public long createAuction(Item item, String closingTimeString, User owner) {
long id;
synchronized (nextId) {
id = nextId;
nextId++;
}
System.out.println("Creating auction no. " + id);
Date closingTime;
try {
SimpleDateFormat sdf = DatePattern.getSdf();
closingTime = sdf.parse(closingTimeString);
} catch (ParseException e) {
System.out.println(
"Closing time couldn't be parsed. Did you enter a correctly formatted date?");
return -1;
}
if (closingTime == null) return -1;
Bid bid = new Bid(item, closingTime, id, owner);
System.out.println("Auction created: " + bid.getShortDescription());
bidMap.put(id, bid);
return id;
}
public boolean bid(User bidder, long auctionId, double bid) {
Bid a = bidMap.get(auctionId);
if (a == null) {
System.out.println("Wrong auction ID!");
return false;
}
a.bid(bidder, bid);
return true;
}
