sleeptime const

requirements.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python-daemon==3.0.1

src/main.py

@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 import http.client
+import daemon
 from time import sleep
-import datetime
-from socket import socket
 
 TIMEOUT: float = 1
 TESTDOMAINS: list[str] = ["cscherr.de", "debian.org", "cloudflare.com"]
+SLEEPTIME: int = 600 # 10 minutes
 
 def check_net() -> bool:
-    overall: bool = True
+    statuses: list[bool] = []
     for domain in TESTDOMAINS:
         status, msg = reachable(domain)
-        overall &= status
+        statuses.append(status)
         print(f"{domain:60s} {msg}")
 
+    overall = False
+    for s in statuses:
+        overall |= s
     return overall
 
 def reachable(domain: str) -> tuple[bool, str]:
@@ -31,9 +34,14 @@ def monitor():
             b = check_net()
             if b: print(":SUCCESS:")
             else: print(":FAILURE:")
-            sleep(4)
+            sleep(SLEEPTIME)
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("executing as normal script")
+    monitor()
+
+with daemon.DaemonContext():
+    print("entering daemon mode")
     monitor()