardNo = cardNo,
Amount = amount,
UnitPrice = currPrice
};
//print out order created message
Console.WriteLine("---- New Order Created ----\n" +
"Sender ID: Store {0}\n" +
"Card Number: {1}\n" +
"Amount of Chickens Ordered: {2}\n" +
"Current Unit Price: {3}\n" +
"Order Received Time: {4}\n" +
"=========================================\n",
newOrder.SenderID, newOrder.CardNo, newOrder.Amount, newOrder.UnitPrice, DateTime.Now);
//encode the OrderClass object to string
EncodeOrder(newOrder);
}
}
}
