Changes to the philosophers

examples/diningPhilosophersRemote/philosophers/main.go

@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	//table := tuplespace.CreateTupleSpace(portTable)
-	//fmt.Println(table)
-	//pttable := topology.CreatePointToPoint("me", "localhost", portTable)
-	//waiterTS := tuplespace.CreateTupleSpace(portWaiter)
-	//fmt.Println(waiterTS)
-	//ptwaiter := topology.CreatePointToPoint("me", "localhost", portWaiter)
-
 	portTable, err := strconv.Atoi(os.Args[1])
 	if err != nil {
 		// handle error
@@ -52,7 +45,11 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	placeForks(ptTable, n)
-	//go waiter(ptwaiter, n)
+	// Inform waiter of how many philosopher are at the table.
+	for !tuplespace.Put(ptWaiter, "philosophers", n) {
+		fmt.Println("Error in placing the number of philosophers at Waiter.")
+	}
+
 	go philosopher(ptTable, ptWaiter, 0, 0, n-1)
 	for i := 1; i < n; i++ {
 		go philosopher(ptTable, ptWaiter, i, i-1, i)
@@ -74,19 +71,24 @@ func philosopher(ptTable topology.PointToPoint, ptWaiter topology.PointToPoint,
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(2000)) * time.Millisecond)
 		fmt.Printf("Philosopher %d is hungry\n", n)
 		//sends request to eat
-		tuplespace.Put(ptWaiter, "request", n)
-		//look for permission
-		tuplespace.Query(ptWaiter, "permission", n)
-		//grab forks
-		tuplespace.Get(ptTable, "fork", fork1)
-		tuplespace.Get(ptTable, "fork", fork2)
-		//eat
-		fmt.Printf("Philosopher %d is eating for the %d. time\n", n, i)
-		i++
-		//return forks
-		tuplespace.Put(ptTable, "fork", fork1)
-		tuplespace.Put(ptTable, "fork", fork2)
-		//remove permission
-		tuplespace.Get(ptWaiter, "permission", n)
+		if tuplespace.Put(ptWaiter, "request", n) {
+			//look for permission
+			for !tuplespace.Query(ptWaiter, "permission", n) {
+				fmt.Println("Error in receiving permission.")
+			}
+			//grab forks
+			tuplespace.Get(ptTable, "fork", fork1)
+			tuplespace.Get(ptTable, "fork", fork2)
+			//eat
+			fmt.Printf("Philosopher %d is eating for the %d. time\n", n, i)
+			i++
+			//return forks
+			tuplespace.Put(ptTable, "fork", fork1)
+			tuplespace.Put(ptTable, "fork", fork2)
+			//remove permission
+			for !tuplespace.Get(ptWaiter, "permission", n) {
+				fmt.Println("Error in getting the permission.")
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }