X-Git-Url: https://git.ucc.asn.au/?p=uccvend-vendserver.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=sql-edition%2Fservers%2FVendingMachine.py;fp=sql-edition%2Fservers%2FVendingMachine.py;h=d73eb4beb5234ba96c27cee0fafd22cd96156a95;hp=25d375b0d1855bb5cb0ff2c726b2fecdd654ff02;hb=2c69fb3d4f90783efe9cab91f1d7ff65c852f88e;hpb=fe0abda46d0e90302f5d089712e6df6780424234

diff --git a/sql-edition/servers/VendingMachine.py b/sql-edition/servers/VendingMachine.py
index 25d375b..d73eb4b 100644
--- a/sql-edition/servers/VendingMachine.py
+++ b/sql-edition/servers/VendingMachine.py
@@ -39,8 +39,13 @@ class VendingMachine:
 	def await_prompt(self):
 		self.wfh.flush()
 		state = 1
+		timeout = 0.5
 		prefix = ''
 		s = ''
+		# mtearle - vending machine was dying wait for a response from
+		# the hardware, suspect it was missing characters
+		#
+		# fixed by migration to pyserial - but future good place to start
 		while True:
 			try:
 				s = self.rfh.read(1)