From 47b647f010b7dc6e29f8e30b533bd02de37b9601 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: arnaucode <idoctnef@openmailbox.org>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2017 00:39:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] added continuous block exploration each minute

---
 continuousTasks.go | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 main.go            | 23 ++---------------------
 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 continuousTasks.go

diff --git a/continuousTasks.go b/continuousTasks.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d65e472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/continuousTasks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/rpcclient"
+	"gopkg.in/mgo.v2/bson"
+)
+
+func explorationContinue() {
+	// create new client instance
+	client, err := rpcclient.New(&rpcclient.ConnConfig{
+		HTTPPostMode: true,
+		DisableTLS:   true,
+		Host:         config.Host + ":" + config.Port,
+		User:         config.User,
+		Pass:         config.Pass,
+	}, nil)
+	check(err)
+	//get last block stored in mongodb
+	lastBlock := BlockModel{}
+	err = blockCollection.Find(bson.M{}).Sort("-$natural").One(&lastBlock)
+	check(err)
+	log.Println("Getting last block stored in MongoDB. Hash: " + string(lastBlock.Hash) + ", BlockHeight: " + strconv.FormatInt(lastBlock.Height, 10))
+	log.Println("continuing blockchain exploration since last block in mongodb")
+	start := time.Now()
+	explore(client, string(lastBlock.Hash))
+	log.Println("blockchain exploration finished, time:")
+	log.Println(time.Since(start))
+}
+
+func continuousExploration() {
+	for {
+		explorationContinue()
+		time.Sleep(time.Second * 60)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index cc49af5..c613211 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	mgo "gopkg.in/mgo.v2"
-	"gopkg.in/mgo.v2/bson"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/rpcclient"
 	"github.com/gorilla/handlers"
@@ -78,27 +76,10 @@ func main() {
 			log.Printf("Block count: %d", blockCount)
 		}
 		if os.Args[1] == "-continue" {
-			// create new client instance
-			client, err := rpcclient.New(&rpcclient.ConnConfig{
-				HTTPPostMode: true,
-				DisableTLS:   true,
-				Host:         config.Host + ":" + config.Port,
-				User:         config.User,
-				Pass:         config.Pass,
-			}, nil)
-			check(err)
-			//get last block stored in mongodb
-			lastBlock := BlockModel{}
-			err = blockCollection.Find(bson.M{}).Sort("-$natural").One(&lastBlock)
-			check(err)
-			log.Println("Getting last block stored in MongoDB. Hash: " + string(lastBlock.Hash) + ", BlockHeight: " + strconv.FormatInt(lastBlock.Height, 10))
-			log.Println("continuing blockchain exploration since last block in mongodb")
-			start := time.Now()
-			explore(client, string(lastBlock.Hash))
-			log.Println("blockchain exploration finished, time:")
-			log.Println(time.Since(start))
+			explorationContinue()
 		}
 	}
+	go continuousExploration()
 	//run thw webserver
 	go webserver()