static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Configure struct containing event information required for thread synchronization.
SyncEvents syncEvents = new SyncEvents();
// Generic Queue collection is used to store items to be produced and consumed. In this case 'int' is used.
Queue <int> queue = new Queue <int>();
// Create objects, one to produce items, and one to consume.
// The queue and the thread synchronization events are passed to both objects.
Console.WriteLine("Configuring worker threads...");
Producer producer = new Producer(queue, syncEvents);
Consumer consumer = new Consumer(queue, syncEvents);
// Create the thread objects for producer and consumer objects.
// This step does not create or launch the actual threads.
Thread producerThread = new Thread(producer.ThreadRun);
Thread consumerThread = new Thread(consumer.ThreadRun);
// Create and launch both threads.
Console.WriteLine("Launching producer and consumer threads...");
producerThread.Start();
consumerThread.Start();
// Let producer and consumer threads run for 10 seconds.
// Use the primary thread (the thread executing this method) to display the queue contents every 2.5 seconds.
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
Thread.Sleep(2500);
ShowQueueContents(queue);
}
// Signal both consumer and producer thread to terminate.
// Both threads will respond because ExitThreadEvent is a manual-reset event--so it stays 'set' unless explicitly reset.
Console.WriteLine("Signaling threads to terminate...");
syncEvents.ExitThreadEvent.Set();
// Use Join to block primary thread, first until the producer thread terminates, then until the consumer thread terminates.
Console.WriteLine("main thread waiting for threads to finish...");
producerThread.Join();
consumerThread.Join();
Console.Read();
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Configure struct containing event information required for thread synchronization.
SyncEvents syncEvents = new SyncEvents();
// Generic Queue collection is used to store items to be produced and consumed. In this case 'int' is used.
Queue<int> queue = new Queue<int>();
// Create objects, one to produce items, and one to consume.
// The queue and the thread synchronization events are passed to both objects.
Console.WriteLine("Configuring worker threads...");
Producer producer = new Producer(queue, syncEvents);
Consumer consumer = new Consumer(queue, syncEvents);
// Create the thread objects for producer and consumer objects.
// This step does not create or launch the actual threads.
Thread producerThread = new Thread(producer.ThreadRun);
Thread consumerThread = new Thread(consumer.ThreadRun);
// Create and launch both threads.
Console.WriteLine("Launching producer and consumer threads...");
producerThread.Start();
consumerThread.Start();
// Let producer and consumer threads run for 10 seconds.
// Use the primary thread (the thread executing this method) to display the queue contents every 2.5 seconds.
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
Thread.Sleep(2500);
ShowQueueContents(queue);
}
// Signal both consumer and producer thread to terminate.
// Both threads will respond because ExitThreadEvent is a manual-reset event--so it stays 'set' unless explicitly reset.
Console.WriteLine("Signaling threads to terminate...");
syncEvents.ExitThreadEvent.Set();
// Use Join to block primary thread, first until the producer thread terminates, then until the consumer thread terminates.
Console.WriteLine("main thread waiting for threads to finish...");
producerThread.Join();
consumerThread.Join();
Console.Read();
}
public Producer(Queue<int> queue, SyncEvents syncEvents)
{
this.queue = queue;
this.syncEvents = syncEvents;
}
public Consumer(Queue<int> queue, SyncEvents syncEvents)
{
this.queue = queue;
this.syncEvents = syncEvents;
}
public Consumer(Queue <int> queue, SyncEvents syncEvents)
{
this.queue = queue;
this.syncEvents = syncEvents;
}
public Producer(Queue <int> queue, SyncEvents syncEvents)
{
this.queue = queue;
this.syncEvents = syncEvents;
}
