added the second attempt to send the card to the encoder after 6 seconds

dispenser/dispenserclient.go

@@ -296,11 +296,17 @@ func (c *Client) DispenserStart(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 		return stockStatus, fmt.Errorf("[%s] to encoder: %w", funcName, err)
 	}
 
-	deadline := time.Now().Add(6 * time.Second)
+	halfway := time.Now().Add(6 * time.Second)
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(12 * time.Second)
 
 	for {
 		time.Sleep(delay * 2)
-		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+		switch {
+		case time.Now().After(halfway):
+			if err := c.ToEncoder(ctx); err != nil {
+				return stockStatus, fmt.Errorf("[%s] to encoder: %w", funcName, err)
+			}
+		case time.Now().After(deadline):
 			return stockStatus, nil
 		}
 
@@ -345,11 +351,17 @@ func (c *Client) DispenserFinal(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 		logStatus(status)
 	}()
 
-	deadline := time.Now().Add(6 * time.Second)
+	halfway := time.Now().Add(6 * time.Second)
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(12 * time.Second)
 
 	for {
 		time.Sleep(delay * 2)
-		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+		switch {
+		case time.Now().After(halfway):
+			if err := c.ToEncoder(ctx); err != nil {
+				return stockStatus, fmt.Errorf("[%s] to encoder: %w", funcName, err)
+			}
+		case time.Now().After(deadline):
 			return stockStatus, nil
 		}
 

lockserver/assalockserver.go

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
+// Package lockserver provides functionality for interacting with Assa Abloy lock servers.
 package lockserver
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
-	"time"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-// Build key encoding request command for the Assa Abloy lock server.
+// BuildCommand builds a key encoding request command for the Assa Abloy lock server.
 func (lock *AssaLockServer) BuildCommand(doorReq DoorCardRequest, checkIn, checkOut time.Time) error {
 	ci := checkIn.Format("200601021504")
 	co := checkOut.Format("200601021504")
@@ -71,4 +72,3 @@ func parseAssaResponse(raw string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return "Success: " + clean, nil
 }
-

main.go

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	buildVersion     = "1.2.5"
+	buildVersion     = "1.2.6"
 	serviceName      = "hardlink"
 	pollingFrequency = 8 * time.Second
 )

release notes.md

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 builtVersion is a const in main.go
 
+#### 1.2.6 - 20 April 2026
+added the second attempt to send the card to the encoder after 6 seconds
+
 #### 1.2.5 - 20 March 2026
 removed early return on error when checking dispenser status in the start and final loops.