#include <iostream>
#include <thread>
#include <chrono>
#include "xcpp/xdisplay.hpp"

void threadFunc()
{
    using namespace std::chrono_literals;
    int repeat = 30;
    for (int i=0; i < repeat; i++)
    {
        std::cout << "(Keep alive "<< i+1 << "/" << repeat << ")" << std::endl << std::flush;
        // Sleep this thread for 300 Seconds
        std::this_thread::sleep_for(290s);  //300000ms = 300s = 5 min
        //xcpp::clear_output(true);  // prevents flickering
    }
    std::cout << "(Keep alive finished)";
}

//threadFunc()
std::thread th(&threadFunc);
th.detach();