nikcleju · March 8, 2022 17:33 · Mar 8, 2022
diff --git a/gistfile1.txt b/gistfile1.txt
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+#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();