gistfile1.go

// check to see if we've already sent this alert recently
func alreadySentRecently(res reservation) bool {
	timeNow := time.Now().UTC()
	mapKey := res.App + res.Component
	waitForNotifyTime := time.Duration(cfg.Main.HoursBetweenAlerts) * time.Hour

	_, ok := sentAlerts[mapKey]
	if !ok {
		sentAlerts[mapKey] = timeNow
		l.info("Sending new alert for [%s/%s]", res.App, res.Component)
		return false
	}
	// check to see if the time elapsed goes over our threshold

	duration := timeNow.Sub(sentAlerts[mapKey])
	if duration >= waitForNotifyTime {
		sentAlerts[mapKey] = timeNow
		l.info("Sent alert already but duration ran out [%s/%s]", res.App, res.Component)
		return false
	}

	l.info("Already sent alert for [%s/%s]", res.App, res.Component)
	return true

}