// check if there is work to do
// queue up URls / Scripts to run
// new up treads based on max thread count and work left
// collect results from finishhed treads
// sotre navigation results in db
public void Loop(DBAccess db, Config cfg)
{
while (WorkToDo)
{
List <NavUnit> queuedUnits = db.RetriveUnitSet(cfg.MaxThreads);
List <Thread> threads = new List <Thread>();
List <NavThread> navThreads = new List <NavThread>();
if (queuedUnits.Count < 1)
{
WorkToDo = false;
break;
}
foreach (NavUnit currentUnit in queuedUnits)
{
NavThread tempNavThread = new NavThread(currentUnit);
Thread tempThread = new Thread(tempNavThread.Navigate);
tempThread.Start();
threads.Add(tempThread);
navThreads.Add(tempNavThread);
}
bool threadIsAlive = true;
while (threadIsAlive)
{
threadIsAlive = false;
foreach (Thread currentThread in threads)
{
if (currentThread.IsAlive)
{
threadIsAlive = true;
}
}
}
foreach (NavThread currentNavTh in navThreads)
{
db.StoreResolvedNavUnit(currentNavTh.UnitToPassBack);
}
}
}
public void FirstTimeURLStore(Config cfg, DBAccess db)
{
// this is only done before had for the first url
NavUnit firstNav = new NavUnit(cfg.StartURL);
db.StoreNavUnit(firstNav);
NavThread thread = new NavThread(firstNav);
Thread navThread = new Thread(thread.Navigate);
navThread.Start();
while (navThread.IsAlive)
{
Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
db.StoreResolvedNavUnit(thread.UnitToPassBack);
// temp code
List <NavUnit> temp = db.RetriveUnitSet(4);
return;
}