public void DealerFunc()
{
need = r1.Next(1200, 3000); // The number of cars needed by each Dealer is selected using random function
while (Mainapp.price_cut_count < 20) // Mainapp.price_cut_count keeps track of number of price cuts
{
cut_event.WaitOne(); // Checking for price-cut event
if (need > 0 && Math.Abs(Unit_Price - previous_cut) < diff[ID]) // Place an order if number of cars required by a dealer is greater than one and Maximum difference between the previous price and the current price is within limit
{
Mainapp.order_thread_count++;
OrderClass dealer_object = new OrderClass(); // Create OrderClass object to place an order after converting to string
Int32 amount = r1.Next(1, 50);
need = need - amount;
dealer_object.setSenderID(ID + 1);
dealer_object.setAmount(amount);
dealer_object.setCreditCard(CreditCard[ID]);
dealer_object.setUnitPrice(Unit_Price);
String res = Encoder.Encode(dealer_object); // Call encoder to convert DataObject to String
Monitor.Enter(Mainapp.Buffer); // Acquire an exclusive lock on Buffer object
try
{
Mainapp.Buffer.setOneCell(res); // Call setOneCell to add string to the cell
Console.WriteLine("Dealer " + (ID + 1) + " has placed the order--> " + "Number Of Cars:" + dealer_object.getAmount() + " UnitPrice:" + dealer_object.getUnitPrice() + " CreditCard:" + dealer_object.getCreditCard());
}
catch
{
Console.WriteLine("Error");
}
finally { Monitor.Exit(Mainapp.Buffer); } // Release an exclusive lock on Buffer object
}
cut_event.Reset(); // Set the event to false
}
}
// Encode function to convert String to object of type OrderClass by splitting using space whcih is the delimiter used in Encoder class
public static OrderClass Decode(String d1)
{
String[] s = d1.Split(' ');
OrderClass object1 = new OrderClass();
object1.setSenderID(Int32.Parse(s[0]));
object1.setAmount(Int32.Parse(s[1]));
object1.setCreditCard(Int32.Parse(s[2]));
object1.setUnitPrice(Int32.Parse(s[3]));
return(object1);
}