Sync writing to console

Author: fiddyschmitt

ft/Listeners/SharedFileManager.cs

@@ -60,30 +60,32 @@ public void ReportNetworkPerformance()
                     catch { }
 
 
+                    lock (Program.ConsoleOutputLock)
+                    {
+                        Console.Write($"{DateTime.Now}: Counterpart: ");
 
-                    Console.Write($"{DateTime.Now}: Counterpart: ");
+                        if (IsOnline)
+                        {
+                            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
+                            Console.Write($"{"Online",-10}");
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
+                            Console.Write($"{"Offline",-10}");
+                        }
 
-                    if (IsOnline)
-                    {
-                        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
-                        Console.Write($"{"Online",-10}");
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
-                        Console.Write($"{"Offline",-10}");
-                    }
 
+                        var logStr = $"Rx: {receivedBandwidthStr,-12} Tx: {sentBandwidthStr,-12}";
+                        if (pingDurationStr != null)
+                        {
+                            logStr += $" {pingDurationStr}";
+                        }
 
-                    var logStr = $"Rx: {receivedBandwidthStr,-12} Tx: {sentBandwidthStr,-12}";
-                    if (pingDurationStr != null)
-                    {
-                        logStr += $" {pingDurationStr}";
+                        Console.ForegroundColor = Program.OriginalConsoleColour;
+                        Console.WriteLine(logStr);
                     }
 
-                    Console.ForegroundColor = Program.OriginalConsoleColour;
-                    Console.WriteLine(logStr);
-
                     Thread.Sleep(reportIntervalMs);
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)

ft/Program.cs

@@ -224,18 +224,23 @@ void tearDown()
         public static readonly ConsoleColor OriginalConsoleColour = Console.ForegroundColor;
         public static readonly Random Random = new();
 
+        public static readonly object ConsoleOutputLock = new();
+
         public static void Log(string str, ConsoleColor? color = null)
         {
-            // Change color if specified
-            if (color.HasValue)
+            lock (ConsoleOutputLock)
             {
-                Console.ForegroundColor = color.Value;
-            }
+                // Change color if specified
+                if (color.HasValue)
+                {
+                    Console.ForegroundColor = color.Value;
+                }
 
-            Console.WriteLine($"{DateTime.Now}: {str}");
+                Console.WriteLine($"{DateTime.Now}: {str}");
 
-            // Reset to original color
-            Console.ForegroundColor = OriginalConsoleColour;
+                // Reset to original color
+                Console.ForegroundColor = OriginalConsoleColour;
+            }
         }
     }
 }