kinda works better

Signed-off-by: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>

socketWIT.go

@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ func socketToWIT(myhostname string) {
 
 	log.Println("socket connected to", CONN_PROTO, CONN_HOST, CONN_PORT)
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(conn, myhostname + "\n")
+	tmp, err := conn.Write([]byte(string(myhostname + "\n")))
+	log.Println("conn.Write:", tmp, err)
 
 	connStdin, _ := conn.File()
 
@@ -64,38 +65,26 @@ func socketToWIT(myhostname string) {
 	// read in input from stdin
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
 	for {
+		// read in the command to send to our server
 		fmt.Print("Text to send: ")
 		text, _ := reader.ReadString('\n')
-		// send to socket
+
-		fmt.Fprintf(conn, text + "\n")
+		// send the command over the socket socket
-		a, err := connStdin.Write([]byte(string(text + "\n")))
+		a, err := conn.Write([]byte(string(text + "\n")))
+
+		// a, err := connStdin.Write([]byte(string(text + "\n")))
 		if (err != nil) {
 			fmt.Println("SOCKET DIED with err=", err, a)
 			return
 		}
-		// TODO: check the socket has died and exit here
 	}
-/*
-		// listen for reply
-
-		newreader := bufio.NewReader(newStdin)
-
-		for {
-			message, err := newreader.ReadString('\n')
-			fmt.Println("Message from server: ", message)
-			if (err != nil) {
-				fmt.Println("SOCKET DIED with err=", err)
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}
-*/
 }
 
 func retrySocket() {
 	for {
-		log.Println("Sleep for 1 seconds, then try to establish connection to WIT")
+		log.Println("Sleep for 3 seconds, then try to establish connection to WIT")
-		time.Sleep(1 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
+		time.Sleep(3 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
+
 		// for now, loop until I figure out what to actually do
 		socketToWIT("librem15.lab.wit.com")
 	}