Call monitor via callback in server

monitor/monitor.go

@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ func New(port string, trigger func(string)) (*Monitor, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (monitor *Monitor) Submit(url string, interval time.Duration) error {
+	select {
+	case monitor.newItems <- Item{
+		URL:      url,
+		Interval: Duration{interval},
+	}:
+	case <-time.After(time.Second * 5):
+		return errors.New("timeout submitting new item")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (monitor *Monitor) Start() error {
 	errs := make(chan error)
 	go func() {

monitor/monitor_test.go

@@ -17,19 +17,14 @@ func Test_Monitor(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("cannot create new monitor: %v", err)
 	}
-	itemsNew := make(chan Item, 1)
-	m.newItems = itemsNew
 
 	if err := m.Start(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("cannot start monitor: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < numItems; i++ {
-		item := NewItem("item"+strconv.Itoa(i), time.Second+time.Second*time.Duration(i)*1)
-		select {
-		case itemsNew <- *item:
-		case <-time.After(time.Second * 5):
-			t.Fatalf("could not add new item in time limit")
+		if err := m.Submit("item"+strconv.Itoa(i), time.Second+time.Second*time.Duration(i)); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed to submit item %d: %v", i, err)
 		}
 	}