public static void QueueAction(Action queueableAction)
{
lock (locker) {
PendingActions.Enqueue(queueableAction);
}
//if we don't have all our threads, spin one up with this task.
if (AvailableThreads.Count < MAX_THREADS)
{
var thread = new Thread(ExecuteAction);
AvailableThreads.Add(thread);
thread.Start();
}
//sets the threadsync, causing the actionExecute to stop waiting
lock (locker) {
ThreadSync.Set();
}
}
// This is the method the flight computer calls when you, the programmer, execute a work item.
public static void QueueWorkItem(WorkItem thingToQueue)
{
//first, add the work item to the queue of work items (if something came before, it comes first)
lock (locker) {
PendingWorkItems.Enqueue(thingToQueue);
}
//If we haven't reached our MAX_THREADS yet, go ahead and create one...
// Note" this will only run the first MAX_THREADS (3) times we execute
// a work item in the flight computer - then, we'll have our 3 threads,
// and this if block will be skipped.
if (AvailableThreads.Count < MAX_THREADS)
{
var thread = new Thread(ThreadWorker);
AvailableThreads.Add(thread);
thread.Start();
}
//Let our threadworkers know that there's something in the queue they should grab.
lock (locker) {
ThreadSync.Set();
}
}
