Re: [libgpiod][PATCH 2/2] tools: allow longer time periods

[Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@xxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 6:05 PM Kent Gibson <warthog618@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Apr 09, 2024 at 04:58:52PM +0200, Gunnar Thörnqvist wrote:
> > Hi, Got a use case where a hold period is measured in more than seconds?
> > Specifically for a get.:::
> >
> > I can see a large number of use cases where the time can be hours, days and
> > weeks. In my case, pin 17 controls a relay that heats water when electricity
> > is cheapest. It is ok to only have seconds as unit but the range must be
> > larger. /Gunnar
> >
>
> I was asking specifically about the case for gpioget, where a long hold
> period makes absolutely no sense.
>

One could argue that this option doesn't make sense at all for gpioget. :)

I don't think it hurts to support a longer period of time even if only
for code reuse and less surface for bugs.

Bart