add a hard-refresh option

README.md

@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ project root. You'll also need to obtain a free api key for
 # swap the css, js, or templates
 VERSION = "0.000"
 
+# how often the entire page should hard refresh (0 for no refreshing)
+REFRESH_TIME = 10000
+
 # your info for forecast.io
 FORECASTIO_API_KEY = "<your api key>"
 FORECASTIO_LAT_LONG = "40.676423,-73.980488"

auto-hud.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 # secret settings
 from localsettings import VERSION
+from localsettings import REFRESH_TIME
 from localsettings import BIRTHDAYS
 from localsettings import CHORES
 from localsettings import FORECASTIO_API_KEY
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ def index_route(params={}):
 
     return render_template('index.html', params = {
       'version': VERSION,
+      'refreshTime': REFRESH_TIME,
       'C': C,
       'forecastioApiKey': FORECASTIO_API_KEY,
       'forecastioLatLong': FORECASTIO_LAT_LONG,

static/js/AutoHUD.coffee

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ window.AutoHUD = {
 		@controller.init()
 
 		@watchVersion(params)
+		@watchRefershTime(params.refreshTime)
 
 
 	# versioning
@@ -56,4 +57,15 @@ window.AutoHUD = {
 		# if the version has updated, refresh the page
 		if data.version != @version
 			window.location.reload()
+
+
+	# hard refresher
+	#############################################################################
+
+	watchRefershTime: (time) ->
+		return if !time
+
+		setTimeout(->
+			window.location.reload()
+		, time)
 }

static/js/build.js

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ window.AutoHUD = {
     this.model.set(params);
     this.view.init();
     this.controller.init();
-    return this.watchVersion(params);
+    this.watchVersion(params);
+    return this.watchRefershTime(params.refreshTime);
   },
   watchVersion: function(params) {
     if (params.version == null) {
@@ -55,6 +56,14 @@ window.AutoHUD = {
     if (data.version !== this.version) {
       return window.location.reload();
     }
+  },
+  watchRefershTime: function(time) {
+    if (!time) {
+      return;
+    }
+    return setTimeout(function() {
+      return window.location.reload();
+    }, time);
   }
 };