add function qualifyVote()

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Mussel/Mussel.cpp b/Mussel/Mussel.cpp
index 568030a..1d5c2b0 100644
--- a/Mussel/Mussel.cpp
+++ b/Mussel/Mussel.cpp
@@ -258,6 +258,29 @@ void Mussel::printStack() {
   }
 }
 
+bool qualifyVote(Vote vote, unsigned long currentTime) {
+
+  // If the measure is 42 (YES), check timestamp validity
+  if (vote.measure == 42) {
+    // If the vote's timestamp is within 1 minute, count it as YES
+    if (currentTime - vote.timestamp <= MUSSEL_VOTE_TIME_AHEAD) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    // If the vote's timestamp is older than 2 minutes, count it as NO
+    else if (currentTime - vote.timestamp > MUSSEL_VOTE_TIME_BEHIND) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // If the measure is 2, always count the vote as NO
+  if (vote.measure == 2) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Default case: vote is invalid if no conditions are met
+  return false;
+}
+
 /// Dump internal variables, formatted for use with Serial Plotter
 ///
 /// @return  internal variables as String