/// <summary>
/// This method places an order. It creates an order object, encodes it and places it in a MultiCellBuffer
/// </summary>
public void placeOrder()
{
OrderClass order = new OrderClass();
order.cardNumber = this.cardNumber;
order.amount = rng.Next(1, 10); //calculates the quantity of chiken to be ordered by generating a random number
order.senderId = this.name;
order.timeStamp = DateTime.Now; //stores the timestamp at which the order was placed
String orderObjString = EncodeDecode.encode(order);
ResourcePool.countEmptySpaces.WaitOne(); //Semaphore allows the thread if buffer has space else blocks it
myApplication.mcb.setOneCell(orderObjString);
}
/// <summary>
/// This method is started as a thread by the farmerFunc thread.
/// It checks the MultiCellBuffer once in every 500ms
/// </summary>
public void startAcceptOrder()
{
Console.WriteLine("looking for orders");
while (myApplication.runApp) //thread accepts order as long as the farmer thread is running
{ //myApplication.runApp is bool that checks if farmer thread is alive
Thread.Sleep(500);
ResourcePool.countFilledSpaces.WaitOne(); //Semaphore allows the thread if there is something in the buffer to process
String objString = myApplication.mcb.getOneCell();
OrderClass orderObj = EncodeDecode.decode(objString);
Int32 currPrice = this.getPrice();
Thread orderProcessor = new Thread(() => orderProcessing(orderObj, currPrice));
orderProcessor.Start();
}
}
