/// <summary>
/// Starts a torrent.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a_torrent">The torrent to start.</param>
/// <remarks>
/// Start()
///
/// SYNOPSIS
///
/// Start(Torrent a_torrent);
///
/// DESCRIPTION
///
/// This function will start the torrent by starting a task for
/// updating the tracker, processing incoming/outgoing blocks, updating
/// peers, and updating the GUI.
///
/// </remarks>
public void Start(Torrent a_torrent)
{
a_torrent.Status = "Started";
// Task will update trackers.
Task UpdateTracker = Task.Run(() =>
{
while (a_torrent.Started)
{
a_torrent.UpdateTrackers();
Thread.Sleep(60000);
}
});
// Task will check if there are any blocks to process.
Task ProcessBlocks = Task.Run(() =>
{
while (a_torrent.Started)
{
a_torrent.ProcessIncoming();
a_torrent.ProcessOutgoing();
Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
});
// Will Update peers.
Task UpdatePeers = Task.Run(() =>
{
while (a_torrent.Started)
{
a_torrent.UpdatePeers();
Thread.Sleep(15000);
}
});
// Will request blocks.
Task RequestBlocks = Task.Run(() =>
{
while (a_torrent.Started)
{
if (!a_torrent.Complete)
{
a_torrent.RequestBlocks();
}
Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
});
// Updates the GUI for the current selected torrent.
Task UpdateGUI = Task.Run(() =>
{
while (a_torrent.Started)
{
if (m_selectedTorrent != null)
{
uiContext.Send(x => UpdateSelectedTorrentViews(m_selectedTorrent), null);
}
a_torrent.ComputeDownloadSpeed();
Thread.Sleep(2000);
}
});
}