From 6b8eb18df3778bac6262f44e3bc82185fb494d05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mooiweertje <github@mooiweer.cafe>
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:23:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] heartBeat

---
 main/main.cpp | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index d319148..e6643a2 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ static const int MEASURE_BAT_BIT = BIT7;
 
 static EventGroupHandle_t controlEventGroup;
 
+volatile bool myTaskAlive = false;
+
 enum messageHandlingResult {
     // We got a handoff back, so we get to send the next message
     CONTROL_TO_US,
@@ -74,9 +76,17 @@ enum messageHandlingResult {
 };
 
 static TimerHandle_t measureBatTimer;
+TimerHandle_t healthCheckTimer ;
 
 static void measureBatTimerCallback(TimerHandle_t xTimer) { xEventGroupSetBits(controlEventGroup, MEASURE_BAT_BIT); }
 
+static void checkMyTaskHealth(TimerHandle_t xTimer) {
+    if (!myTaskAlive) {
+        esp_restart();
+    }
+    myTaskAlive = false;  // Reset voor volgende check
+}
+
 static messageHandlingResult handleMotorMessage(ion_state * state) {
     messageType message = {};
     readResult result;
@@ -249,8 +259,10 @@ static void my_task(void *pvParameter) {
     initMotor();
 
     measureBatTimer = xTimerCreate("measureBatTimer", (100 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS), pdTRUE, (void *)0, measureBatTimerCallback);
-
     xTimerStart(measureBatTimer, 0);
+	
+    healthCheckTimer = xTimerCreate("healthCheckTimer", 60000 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS, pdTRUE, NULL, checkMyTaskHealth);
+    xTimerStart(healthCheckTimer, 0);
 
     ion_state state = {
         .state = IDLE,
@@ -266,6 +278,8 @@ static void my_task(void *pvParameter) {
 
     while(true) {
 
+        myTaskAlive = true;  // sign of life
+
         // TODO:
         // More use of timeouts
         // See if we really need 8k stack (copying message structure a lot I guess)