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authorTomasz Kramkowski <tk@the-tk.com>2020-12-30 22:27:33 +0000
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Simpler and more flexible interval handling
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A simple battery daemon written for use with a daemontools-style supervisor.
-`run` polls the status of a `check` function with a regular interval. On the
-transition from a successful `check` exit status to an unsuccessful `check` exit
-status the `failed` function is called.
+`run` polls the status of a `check` function with an interleaved call to
+`interval`. On the transition from a successful `check` exit status to an
+unsuccessful `check` exit status the `failed` function is called.
## Installation
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Configure `conf` appropriately. This should contain three functions:
`interval`
-: Called to determine the polling interval (see below).
+: Called between consecutive calls to `check`.
`check`
: Called to determine the battery status.
@@ -29,10 +29,3 @@ Configure `conf` appropriately. This should contain three functions:
: Called when the battery status has transitioned from a successful to a
failing return.
-Optionally two variables can be set:
-
-`long_interval`
-: The polling interval when `interval` returns success (default: 300).
-
-`short_interval`
-: The polling interval when `interval` returns failure (default: 30).