orobos-orias opened/closed circuit trigger sketch

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int trigger = 0;
int inPin = 8;
int outPin = 9;

unsigned long lastReport;
unsigned long currentStamp;
String output;
void setup() {

    Serial.begin(115200);
    pinMode(outPin, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(inPin, INPUT);

    digitalWrite(inPin, HIGH);

    currentStamp = millis();
    lastReport = currentStamp;
}

void loop() {

    currentStamp = millis();
    trigger = digitalRead(inPin);

    if(trigger == HIGH) {

        report(HIGH);
    }
    else {

        report(LOW); 
    }
}

void report(int state) {

    if(currentStamp - lastReport > 500) {

        lastReport = currentStamp;
        output = "STATUS::";
        output += state;
        Serial.println(output);
    }
}