new-gui/watchdog.go

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Go

package gui
import (
"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(debugGui, "watchdog timer is alive. give me something to do.", i)
i += 1
time.Sleep(watchtime * time.Second / 10)
}
}