update

ts/bobcat.classes.bobcatmanager.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,36 @@
 import * as plugins from './bobcat.plugins';
-import { Bobcat } from './bobcat.classes.bobcat'; 
+import { Bobcat } from './bobcat.classes.bobcat';
 
 /**
- * 
+ * a manager for managing multiple bobcats
  */
 export class BobcatManager {
+  public taskmanager = new plugins.taskbuffer.TaskManager();
   public bobcats: Bobcat[] = [];
 
-  public async addBobcat(networkAddressArg: string) {
+  /**
+   * a store for knowing what has happened retrospectively
+   */
+  public actionStore: {
+    actionName: string;
+    actionPayload: string;
+  }[] = [];
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.taskmanager.addAndScheduleTask(new plugins.taskbuffer.Task({
+      name: 'contMaintenance',
+      taskFunction: async () => {
+        this.actionStore.
+        await this.runMaintenance();
+      }
+    }), '0 0 * * * *');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * adds a bobcat to the manager
+   * @param networkAddressArg
+   */
+  public async addBobcat (networkAddressArg: string) {
     const newBobcat = await Bobcat.createFromNetworkAddress(networkAddressArg);
     this.bobcats.push(newBobcat);
     console.log(`added ${newBobcat.latestMinerDetails.animal} at ${newBobcat.networkAddress}`);
@@ -16,7 +39,7 @@ export class BobcatManager {
   /**
    * runs the maintenance on all managed bobcats
    */
-  public async runMaintenance() {
+  public async runMaintenance () {
     console.log(`now running maintenance on ${this.bobcats.length} bobcats!`);
     console.log(`cooling down for 10 seconds`);
     await plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(10000);
@@ -25,4 +48,18 @@ export class BobcatManager {
       await bobcat.runMaintenance();
     }
   };
+
+  /**
+   * starts continuous maintenance of the bobcat miners
+   */
+  public async startTaskmanager () {
+    this.taskmanager.start();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * stops the taskmanager
+   */
+  public async stopTaskmanager () {
+    this.taskmanager.stop();
+  }
 }