keep working the problem

reload.go

@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package gitpb
 
 import (
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
+	timestamppb "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 )
 
 // TODO: fix and clean this up. this is a work in progress
@@ -19,11 +21,15 @@ func (repo *Repo) Reload() error {
 	repo.ParseGoSum() // also sets GoPrimitive
 	repo.reloadVersions()
 	repo.setRepoType()
+
+	// this is probably a good place & time to store these
+	repo.reloadMtimes()
+
 	repo.CheckDirty()
 	repo.setRepoState()
 
-	// everything has been checked, now save the mtime's
+	// LastUpdate should always be the newest time
-	repo.updateMtimes()
+	repo.Times.LastUpdate = timestamppb.New(time.Now())
 	return nil
 }
 

reloadMtime.go

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (repo *Repo) changedIndex() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (repo *Repo) updateMtimes() bool {
+func (repo *Repo) reloadMtimes() bool {
 	var changed bool
 	if repo.Times == nil {
 		repo.Times = new(GitTimes)
@@ -175,6 +175,15 @@ func (repo *Repo) DidRepoChange() bool {
 		// todo: do something with CheckDirty()
 		// return true
 	}
+	if repo.Times.LastUpdate == nil {
+		log.Info("repo.Reload() was never run")
+		return true
+	} else {
+		if repo.Times.LastUpdate.Seconds < repo.Times.MtimeHead.Seconds {
+			log.Info("SHOULD RUN Reload() here", repo.Times.MtimeHead.Seconds-repo.Times.LastUpdate.Seconds, "secs diff")
+			return true
+		}
+	}
 	// log.Info("DidRepoChange() is false", repo.FullPath)
 	return false
 }