1 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ui/IdleStatusPanel.go b/ui/IdleStatusPanel.go
index 0535e46..a2b3882 100755
--- a/ui/IdleStatusPanel.go
+++ b/ui/IdleStatusPanel.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package ui
 import (
 	// "encoding/json"
 	// "fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	// "sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -31,7 +33,23 @@ func IdleStatusPanel(ui *UI) *idleStatusPanel {
 		instance := &idleStatusPanel{
 			CommonPanel: NewTopLevelCommonPanel("IdleStatusPanel", ui),
 		}
-		instance.backgroundTask = utils.CreateBackgroundTask(time.Second * 2, instance.update)
+
+		// Default timeout of 20 seconds.
+		durration := time.Second * 20
+
+		// Experimental, set the timeout based on config setting, but only if the config is pressent.
+		updateFrequency := os.Getenv("EXPERIMENTAL_IDLE_UPDATE_FREQUENCY")
+		if updateFrequency != "" {
+			logger.Infof("Ui.New() - EXPERIMENTAL_IDLE_UPDATE_FREQUENCY is present, frequency is %s", updateFrequency)
+			val, err := strconv.Atoi(updateFrequency)
+			if err == nil {
+				durration = time.Second * time.Duration(val)
+			} else {
+				logger.LogError("Ui.New()", "strconv.Atoi()", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		instance.backgroundTask = utils.CreateBackgroundTask(durration, instance.update)
 		instance.initialize()
 
 		idleStatusPanelInstance = instance