From 38cfedda41ddd48df223d4ec0f4b0f583e240883 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Calin Crisan <ccrisan@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 12:55:07 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] added a motion running checker

---
 doc/todo.txt |  1 -
 motioneye.py | 14 +++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/todo.txt b/doc/todo.txt
index 5a092c5..4219faa 100644
--- a/doc/todo.txt
+++ b/doc/todo.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 -> add a motion running status indicator (and maybe a start/stop button)
--> add a timeout checker to check the running status of motion
 
 -> better ajax error handling
 -> add a messaging mechanism
diff --git a/motioneye.py b/motioneye.py
index 995ec57..88570b8 100755
--- a/motioneye.py
+++ b/motioneye.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python2
 
+import datetime
 import inspect
 import logging
 import os.path
@@ -126,9 +127,16 @@ def _start_motion():
     import config
     import motionctl
 
-    if not motionctl.running() and config.has_enabled_cameras():
-        motionctl.start()
-        logging.info('motion started')
+    # add a motion running checker
+    def checker():
+        if not motionctl.running() and config.has_enabled_cameras():
+            motionctl.start()
+            logging.info('motion started')
+
+        ioloop = tornado.ioloop.IOLoop.instance()
+        ioloop.add_timeout(datetime.timedelta(seconds=10), checker)
+    
+    checker()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-- 
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