Make message limit flag-controlled

diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 695ec10ecfccb578c702618dc807ff9f2666efd3..74a1da2cfc483488cbd94fb696712db8dfb1ae89 100644 (file)
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import "time"
 
 var port = flag.Int("port", 21059, "Port to listen on")
 var localaddress = flag.String("localaddress", "", "Local address to bind to")
+var max_messages = flag.Int("maxmessages", 1000, "Maximum number of messages to retain")
 
 var speak_count = expvar.NewInt("speak_count")
 var fetch_count = expvar.NewInt("fetch_count")
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ type Store struct {
 func manage_store(store Store) {
        messages := list.New()
        message_count := 0
-       max_messages := 1000
        waiting := list.New()
 main:
        for {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ main:
                        }
                        waiting.Init()
                        messages.PushBack(new_message)
-                       if message_count < max_messages {
+                       if message_count < *max_messages {
                                message_count++
                        } else {
                                messages.Remove(messages.Front())