Move ticker to new module

src/background/ticker.go

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+package background
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"git.fjla.uk/owlboard/timetable-mgr/cif"
+	"git.fjla.uk/owlboard/timetable-mgr/helpers"
+	"git.fjla.uk/owlboard/timetable-mgr/log"
+)
+
+const frequency = 5 * time.Millisecond // Figure out a sensible frequency!
+
+func InitTicker(cfg *helpers.Configuration, stop <-chan struct{}) {
+	go runTicker(cfg, stop)
+}
+
+func runTicker(cfg *helpers.Configuration, stop <-chan struct{}) {
+	log.Msg.Sugar().Infof("Starting background ticker, runs every %s", frequency)
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(frequency)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-stop:
+			return
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			cif.CifCheck(cfg)
+		}
+	}
+}