/// <summary>
/// Start main application
/// </summary>
/// <returns>If it was successfull</returns>
public bool Start()
{
Console.WriteLine("Enter a string:");
string line = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Synchronized? (Y/N)");
bool sync = Console.ReadLine().ToLower() == "y";
// What kind of buffer should we create?
if (sync)
{
Buffer = new SyncBuffer<char>();
}
else
{
Buffer = new AsyncBuffer<char>();
}
Random random = new Random();
// Create the reader and writer.
Reader = new Reader(Buffer, line.Length, random);
Writer = new Writer(Buffer, line, random);
Thread readerThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(Reader.Read));
Thread writerThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(Writer.Write));
// Start the threads.
readerThread.Start();
writerThread.Start();
// Wait on main thread for them to complete.
readerThread.Join();
writerThread.Join();
// Print result
Console.WriteLine("The Write String: " + Writer.Line);
Console.WriteLine("The Read String: " + Reader.Line);
Console.WriteLine();
return true;
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates our writer and reader objects, as well as the buffer
/// </summary>
private void CreateWriterAndReaderObjects()
{
buffer = new CharacterBuffer(WriterListBox, ReaderListBox);
writer = new Writer(buffer, rnd, textData, TransmittedResultLabel);
reader = new Reader(buffer, rnd, textData.Length, ReceivedResultLabel);
}