checkbox state works

Signed-off-by: Jeff Carr <[email protected]>

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/watchdog.go b/watchdog.go
index 02e7a2f..07a1dee 100644
--- a/watchdog.go
+++ b/watchdog.go
@@ -17,9 +17,37 @@ This goroutine can be used like a watchdog timer
 */
 func Watchdog() {
 	var i = 1
+	/*
 	for {
 		log.Verbose("gui.Watchdog() is alive. give me something to do.", i)
-		i += 1
 		time.Sleep(watchtime * time.Second / 10)
 	}
+	*/
+	// check the four known things to see if they are all WORKING
+	myTicker(3*time.Second, "WATCHDOG", func() {
+		i += 1
+		log.Log(INFO, "myTicker() ticked", i)
+	})
+}
+
+func myTicker(t time.Duration, name string, f func()) {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(t)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	done := make(chan bool)
+	/*
+		go func() {
+			time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+			done <- true
+		}()
+	*/
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-done:
+			log.Warn("gui.Watchdog() Done!")
+			return
+		case t := <-ticker.C:
+			log.Log(INFO, name, "Current time: ", t)
+			f()
+		}
+	}
 }