increased waiting time befor sending email on PDQ unavailability to 60 seconds

handlers/testhandlers.go

@@ -215,12 +215,12 @@ func (app *App) handleAvailabilityDebounced(isAvailable bool) {
 
 	log.Println("PDQ reported unavailable - starting 10s debounce timer")
 
-	timer := time.AfterFunc(5*time.Second, func() {
+	timer := time.AfterFunc(60*time.Second, func() {
 		mail.SendEmailOnError(
 			app.cfg.Hotel,
 			app.cfg.Kiosk,
 			title,
-			"ChipDNA PDQ unavailable for more than 5 seconds",
+			"ChipDNA PDQ unavailable for more than 60 seconds",
 		)
 
 		app.availabilityMu.Lock()

main.go

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	buildVersion     = "1.2.0"
+	buildVersion     = "1.2.1"
 	serviceName      = "hardlink"
 	pollingFrequency = 8 * time.Second
 )
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ func startChipDnaClient() {
 			err := cmd.Wait()
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("ChipDnaClient exited unexpectedly: %v", err)
+				fmt.Printf("ChipDnaClient exited unexpectedly: %v", err)
 				time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 				cmd, err = startClient()
 				if err != nil {
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ func startChipDnaClient() {
 					return
 				}
 				log.Info("ChipDnaClient restarted successfully")
+				fmt.Printf("ChipDnaClient restarted successfully")
 			}
 		}
 	}()

release notes.md

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 builtVersion is a const in main.go
 
+#### 1.2.1 - 09 February 2026
+increased waiting time befor sending email on PDQ unavailability to 60 seconds
+
 #### 1.2.0 - 09 February 2026
 added testissuedoorcard endpoint for testing the full workflow of encoding a door card without moving the card out
 added ping-pdq endpoint to check the status of the pdq terminal