//: concurrency/HorseRace.java // Using CyclicBarriers. import java.util.concurrent.*; import java.util.*; import static net.mindview.util.Print.*; class Horse implements Runnable { private static int counter = 0; private final int id = counter++; private int strides = 0; private static Random rand = new Random(47); private static CyclicBarrier barrier; public Horse(CyclicBarrier b) { barrier = b; } public synchronized int getStrides() { return strides; } @Override public void run() { try { while(!Thread.interrupted()) { synchronized(this) { strides += rand.nextInt(3); // Produces 0, 1 or 2 } barrier.await(); } } catch(InterruptedException e) { // A legitimate way to exit } catch(BrokenBarrierException e) { // This one we want to know about throw new RuntimeException(e); } } @Override public String toString() { return "Horse " + id + " "; } public String tracks() { StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder(); for(int i = 0; i < getStrides(); i++) s.append("*"); s.append(id); return s.toString(); } } public class HorseRace { static final int FINISH_LINE = 75; private List horses = new ArrayList<>(); private ExecutorService exec = Executors.newCachedThreadPool(); private CyclicBarrier barrier; public HorseRace(int nHorses, final int pause) { barrier = new CyclicBarrier(nHorses, new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder(); for(int i = 0; i < FINISH_LINE; i++) s.append("="); // The fence on the racetrack print(s); for(Horse horse : horses) print(horse.tracks()); for(Horse horse : horses) if(horse.getStrides() >= FINISH_LINE) { print(horse + "won!"); exec.shutdownNow(); return; } try { TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.sleep(pause); } catch(InterruptedException e) { print("barrier-action sleep interrupted"); } } }); for(int i = 0; i < nHorses; i++) { Horse horse = new Horse(barrier); horses.add(horse); exec.execute(horse); } } public static void main(String[] args) { int nHorses = 7; int pause = 200; if(args.length > 0) { // Optional argument int n = new Integer(args[0]); nHorses = n > 0 ? n : nHorses; } if(args.length > 1) { // Optional argument int p = new Integer(args[1]); pause = p > -1 ? p : pause; } new HorseRace(nHorses, pause); } } /* (Execute to see output) *///:~