RaceLogic no longer uses AnimationTimer for its main loop (since that ran in javafx thread).

racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/model/RaceLogic.java

@@ -40,20 +40,23 @@ public class RaceLogic implements RunnableWithFramePeriod {
     @Override
     public void run() {
         race.initialiseBoats();
-        this.countdownTimer.start();
+
+        countdown();
+
+        raceLoop();
     }
 
 
     /**
      * Countdown timer until race starts.
      */
-    protected AnimationTimer countdownTimer = new AnimationTimer() {
+    private void countdown() {
 
+        long previousFrameTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
-        long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        while (race.getRaceStatusEnum() != RaceStatusEnum.STARTED) {
 
-        @Override
+            long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        public void handle(long arg0) {
 
             //Update race time.
             race.updateRaceTime(currentTime);
@@ -72,47 +75,28 @@ public class RaceLogic implements RunnableWithFramePeriod {
             race.changeWindDirection();
 
 
-
-
             if (race.getRaceStatusEnum() == RaceStatusEnum.STARTED) {
                 race.setBoatsStatusToRacing();
-                raceTimer.start();
-                this.stop();
             }
 
-            //Update the animations timer's time.
+            waitForFramePeriod(previousFrameTime, currentTime, 50);
-            currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            previousFrameTime = currentTime;
+
         }
-    };
+    }
 
 
     /**
      * Timer that runs for the duration of the race, until all boats finish.
      */
-    private AnimationTimer raceTimer = new AnimationTimer() {
+    private void raceLoop() {
 
-        /**
+        long previousFrameTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
-         * Start time of loop, in milliseconds.
-         */
-        long timeRaceStarted = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
-        /**
+        while (race.getRaceStatusEnum() != RaceStatusEnum.FINISHED) {
-         * Current time during a loop iteration.
-         */
-        long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
-
-        /**
-         * The time of the previous frame, in milliseconds.
-         */
-        long lastFrameTime = timeRaceStarted;
-
-        long framePeriod = currentTime - lastFrameTime;
-
-        @Override
-        public void handle(long arg0) {
 
             //Get the current time.
-            currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
             //Execute commands from clients.
             commands.execute();
@@ -124,7 +108,7 @@ public class RaceLogic implements RunnableWithFramePeriod {
             if (race.getNumberOfActiveBoats() != 0) {
 
                 //Get the time period of this frame.
-                framePeriod = currentTime - lastFrameTime;
+                long framePeriod = currentTime - previousFrameTime;
 
                 //For each boat, we update its position, and generate a BoatLocationMessage.
                 for (MockBoat boat : race.getBoats()) {
@@ -141,7 +125,6 @@ public class RaceLogic implements RunnableWithFramePeriod {
                 //Otherwise, the race is over!
                 raceFinished.start();
                 race.setRaceStatusEnum(RaceStatusEnum.FINISHED);
-                this.stop();
             }
 
             if (race.getNumberOfActiveBoats() != 0) {
@@ -152,10 +135,13 @@ public class RaceLogic implements RunnableWithFramePeriod {
                 server.parseSnapshot();
 
                 //Update the last frame time.
-                this.lastFrameTime = currentTime;
+                previousFrameTime = currentTime;
             }
+
+            waitForFramePeriod(previousFrameTime, currentTime, 50);
+            previousFrameTime = currentTime;
         }
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * Broadcast that the race has finished.

racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/model/VisualiserBoat.java

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class VisualiserBoat extends Boat {
      */
     public String getTimeToNextMarkFormatted(ZonedDateTime currentTime) {
 
-        if (getTimeAtLastMark() != null) {
+        if ((getTimeAtLastMark() != null) && (currentTime != null)) {
             //Calculate time delta.
             Duration timeUntil = Duration.between(currentTime, getEstimatedTimeAtNextMark());
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public class VisualiserBoat extends Boat {
      */
     public String getTimeSinceLastMarkFormatted(ZonedDateTime currentTime) {
 
-        if (getTimeAtLastMark() != null) {
+        if ((getTimeAtLastMark() != null) && (currentTime != null)) {
             //Calculate time delta.
             Duration timeSince = Duration.between(getTimeAtLastMark(), currentTime);