/// <summary>
/// Writes the structure array buffer to the next available node for writing.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="source">Reference to the buffer to write.</param>
/// <param name="startIndex">The index within the buffer to start writing from.</param>
/// <param name="timeout">The maximum number of milliseconds to wait for a node to become available for writing. Defaults to 1000 (ms).</param>
/// <returns>The number of elements written.</returns>
/// <remarks><![CDATA[
/// The maximum number of elements that can be written can be calculated by the following formula:
/// ```C#
/// Math.Min(source - startIndex, NodeBufferSize) / FastStructure.SizeOf<T>()
/// ```
/// ]]></remarks>
public virtual int Write <T>(T[] source, int startIndex = 0, int timeout = 1000)
where T : struct
{
// Grab a node for writing
Node *node = GetNodeForWriting(timeout);
if (node == null)
{
return(0);
}
// Write the data using the FastStructure class (much faster than the MemoryMappedViewAccessor WriteArray<T> method)
int count = Math.Min(source.Length - startIndex, NodeBufferSize / FastStructure.SizeOf <T>());
base.WriteArray <T>(source, startIndex, count, node->Offset);
node->AmountWritten = count * FastStructure.SizeOf <T>();
// Writing is complete, make node readable
PostNode(node);
return(count);
}
/// <summary>
/// Reads the next available node for reading into the specified structure array.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The structure type to be read.</typeparam>
/// <param name="destination">Reference to the buffer.</param>
/// <param name="startIndex">The index within the destination to start writing to.</param>
/// <param name="timeout">The maximum number of milliseconds to wait for a node to become available for reading. Defaults to 1000 (ms).</param>
/// <returns>The number of elements read into destination.</returns>
/// <remarks><![CDATA[
/// The maximum number of elements that can be read can be determined by the following formula:
///
/// ```C#
/// Math.Min(destination.Length - startIndex, Node.AmountWritten / FastStructure.SizeOf<T>())
/// ```
/// ]]></remarks>
public virtual int Read <T>(T[] destination, int startIndex = 0, int timeout = 1000)
where T : struct
{
Node *node = GetNodeForReading(timeout);
if (node == null)
{
return(0);
}
// Copy the data using the FastStructure class (much faster than the MemoryMappedViewAccessor ReadArray<T> method)
int count = Math.Min(destination.Length - startIndex, node->AmountWritten / FastStructure.SizeOf <T>());
base.ReadArray <T>(destination, startIndex, count, node->Offset);
// Return the node for further writing
ReturnNode(node);
return(count);
}