From daa77b26d6572033c7a4962778a847d2709edcd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: phixxy <phixxy@tilde.club>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:39:13 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] basic threading implemented

---
 vpet.py | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/vpet.py b/vpet.py
index 1895bbe..63c9f9e 100644
--- a/vpet.py
+++ b/vpet.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import time
 import os
+import threading
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ class Pet:
         self.hygiene = 100
         self.is_alive = True
         self.birthday = time.time()
+        self.last_decay = time.time()
+        self.decay_delay = 10
         self.status = "Happy"
     
     def rename(self):
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ class Pet:
         self.hygiene = min(100, self.hygiene + 13)
 
     def decay(self):
+        self.last_decay = time.time()
         self.happiness = max(0, self.happiness - 5)
         self.energy = max(0, self.energy - 3)
         self.hunger = min(100, self.hunger + 2)
@@ -43,7 +47,6 @@ class Pet:
         print(time.time() - self.birthday)
 
     def make_bar(self, percent):
-
         bar = "[" + "X" * (percent//10) + "-" * (10-percent//10) + "]"
         return bar
 
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ class Pet:
         return line
 
     def print_stats(self):
+        os.system("clear")
         full_line = "----------------------------"
         print(full_line)
         print(f"  o)__      Name:"    + "{:>10}".format(f"{self.name}"))
@@ -83,7 +87,6 @@ class Pet:
         fp = Path("~/.vpet.sav").expanduser()
         with open(fp, "w") as f:
             json.dump(self.__dict__,f)
-        print("Done")
 
     def load(self):
         print("Loading game...")
@@ -95,19 +98,31 @@ class Pet:
             data = json.load(f)
             self.__dict__.update(data)
         return 1
-        
+
+def run(p):
+    time.sleep(p.decay_delay)
+    p.running = True
+    while p.running:
+        if time.time() - p.last_decay >= p.decay_delay:
+            p.decay()
+            p.print_stats()
+        time.sleep(1)
+    print("Done")
+
 p = Pet("sally", "frog")
 if not p.load():
     p.rename()
-os.system("clear")
+p.running = True
+run_t = threading.Thread(target=run, args=[p])
+run_t.start()
 while 1:
     p.print_stats()
     x = input()
-    os.system("clear")
     if x == 'p':
         p.play()
     elif x == 'q':
         p.save()
+        p.running = False
         exit()
     elif x == 'f':
         p.feed()