watchdog.go


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package gui

import (
	"time"

	"go.wit.com/log"
)

var watchtime time.Duration = 100 // in tenths of seconds

/*
This program sits here.
This goroutine can be used like a watchdog timer
TODO: handle toolkit panics here?
*/
func Watchdog() {
	var i = 1
	// check the four known things to see if they are all WORKING
	myTicker(10*time.Second, "WATCHDOG", func() {
		i += 1
		log.Log(INFO, "myTicker() ticked", i)
		me.rootNode.ListToolkits()
	})
}

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.Log(WARN, "myTicker() Watchdog Done!")
			return
		case t := <-ticker.C:
			log.Log(INFO, name, "Current time: ", t)
			f()
		}
	}
}