private void StartAndLoop()
{
var cr = new CommandRouter();
var surfaceArea = new TheaterOfOperations(ref cr);
var surfaceAreaThread = new Thread(() => Application.Run(surfaceArea));
surfaceAreaThread.Start();
var stayAlive = true;
while (stayAlive)
{
Console.WriteLine("<==== waiting for next command.");
foreach (RouterCommand rCommand in Enum.GetValues(typeof(RouterCommand)))
{
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0}. {1}", (int)rCommand, rCommand.ToString()));
}
var input = Console.ReadLine();
switch ((RouterCommand)(System.Convert.ToInt32(input)))
{
case RouterCommand.EXIT:
Console.WriteLine("Exit command received. Please press <enter> to continue.");
stayAlive = false;
Console.ReadLine();
break;
case RouterCommand.LAUNCH:
cr.LaunchParticipants();
break;
case RouterCommand.LIST:
cr.ListParticipants();
break;
case RouterCommand.REPORT:
cr.ReportStatus();
break;
default:
break;
}
}
Action shutDown = () => surfaceArea.Dispose();
surfaceArea.Invoke(shutDown);
}
public TheaterOfOperations(ref CommandRouter cr)
{
InitializeComponent();
}