Family Day update

Task/Keyboard-input-Keypress-check/Go/keyboard-input-keypress-check-1.go

@@ -21,21 +21,3 @@ func main() {
         s.Refresh()
         time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
     }
-    s.Println()
-    gc.Echo(false)
-
-    // task requirement next two lines
-    s.Timeout(0)
-    k := s.GetChar()
-
-    if k == 0 {
-        s.Println("No key pressed")
-    } else {
-        s.Println("You pressed", gc.KeyString(k))
-    }
-    s.Refresh()
-    s.Timeout(-1)
-    gc.FlushInput()
-    gc.Cursor(1)
-    s.GetChar()
-}

Task/Keyboard-input-Keypress-check/Go/keyboard-input-keypress-check-2.go

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package main
+// stackoverflow.com/questions/43965556/how-to-read-a-key-in-go-but-continue-application-if-no-key-pressed-within-x-seco
+import (
+    "bufio"
+    "os"
+    "log"
+    "fmt"
+    "time"
+)
+
+var reader = bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+
+func readKey(input chan rune) {
+    char, _, err := reader.ReadRune()
+    if err != nil {
+        log.Fatal(err)
+    }
+    input <- char
+}
+
+func main() {
+    input := make(chan rune, 1)
+    fmt.Println("Checking keyboard input...")
+    go readKey(input)
+    select {
+        case i := <-input:
+            fmt.Printf("Input : %v\n", i)
+        case <-time.After(5000 * time.Millisecond):
+            fmt.Println("Time out!")
+    }
+}