consolidate autosave into life thread

botany.py

@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ from plant import Plant
 
 # there are threads.
 # - life thread. sleeps a variable amount of time based on generation bonus. increases tick count (ticks == score).
-# - death check; sleeps .1 per loop. checks if plant is dead and harvests it if so.
-# - autosave: saves plant file every 5 seconds. every 60 seconds, updates the garden db
 # - screen: sleeps 1s per loop. draws interface (including plant). for seeing score/plant change without user input.
 # meanwhile, the main thread handles input and redraws curses as needed.
 
@@ -88,27 +86,6 @@ class DataManager(object):
         else:
             return False
 
-    def start_threads(self,this_plant):
-        # creates threads to save files every minute
-        autosave_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.autosave, args=(this_plant,))
-        autosave_thread.daemon = True
-        autosave_thread.start()
-
-    def autosave(self, this_plant):
-        # running on thread, saves plant every 5s TODO: this is unnecessary
-        # and breaks shit probably
-        file_update_count = 0
-        while True:
-            file_update_count += 1
-            self.save_plant(this_plant)
-            self.data_write_json(this_plant)
-            self.update_garden_db(this_plant)
-            if file_update_count == 12:
-                # only update garden json every 60s
-                self.update_garden_json()
-            time.sleep(5)
-            file_update_count %= 12
-
     def load_plant(self):
         # load savefile
         with open(self.savefile_path, 'rb') as f:
@@ -319,7 +296,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         my_data.data_write_json(my_plant)
     # my_plant is either a fresh plant or an existing plant at this point
     my_plant.start_life(my_data)
-    my_data.start_threads(my_plant)
 
     try:
         botany_menu = ms.CursedMenu(my_plant,my_data)

plant.py

@@ -331,9 +331,11 @@ class Plant:
 
     def life(self, dm):
         # I've created life :)
+        counter = 0
         generation_bonus = round(0.2 * (self.generation - 1), 1)
         score_inc = 1 * (1 + generation_bonus)
         while True:
+            counter += 1
             if not self.dead:
                 if self.watered_24h:
                     self.ticks += score_inc
@@ -342,14 +344,23 @@ class Plant:
                             self.growth()
                     if self.mutate_check():
                         pass
+
             if self.water_check():
                 # Do something
                 pass
+
             if self.dead_check():
+                dm.harvest_plant(self)
+                self.unlock_new_creation()
+
+            if counter % 3 == 0:
                 dm.save_plant(self)
                 dm.data_write_json(self)
                 dm.update_garden_db(self)
-                dm.harvest_plant(self)
+
-                self.unlock_new_creation()
+            if counter % 30 == 0:
+                self.update_garden_json()
+                counter = 0
+
             # TODO: event check
             time.sleep(2)