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+package gui
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var watchtime time.Duration = 100 // in tenths of seconds
+
+/*
+	This program sits here.
+	If you exit here, the whole thing will os.Exit()
+
+	This goroutine can be used like a watchdog timer
+*/
+func Watchdog() {
+	var i = 1
+	for {
+		log.Println("watchdog timer is alive. give me something to do.", i, "debug =", Config.Debug.Debug)
+		i += 1
+		time.Sleep(watchtime * time.Second / 10)
+	}
+}