/// <summary>
/// This is auxiliary method for project3 to generate prime numbers
/// </summary>
/// <returns>List<BigInteger> : prime numbers </returns>
public List <BigInteger> generate_silent()
{
List <BigInteger> prime_numbers = new List <BigInteger>();
Parallel.For(0, Int32.MaxValue, (id, state) =>
{
PrimeSeeker ps = new PrimeSeeker();
bool result = ps.seek();
if (result)
{
lock (count_key)
{
if (this.count == this.target)
{
state.Break();
}
else
{
this.count += 1;
prime_numbers.Add(ps.candidate_prime);
}
}
}
});
return(prime_numbers);
}
/// <summary>
/// Generates PrimeSeekers for prime numbers in parallel.
/// </summary>
public void generate()
{
sw.Start();
Parallel.For(0, Int32.MaxValue, id =>
{
PrimeSeeker ps = new PrimeSeeker();
bool result = ps.seek();
if (result)
{
lock (count_key)
{
this.count += 1;
Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", this.count, ps.candidate_prime);
if (this.count == this.target)
{
sw.Stop();
Console.WriteLine("Time to Generate: {0}", sw.Elapsed);
System.Environment.Exit(0);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
}
});
}
