Output text received on input in 1 second chunks

readstring_per_second.go

package main

import (
    "bufio"
    "fmt"
    "os"
    "time"
)

func main() {
    input := make(chan string, 1)

    getInput := func(input chan string) {
        in := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
        for {
            result, err := in.ReadString('\n')
            input <- result
            if err != nil {
                close(input)
                break
            }
        }
    }

    go getInput(input)

    lines := ""

    t := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(1000 * time.Millisecond))

OuterLoop:
    for {
        select {
        case i, ok := <-input:
            lines += i
            if ok == false {
                fmt.Printf(lines)
                break OuterLoop
            }
        case <-t.C:
            if len(lines) > 0 {
                fmt.Printf(lines)
                lines = ""
            }
        }
    }

    t.Stop()
}