/// <summary>
/// Readjust and Recalulate Prices.
/// </summary>
public void RecalculatePrices()
{
// TODO Allow for this to be modified by variations
// TODO Create a way to allow for faster Price changes, when supply/demand differences are large.
// for each product in the market.
foreach (var pair in ProductPrices)
{
// Get the product
var product = pair.Item1;
double surplus;
double shortfall;
try
{
// get surplus product not spent
surplus = Surplus.GetProductValue(product);
// get product that was desired to buy.
shortfall = Shortfall.GetProductValue(product);
}
catch (KeyNotFoundException)
{
// if the item does not exist in surplus or shortfal, then it probably was not
// sold or desired in the market. Give it a boost to denote it's rarity, and try and encourage it.
ProductPrices.AddProducts(product, 0.01);
continue;
}
// the amount of change to make to the good's price.
double priceChange = 0;
// If any surplus and shortfall exists, price was too high
if (surplus > 0 && shortfall > 0)
{
priceChange += -0.01;
}
else if (surplus > 0)
{
// If no shortfall but still surplus, try lowering price to sell it, oversupply is not good.
priceChange += -0.01;
}
else if (shortfall > 0)
{ // if shortfall but no surplus, price is too low.
priceChange += 0.01;
}
// In no surplus nor shortfall, then we have hit equilibrium.
// No change in price.
// add the change in price to the new price
// TODO make this more flexible and reactive.
// going in 0.01 ABS price unit sized steps is too small
// and may make prices too stagnant
var newPrice = ProductPrices.GetProductValue(product) + priceChange;
// update to said price.
ProductPrices.SetProductAmount(product, newPrice);
}
}