/**
* Finds a file that is not being serviced by a download worker and starts to download it.
*
* @return true iff there was a file in the queue to consider, false otherwise.
*/
private synchronized boolean dispatchFile() {
// 1) establish the active directory:
DownloadFile nF = controller.q.getInactiveDownloadFile();
if (nF != null) {
// Logger.log("attempting to dispatch: "+nF);
// start it downloading...
// 1) find a source for the download:
Map<String, DownloadSource> sources =
controller.ssvr.getIndexNodeCommunicator().getSourcesForFile(nF.hash);
if (sources.isEmpty()) {
nF.notifyNoSources();
} else {
startFileDownloading(nF, controller.peerstats.getBestSource(sources));
}
return true;
} else {
// Logger.log("Nothing to dispatch.");
return false;
}
}
