C++ Monitoring variable for changed value
You can use condition variable that fit your need.
http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/thread/condition_variable/notify_all
in the signals you update your market data (i)
in the wait you put a condition variable on i (is the stock under a certain level for example)
Tell me if you need more info I can detail and make it more explicit.
#include <stdlib.h> /* srand, rand */
#include <iostream>
#include <condition_variable>
#include <thread>
#include <chrono>
#include <atomic>
std::condition_variable cv;
std::mutex cv_m;
double StockPrice;//price of the stock
std::atomic<int> NbActiveThreads=0;//count the number of active alerts to the stock market
void waits(int ThreadID, int PriceLimit)
{
std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lk(cv_m);
cv.wait(lk, [PriceLimit]{return StockPrice >PriceLimit ;});
std::cerr << "Thread "<< ThreadID << "...Selling stock.\n";
--NbActiveThreads;
}
void signals()
{
while (true)
{
std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
std::cerr << "GettingPrice "<<std::endl;
std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lk(cv_m);
/* generate secret number between 1 and 10: */
StockPrice = rand() % 100 + 1;
std::cerr << "Price =" << StockPrice << std::endl;
cv.notify_all();//updates the price and sell all the stocks if needed
if (NbActiveThreads==0)
{
std::cerr <<"No more alerts "<<std::endl;
return;
}
}
}
int main()
{
NbActiveThreads=3;
std::thread t1(waits,1,20), t2(waits,2,40), t3(waits,3,95), t4(signals);
t1.join();
t2.join();
t3.join();
t4.join();
return 0;
}
Hope that helps