From: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 17:16:28 +0000 (+0000) Subject: doc(bkgpslog):Add note to simplify main loop X-Git-Url: https://zdv2.bktei.com/gitweb/EVA-2020-02.git/commitdiff_plain/f75428fef49de12c858fe5c8dd0ac4fca1d09a82 doc(bkgpslog):Add note to simplify main loop --- diff --git a/exec/bkgpslog-plan.org b/exec/bkgpslog-plan.org index da23704..b7cc736 100644 --- a/exec/bkgpslog-plan.org +++ b/exec/bkgpslog-plan.org @@ -27,11 +27,27 @@ when a new session is started. is checked and its status as a valid tar file is validated. This was done using a new function ~checkMakeTar~. ** DONE Add VERSION if output tar deleted between writes + CLOSED: [2020-07-02 Thu 20:22] 2020-07-02T20:21Z; bktei> Added bkgpslog-specified function magicWriteVersion() to be called whenever a new time-stamped ~VERSION~ file needs to be generated and appended to the output tar file ~PATHOUT_TAR~. +** TODO Rewrite buffer loop to reduce lag between gpspipe runs +2020-07-03T17:10Z; bktei> As is, there is still a 5-6 second lag +between when ~gpspipe~ times out at the end of a buffer round and when +~gpspipe~ is called by the subsequent buffer round. I believe this can +be reduced by moving variable manipulations inside the +asynchronously-executed magicWriteBuffer() function. Ideally, the +while loop should look like: + +#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE +while( $SECONDS < $SCRIPT_TTL); do + gpspipe-r > "$DIR_TMP"/buffer.nmea + writeBuffer & +done +#+END_EXAMPLE + * bkgpslog narrative ** Initialize environment *** Init variables