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+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
+
+class Fork(id: String) : Observable<String?>(id) {
+
+    //TODO
+    // --------------- EDIT CODE BELOW ---------------
+
+    val lock = Mutex()
+
+    suspend fun take(philosopher: String) = lock.withLock {
+        setOccupiedBy(philosopher)
+    }
+
+    suspend fun release() {
+        setOccupiedBy(null)
+    }
+
+    // --------------- EDIT CODE ABOVE ---------------
+
+    private suspend fun setOccupiedBy(philosopher: String?) {
+        delay(5L)
+        onChange(philosopher)
+        occupiedBy = philosopher
+    }
+
+    private var occupiedBy: String? = null
+
+    fun available() = occupiedBy == null
+}
+
+class Philosopher(
+    id: String,
+    private val leftFork: Fork,
+    private val rightFork: Fork,
+) : Observable<String>(id) {
+
+    //TODO
+    // --------------- EDIT CODE BELOW ---------------
+
+    suspend fun start() = repeat(10) {
+        think()
+        takeForks()
+        eat()
+        releaseForks()
+    }.also { changeState("FINISHED") }
+
+    private suspend fun takeForks() {
+        while (!forksavailable()) {
+            wait()
+        }
+        leftFork.take(id)
+        rightFork.take(id)
+    }
+
+    private fun forksavailable() : Boolean {
+        return leftFork.available() && rightFork.available()
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun releaseForks() {
+        leftFork.release()
+        rightFork.release()
+    }
+
+    // --------------- EDIT CODE ABOVE ---------------
+
+    private suspend fun wait() {
+        delay(1)
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun eat() {
+        changeState("EATING")
+        delay((0L..10L).random())
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun think() {
+        changeState("THINKING")
+        delay((0L..10L).random())
+        changeState("HUNGRY")
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun changeState(state: String) {
+        onChange(state)
+        this.state = state
+    }
+
+    private var state = "THINKING"
+}
+
+open class Observable<T>(val id: String) {
+    var onChange: suspend (String, T) -> Unit = { _, _ -> }
+    protected suspend fun onChange(state: T) = onChange(id, state)
+}
+
+suspend fun main(args: Array<String>) = runBlocking {
+    val number = 5
+    val forks = Array(number) { Fork("Fork$it") }
+    val philosophers = Array(number) { index ->
+        Philosopher(
+            id = "Philosopher$index",
+            leftFork = forks[index],
+            rightFork = forks[(index + 1) % number]
+        )
+    }
+
+    philosophers.forEach {
+        it.onChange = { philosopher, state ->
+            println("$philosopher is now $state")
+        }
+    }
+    forks.forEach {
+        it.onChange = { fork, philosopher ->
+            println(philosopher?.let { "$fork acquired by $it" } ?: "$fork released")
+        }
+    }
+
+    philosophers.forEach {
+        launch { it.start() }
+    }
+}