#!/user/bin/env python
import threading

message_threads_list =[]

def setup(bot):
	message="Check out our home page at vespa.org.vt.edu to find out about more about us"
	bot.say(message)
	thread=threading.Timer(600, spawn_thread, [bot, message, 600, 0])
	message_threads_list.append(thread)
	thread.start()
setup.setup=0

def spawn_message(bot, nick, message):
	args=message.split(None, 2)
	if int(args[1])<4:
		bot.say("message interval must be greater than 4 seconds")
		return
	bot.say(args[2])
	index = len(message_threads_list)
	thread=threading.Timer(int(args[1]), spawn_thread, [bot, args[2], int(args[1]), index])
	message_threads_list.append(thread)
	thread.start()
spawn_message.privilege="owners"
spawn_message.commands=["^!spawnThread [1-9]+ [^\s].+"]
	
def spawn_thread(bot, msg, time, index):
	bot.say(msg)
	message_threads_list[index]=threading.Timer(time, spawn_thread, [bot, msg, time, index])
	message_threads_list[index].start()
	
def end_threads(bot):
	for thread in message_threads_list:
		try:
			thread.cancel()
		except Exception as e:
			print('failed to properly close '+thread)
	del message_threads_list[:]
end_threads.register_terminate=0