static void Main(string[] args)
{
//print thread starting notification
Console.WriteLine("Main thread started with initial chicken price $25...\n\n");
ChickenFarm chicken = new ChickenFarm();
//new Chicken Farm thread with name farmer
Thread farmer = new Thread(new ThreadStart(() => chicken.OrderProcessingThread(buffer)))
{
Name = "farmer"
};
//Start the thread
farmer.Start();
Retailer store = new Retailer();
//Generate the event
ChickenFarm.priceCut += new priceCutEvent(store.OnSale);
//Create 5 Retailers
Thread[] retailers = new Thread[RETAILER_N];
for (int i = 0; i < RETAILER_N; i++)
{
retailers[i] = new Thread(new ThreadStart(() => store.RetailerThread(buffer)));
retailers[i].Name = (i + 1).ToString();
retailers[i].Start();
}
farmer.Join();
//print ending message
Thread.Sleep(2000);
Console.WriteLine("Main thread completed");
Console.ReadKey();
}
//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);
}
}
}