From 97337f06db792d876ad444a472faf9b59ecb72a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ENGO150 <v.smejkal06@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 18:58:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] keeping communication thread alive for MAX 24h

---
 src/chat/server/main.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/chat/server/main.c b/src/chat/server/main.c
index f95d75c..d04720d 100644
--- a/src/chat/server/main.c
+++ b/src/chat/server/main.c
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ int main(void)
 
 void *communicate_thread(void *arg)
 {
-    for (;;)
+    const time_t startTime = time(NULL);
+
+    while (time(NULL) - startTime < 86400) //KEEP COMMUNICATION ALIVE FOR 24 HOURS
     {
         char *received = read_socket(*((int*) arg)); //READ