Update interval in buffers is configurable from global settings. Closes #223

src/Conf.defaults

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ relative_times = boolean(default=True)
 max_api_calls = integer(default=1)
 max_tweets_per_call = integer(default=100)
 reverse_timelines = boolean(default=False)
-time_to_check_streams = integer(default=30)
 announce_stream_status = boolean(default=True)
 retweet_mode = string(default="ask")
 persist_size = integer(default=0)

src/app-configuration.defaults

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ ignored_sessions = list(default=list())
 
 [app-settings]
 language = string(default="system")
+update_period = integer(default=2)
 hide_gui = boolean(default=False)
 voice_enabled = boolean(default=False)
 ask_at_exit = boolean(default=True)

src/controller/mainController.py

@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ class Controller(object):
   self.checker_function.start()
   self.save_db = RepeatingTimer(300, self.save_data_in_db)
   self.save_db.start()
-  self.update_buffers_function = RepeatingTimer(60, self.update_buffers)
+  log.debug("Setting updates to buffers every %d seconds..." % (60*config.app["app-settings"]["update_period"],))
+  self.update_buffers_function = RepeatingTimer(60*config.app["app-settings"]["update_period"], self.update_buffers)
   self.update_buffers_function.start()
 
  def start(self):

src/controller/settings.py

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class globalSettingsController(object):
   self.dialog.set_value("general", "use_invisible_shorcuts", config.app["app-settings"]["use_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts"])
   self.dialog.set_value("general", "disable_sapi5", config.app["app-settings"]["voice_enabled"])
   self.dialog.set_value("general", "hide_gui", config.app["app-settings"]["hide_gui"])  
+  self.dialog.set_value("general", "update_period", config.app["app-settings"]["update_period"])
   self.dialog.set_value("general", "check_for_updates", config.app["app-settings"]["check_for_updates"])
   self.dialog.set_value("general", "remember_mention_and_longtweet", config.app["app-settings"]["remember_mention_and_longtweet"])
   proxyTypes=config.proxyTypes
@@ -103,6 +104,9 @@ class globalSettingsController(object):
   if config.app["app-settings"]["no_streaming"] != self.dialog.get_value("general", "no_streaming"):
    config.app["app-settings"]["no_streaming"] = self.dialog.get_value("general", "no_streaming")
    self.needs_restart = True
+  if config.app["app-settings"]["update_period"] != self.dialog.get_value("general", "update_period"):
+   config.app["app-settings"]["update_period"] = self.dialog.get_value("general", "update_period")
+   self.needs_restart = True
   config.app["app-settings"]["voice_enabled"] = self.dialog.get_value("general", "disable_sapi5")
   config.app["app-settings"]["hide_gui"] = self.dialog.get_value("general", "hide_gui")
   config.app["app-settings"]["ask_at_exit"] = self.dialog.get_value("general", "ask_at_exit")

src/wxUI/dialogs/configuration.py

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import baseDialog
-import wx
 import logging as original_logger
+import wx
 import application
-from multiplatform_widgets import widgets
 import output
 import config
+import baseDialog
+from multiplatform_widgets import widgets
 
 class general(wx.Panel, baseDialog.BaseWXDialog):
  def __init__(self, parent, languages,keymaps):
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ class general(wx.Panel, baseDialog.BaseWXDialog):
   sizer.Add(self.ask_at_exit, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
   self.no_streaming = wx.CheckBox(self, -1, _(U"Disable Streaming functions"))
   sizer.Add(self.no_streaming, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+  updatePeriodBox = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
+  updatePeriodBox.Add(wx.StaticText(self, -1, _(u"Buffer update interval, in minutes")), 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+  self.update_period = wx.SpinCtrl(self, wx.NewId())
+  self.update_period.SetRange(1, 30)
+  self.update_period.SetSize(self.update_period.GetBestSize())
+  updatePeriodBox.Add(self.update_period, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+  sizer.Add(updatePeriodBox, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
   self.play_ready_sound = wx.CheckBox(self, -1, _(U"Play a sound when {0} launches").format(application.name,))
   sizer.Add(self.play_ready_sound, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
   self.speak_ready_msg = wx.CheckBox(self, -1, _(U"Speak a message when {0} launches").format(application.name,))