100% cpu usage fixed.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [1.0.0] - 2022-10-28
 First working version.
+
+## [1.0.1] - 2022-11-10
+Program used 100% cpu due to inefficient while-loop. Fixed.

README.md

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Subscribes to one or more MQTT topics, and lets you configure prometheus metrics
 - Create a folder to hold the config (default: `conf/`)
 - Add metric config(s) in YAML format to the folder. Files are combined and read as a single config. (See `exampleconf/metric_example.yaml` for details)
 - Install dependencies with `pip3 install -r requirements-frozen.txt`
-- Run `./mqtt_exporter.py`
+- Run `./victron_mqtt_exporter.py`
 
 
 ## Python dependencies

victron_mqtt_exporter.py

@@ -633,15 +633,16 @@ def main():
     victron_mqtt_keep_alive(mqtt_client)
     
     # Get system time for keepalive delay loop
-    starttime = time.time()
+    #starttime = time.time()
         
     while 1 == 1:
 
         # Should be called every 30 seconds to keep Victron Energy Cebo GX awake (keepalive)
-        if time.time() - starttime > 30:
+        time.sleep(30)
-            #logging.info(f"Keepalive")
+        #if time.time() - starttime > 30:
-            victron_mqtt_keep_alive(mqtt_client)
+        #logging.info(f"Keepalive")
-            starttime = time.time()
+        victron_mqtt_keep_alive(mqtt_client)
+        #starttime = time.time()
 
     loop_stop()