the broker will wait for resourceAvailable signal if the operator is dedicated...

the broker will wait for resourceAvailable signal if the operator is dedicated but the route has not decided yet on the allocation of the resources. Then he will proceed with requesting the resource as it may not be assigned to the operatorPool before

dream/simulation/OperatedPoolBroker.py

@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@ class Broker(ObjectInterruption):
                 # update the time that the station is waiting for the operator
                 self.timeWaitForOperatorStarted=self.env.now
                 #===============================================================
-                # if the victim already holds an entity that means that the machine's operation type
-                #     is no Load or setup, in that case the router is already invoked and the machine is already assigned an operator
                 from Globals import G
+                # if the victim does not have a dedicated operator
                 if not self.victim.checkForDedicatedOperators():
+                    # if the victim already holds an entity that means that the machine's operation type
+                    #     is no Load or setup, in that case the router is already invoked and the machine is already assigned an operator
                     if not self.victimQueueIsEmpty():
                         # add the currentEntity to the pendingEntities
                         if not self.victim.currentEntity in G.pendingEntities:
@@ -104,6 +105,13 @@ class Broker(ObjectInterruption):
                             G.pendingEntities.remove(self.victim.currentEntity)
                         self.waitForOperator=False
                         self.victim.printTrace(self.victim.id, resourceAvailable='(broker)')
+                # else if the Router is already invoked for allocating purposes wait until a resource is allocated to the victim's operatorPool
+                elif G.Router.invoked and G.Router.allocation:
+                    self.waitForOperator=True
+                    self.victim.printTrace(self.victim.id, waitEvent='(resourceIsAvailable broker)')
+                    yield self.resourceAvailable
+                    self.resourceAvailable=self.env.event()
+                    self.waitForOperator=False
                 #===============================================================